Memorials and tributes
For families honoring a parent's life, in words the grandchildren will keep.
When a parent dies, the family writes about them more in one week than in the years before: the obituary, the eulogy, a few words for the gathering afterward. These guides help with each, with examples and plain steps, and they show how those first pages can grow into a memorial book that keeps the parent's story, and the family's, for the next generation.
They are written for families of every background.
Start hereWhat is a memorial book? From the funeral guest book to a family history
Six kinds of memorial book side by side, from the funeral guest book to a researched family history.
Obituaries and eulogies
- How to write an obituary for a parent, with examplesGuideWhat goes in and in what order, three full examples and a template, how to check the facts, and what newspapers charge.
- How to write a eulogy for your mother or fatherGuideTwelve steps from the first calls to relatives to the printed page, with a template, length, tone, delivery, and what to do if you cannot speak.
- Eulogy examples for a mother or fatherExamplesSix complete eulogies of different lengths and tones, each with a note on what makes it work, an outline, and famous eulogies worth reading.
Memorial books
- A shloshim memorial book: what can be ready in thirty daysWorked exampleWhat a first edition built in thirty days can hold, the plan week by week, and what goes into the updated edition.
When a book is needed by a fixed date, such as the end of the first month or a first anniversary, Zichronos can take it on as a priority commission. How we work