Memorialization & Remembrance
When a family member passes away, A2Me keeps their memory present — with remembrance dates the whole family honors together.
What is memorialization?
When a family member passes away, A2Me keeps their memory present. A memorial account — also called a Legacy Account — preserves their place in the family tree forever, so their relationships stay complete across generations.
On the anniversary of their birth or their passing, the family receives a remembrance notification to pause and honor them. Birthdays for memorial accounts become memorial dates rather than birthday-card prompts. On those dates, family can send remembrance cards and contribute photos, written memories, stories, and tributes to the memorial.
Because the whole family contributes, the memory grows richer over time — and younger generations who never met the person can still come to know them. This page is about the remembrance lifecycle; the memorial account itself is covered on the Legacy Accounts page.
Why It Matters
Grief can make it hard to know how to keep someone close. Important dates slip by unmarked, photos and stories scatter across different relatives, and for children born after a loved one's passing, that person can become just a name.
Remembrance gives the family a shared rhythm for honoring those who have passed. On each memorial date, everyone is invited to pause together — to send a remembrance card, share a memory, or add a tribute. The whole family contributes, so the memory grows richer over time and younger generations who never met the person can still know them.
How to memorialize a loved one
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Create or convert a memorial account
Create a memorial account for your loved one, or convert their existing A2Me account to memorial status. Add their birth and passing dates.
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Connect them in the family tree
Connect them in the family tree so their relationships stay complete across generations.
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Receive remembrance notifications
On their memorial dates, the family receives a remembrance notification to pause and honor them.
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Honor them
Honor them — send a remembrance card, share a memory, or add a tribute photo or story.
Example Usage
Scenario: Grandma Rose passed away last spring. Her family wants to keep her memory present, not just at the funeral but in the years that follow.
Her son converts her A2Me account to a memorial account and adds her birth and passing dates. She stays connected in the family tree as mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, so every relationship stays complete.
On the anniversary of her birth, the whole family receives a remembrance notification. Her daughter sends a remembrance card, a grandchild uploads a photo from a holiday years ago, and her son writes down a story she always loved to tell.
As each memorial date comes around, more memories are added. Her youngest great-grandchild, who never met her, grows up returning to the memorial each year — coming to know who Grandma Rose was through the memories the whole family contributed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is memorialization on A2Me?
Memorialization is how A2Me keeps a loved one's memory present after they pass away. A memorial account (also called a Legacy Account) preserves their place in the family tree forever, and on the anniversary of their birth or their passing the family is invited to pause, remember, and honor them.
What happens to birthdays for memorial accounts?
When an account becomes a memorial account, their birthday is retained but it becomes a memorial date rather than a birthday-card prompt. On that date the family receives a remembrance notification to honor them instead of being prompted to send a birthday card.
What are remembrance notifications?
Remembrance notifications are reminders the family receives on a loved one's memorial dates — the anniversary of their birth or their passing. They are a gentle invitation to pause and honor the person, send a remembrance card, or contribute a memory.
Can the whole family contribute?
Yes. The whole family can contribute photos, written memories, stories, and tributes to the memorial. Because everyone contributes, the memory grows richer over time and younger generations who never met the person can still come to know them.
What is a remembrance card?
A remembrance card is a card the family can send on a loved one's memorial dates to honor them. It is a way to mark the day and share a few words in memory of the person, much like a card you would send for a living relative's birthday.
Does the person stay in the family tree?
Yes. A memorial account preserves their place in the family tree forever, keeping their relationships complete across generations. The memorial account itself is covered in more detail on the Legacy Accounts page.
Related Features
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