Memorial Books

Inspiration for Memorial Books

Memorial books are a way to capture memories and to remember and celebrate a unique and precious life. Bringing together photos, messages and keepsakes, they can be passed down through generations. There are different types of memorial books and many ways to personalise them.

Condolence Books

Condolence or memory books provide a space at a funeral or celebration of life for guests to record their memories and to write messages of support. They can provide a lasting keepsake for the family and can bring comfort in the days ahead.

Photo and Tribute Books

Photo books can be a wonderful way to remember the happy times shared with the person you love. Some people like to give little photo or tribute books as remembrance gifts at a funeral or celebration of life.

Gathering and Sorting Family Photos and Films

Many of us have a huge amount of photos and films in boxes and online, and it can sometimes be hard to know where to start. The thought of sorting through them can feel overwhelming, especially if you are grieving. There are some wonderful companies that can help you with this, sorting photos in to boxes with dates, or filing them online. If you are thinking of creating a photo book or film, this may help.

Memory Journals

Memory journals, with questions, can guide family and friends to share their own, special memories, reflections and stories. Or little books or postcards can be placed on a table at a funeral or celebration of life to provide a space for guests to record their memories.

Memory Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks can be a gentle way to include children in creating a memory book. They can include little notes, letters, drawings, keepsakes, favourite poems, quotations, photos, recipes, and memorable items such as pressed flowers, concert tickets or artwork.

Remembrance Books for Anniversaries

An anniversary book, for birthdays and other special dates, can capture thoughts, reflections and memories as they bubble up over the years.

Biographical & Autobiographical Books

Every life is unique, every person has a story. Biographical and autobiographical books can be a wonderful way to capture life stories, reflections, values, and lessons learnt, to pass down through the generations. For further information, please go to Autobiographical & Biographical Books.

Inspiration for Modern Memory Books

Digital Memory Books

Online digital memorials can be a wonderful way to capture the memories of all the people who’s lives a person has touched. Family and friends can be sent a link and they can upload photos and record memories and messages.

QR codes are becoming an increasingly popular way to share a life story. A plaque can be created with a QR code that people can scan to learn more about a person’s life, through text, images, a video or recorded messages.

For further information about digital memories, please go to Digital Legacy & Digital Memorials.

Tree of Life Books

Tree of life books, either online or printed, enable family and friends to add their names and personal memories to the separate ‘branches’ that complete a person’s life.

Find Further Helpful Information

If you would like information and guidance about planning a funeral or celebration of life, please go to Funeral Planning Information.

For information about supporting someone who is grieving, please go to Supporting Someone Who is Grieving.

Find Memorial Book Suppliers in the whiteballoon Community

If you would like to find suppliers of memorial books and other stationery, please visit Stationery for Funerals. For creating digital memories, please go to Digital Lockers, Digital Legacy & Digital Memories.