The Memory Archive Leucent Inc.

A person is more than what they remember.

Inspired by the forget-me-not, the Memory Archive is a place for families across San Diego to share the stories, traditions, and moments that make a life unique.

By preserving these memories, we hope to challenge misconceptions about Alzheimer’s, honor the person beyond the diagnosis, and connect generations through the stories we carry forward.

The Memory Archive

Forget Me Not

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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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Where these memories live

Rooted in San Diego, shared from everywhere.

The archive started here, but memories travel. Each one is placed by neighborhood or city, never by address. Choose a light to open its memory.

Beyond San Diego

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
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. We never publish names, addresses, or medical details. Families can ask us to remove theirs at any time.

When you add a memory, you get a private link to delete it yourself.

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.