Make a memorial page told in your loved one's own words
Claude keeps private or painful bits off the page and sets them aside in a separate note you can read when you're ready.
Published . Steps as of October 2026.
How can I make a memorial page for someone who died?
Gather what they wrote and what others wrote about them, then ask Claude to build a one-page memorial with a timeline in their own words. Claude fits best when you want a page you can share by link, since artifacts work on every plan as of October 2026. ChatGPT works when you mainly want the written timeline and tribute to paste into a family email or program. Either way, check every date and name before you share it.
A sample of what you get back, made with AI.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. It's copied too, just in case.
The prompt that gets copied
I'd like to make a memorial page for [THEIR NAME, e.g. my mother June], who lived from [THEIR YEARS, e.g. 1941 to 2026]. I've attached things they wrote and things people wrote about them: letters, cards, messages and family stories. Please build a warm, simple one-page memorial website from this material: 1. A short opening about who they were, in plain words. 2. A timeline of their life, from childhood to their last years, using their own words as quotes wherever you can. 3. A section of the things they always said, their favorite sayings and small habits. 4. A closing section on what they gave the people around them. Rules: only use facts that are in the material. If a date or name is unclear, ask me instead of guessing. Leave out anything private, hurtful or embarrassing, and put it in a separate note titled "Read when you're ready" that isn't on the page. Use a calm design with soft colors, large text and room for [PHOTOS TO ADD, e.g. five photos I'll add later].
Paste in the letters, cards, texts and stories you've kept, and Claude builds a gentle memorial page: their life as a timeline, told in their own words, ready to share with family.
Step by step
- Gather their letters, cards, emails, texts and family stories into one document or a few files.
- Open Claude, attach the files, and paste the prompt with their name and years filled in.
- Read the draft page and ask Claude to fix any date, name or memory that's wrong.
- Share the page link with family from Claude on the web or desktop, or keep it private.
What you'll get
A shareable one-page memorial with a life timeline in their own words, plus a separate private note holding anything Claude kept off the page.
Artifacts work on every Claude plan, including Free. Change sharing settings on the web or desktop app.
- Made for
- Everyone
- Works in
- Claude, ChatGPT
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