A Day to Keep

Births and birthdays

A birthday gift that starts with their first day

For a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday, take them back to the beginning. A portrait of their birth date brings your own words together with the available details of that day.

Create your gift

Your gift by email, ready to print and share.

The Portrait · Composition example
Composition example

What you receive

The Portrait

The story of that day

The example booklet illustrates the layout. Your files will contain only the data from your approved preview.

Gift page with link and QR · The portrait, a booklet and a gift page to share.

The Portrait

$49

A digital portrait of your day, ready to print.

Downloads are available for 24 months from first delivery. PDFs already downloaded remain usable without an expiration date.

  • Printable PDF
  • Letter and Tabloid; A4 and A3 also available. Proportional resizing with margins.
  • Sources for every piece of information
Create your gift
THE COMPLETE GIFT

Portrait and Story

$79

The portrait, a booklet and a gift page to share.

Downloads and the gift page are included for 5 years from first delivery. PDFs already downloaded remain usable without an expiration date.

  • Printable PDF
  • Letter and Tabloid; A4 and A3 also available. Proportional resizing with margins.
  • Sources for every piece of information
  • Illustrated booklet, up to 16 pages
  • Gift page with link and QR
Create your gift

For mom’s 50th, or a friend’s next milestone

Tell mom what she has taught you, or remind a friend of something you share. Enter their original birth date, rather than the party date. Your dedication can celebrate the age they are turning.

A print about the day they were born

Make their birth date the center of the gift: the day of the week, sun and moon calculations, and historical weather where available. The premium booklet adds available historical context and source notes. You receive a personalized digital portrait, not an original newspaper or a complete list of headlines and songs.

A dedication idea

“Mom, thank you for all the days you made special.” A dedication idea for a milestone birthday.

Clear sources and honest limits

Astronomical calculations cover dates from 1940 to today. Weather comes from a gridded daily reanalysis (NASA POWER) in UTC: it describes an area, not a weather station or the exact hour of birth, and it starts in 1981; recent data may be revised. A verified historical reference may match the exact day, the month or the year. Missing information is shown as unavailable rather than invented.

Make a 21st or milestone birthday personal

For a 21st birthday, start with the date they were born and a forward-looking note: “From your first day to the next big adventure.” For a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th, a shared memory can make the dedication their own. The date stays the original birthday; your message marks the new milestone.

Sources for every piece of information

Questions before you choose

Will you mail me a printed gift?

No. You receive digital PDF files to print at home or through a print shop. Printing, framing and shipping are not included.

Can I see it before I pay?

Yes. The configurator shows your preview and available information before you choose a package and pay.

When will my gift be ready?

Your gift is created automatically after purchase. We notify you when it is ready; we do not promise a fixed delivery time.