Your grandchildren shouldn't just read about history.
They should hear it from you. Record your thoughts on today's world events, controversies, and moments - then choose to share them publicly or privately at a future date you choose.
Imagine students in 2075 studying our era. They read about events in textbooks -
but textbooks can't capture what it felt like to live through it.
Then they find a video archive of real people from the 2020s. One of them is you -
speaking in your own words, sharing what you thought, felt, and believed.
You chose to publish it publicly at a date you selected, making your perspective part of
the historical record. Or maybe you sent it privately to family. Either way - your voice lives on.
What will future generations never know
if you don't record it?
Your perspective on this moment in history is unique. The way you see the world, the opinions you hold, the stories behind the headlines - these will be lost forever unless you capture them now.
Headlines Fade
Today's major events will become footnotes. But your personal account of living through them? That's irreplaceable context.
Opinions Get Lost
History books record what happened, not how everyday people felt about it. Your perspective is the missing piece.
Memories Change
How you feel about events today will shift over time. Capture your raw, in-the-moment thoughts before they soften.
History Gets Rewritten
Official narratives can be changed to serve agendas. Your firsthand account is an authentic record that can't be edited by future historians.
Your Take on Today's World
Document your perspective on the events shaping our times
World Events
Wars, elections, movements - what's happening in the world and how you feel about it.
Technology Changes
AI, social media, smartphones - record how technology is changing daily life in your era.
Political Climate
Your views on the debates, controversies, and political landscape of your time.
Economic Reality
What things cost, how you make a living, the financial challenges of your generation.
Culture & Society
Social norms, entertainment, relationships - what life is actually like right now.
Your Community
Local events, neighborhood changes, the character of where you live today.
What to Say
Ideas to get you started on your historical record
"Here's what's happening right now..."
Describe the major events of today. What are people talking about? What's dominating the news? How does it make you feel?
"My honest opinion on..."
Share your take on a controversial topic. Future generations will want to know how ordinary people felt, not just what experts said.
"What a typical day looks like..."
Describe your daily routine. How you work, commute, communicate, shop, relax. These "ordinary" details become fascinating history.
"What things cost in my time..."
Housing, food, gas, education. Record the economic reality of your era. Your grandkids will be shocked (or not surprised at all).
"I think the future will..."
Make predictions about where you think things are heading. Right or wrong, your foresight will be fascinating to look back on.
"What I wish you understood about now..."
Speak directly to future generations. What context would help them understand your time that might get lost in history books?
Share Your Way
Decide who hears your voice and when
Publish Publicly
Make your perspective part of the public historical record. On the date you choose, your video is published to YouTube or Bovella's public archive for the world to see.
- Become part of a living historical archive
- Help future generations understand our times
- Your voice alongside thousands of others
Deliver Privately
Send your recording directly to specific family members or loved ones. Only they receive your message - personal, private, and just for them.
- Delivered to specific recipients
- Private and encrypted
- For family eyes only
Do Both
Want to share with the world AND your family? Create different messages or share the same one. Record as many perspectives as you'd like.
- Public archive + private delivery
- Different messages for different audiences
- You're in complete control
History Needs Your Voice
Every perspective counts in the historical record
Textbooks Miss the Human Story
History books capture events, but not what it felt like to live through them. Your voice provides the human context that makes history real.
Connect Across Generations
Your great-grandchildren will know you not as a name on a family tree, but as a real person with real opinions who lived through real events.
Your Perspective is Unique
No one else sees the world exactly like you do. Your age, location, background, and experiences create a perspective that belongs only to you.
How It Works
Create your historical record in minutes
Record
Share your thoughts on current events, daily life, or any topic
Choose How
Publish publicly to YouTube/Bovella, deliver privately to family, or both
Choose When
Set your publish or delivery date - 10, 20, 50 years in the future
We Preserve
Your video is stored securely until the date you choose arrives
"I recorded my thoughts during the pandemic, my opinions on the political climate, what it's like to live through this era of technology change. Someday my grandkids won't just read about the 2020s - they'll hear what it was like from me."
Become Part of the Historical Record
Future generations will study our time. Make sure they hear from you - not just historians, politicians, and pundits.