The Memory Archive Leucent Inc.

The Memory Archive · San Diego

A person is more than what they remember.

Inspired by the forget-me-not

A place for families to share the stories, traditions, and moments that make a life unique.

Why we keep them

To honor the person beyond the diagnosis, and carry their stories forward.

The Memory Archive

Forget Me Not

Help us keep our stories alive.

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Every story, a forget-me-not.

Each one a memory, Together they reveal what Alzheimer's cannot erase.

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Memory network

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The Monthly Bloom

Share a memory

A song, a recipe, a place, a Sunday. A sentence is enough, and you can add a photo or a recording.

You'll get a private link to delete it later.

Latest memories

    Where these memories live

    Rooted in San Diego, shared from everywhere. Each one is placed by neighborhood or city, never by address. Choose a light to open its memory.

    Beyond San Diego

    By the numbers

    7.4 million

    Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's.

    Alzheimer's Association, 2026 Facts and Figures
    115,000+

    San Diegans age 55 and older projected to live with Alzheimer's or a related dementia by 2030.

    San Diego County Alzheimer's Project
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    memories in the archive so far, and every one belongs to a whole person.

    Grows with every contribution

    Browse the whole archive

    About: Alzheimer's changes memory. Not who someone is.

    The forget-me-not has long stood for remembrance. The Memory Archive carries that meaning forward: a community campaign that preserves stories, challenges misconceptions about Alzheimer's, and connects generations through memory.

    Alzheimer's can affect memory, but it does not erase a person's identity, relationships, or history. Like the petals of a single flower, each shared memory, whether a song, a recipe, or a place, is one part of a whole person. Together, the petals reveal the person behind the diagnosis.

    Within the archive:

    • A network of memories, connected by the songs, places, and moments they share
    • A monthly question answered by families across San Diego
    • A collection organized by theme, decade, and year

    Joyful, difficult, and unexpected moments are held alike, reflecting the full reality of living with Alzheimer's.

    Every memory needs consent from the person or their family. Families can ask us to remove theirs at any time.

    Founded by Anika Seksaria and Maleesha Weerakkody, Del Norte High School, San Diego.

    Contact: thememoryarchive.sd@gmail.com · Instagram @memoryarchive.the

    Add a memory

    Write as much or as little as you like. Only the memory itself is needed.

    Which parts of the archive does it belong in?Pick any that fit, or skip this.

    The Monthly Bloom

    Each month we ask one question. Choose a petal to read an answer, or add your own.

    The Monthly Bloom

    Admin sign-in

    For the archive's organizers. Admins can delete any memory or answer.

    Ask us to remove a memory

    If you saved your private link, open it to delete the memory yourself. Otherwise, tell us about it here.

    We check every request with you before removing anything, so no one can take down someone else's memory. Only the archive team sees this.

    Removal requests

    Before deleting, contact the person and make sure their answers match the memory: when it was added, what it says, and any attached file. If you can't confirm it, don't delete it.