HistoryIT announced it has acquired LifeWeb 360 and launched MemoryPort, expanding how organizations preserve and use history. The announcement coincides with the company’s 15th anniversary, marking a milestone in its long-term commitment to trusted digital preservation.
MemoryPort is a digital commemoration and engagement platform designed for people-centered organizations, including nonprofits, alumni associations, professional associations and faith-based organizations. The platform enables organizations to invite members and alumni to share memories and upload photos through a branded, searchable Commemoration Site, while keeping communities informed through timely, opt-in updates. The community-generated content is structured to preserve the lives and legacies that shape organizational identity.
For 15 years, HistoryIT has helped organizations preserve historical materials and make them accessible in ways that transform history into a usable asset. With the introduction of MemoryPort, that same philosophy now extends to history unfolding in real time, ensuring contemporary stories are captured as they are shared and organized within a structured, searchable and brand-aligned system.
The acquisition of LifeWeb 360 represents a strategic investment in HistoryIT’s broader offerings, extending its ability to preserve and activate organizational history beyond traditional archives.
MemoryPort complements HistoryIT’s existing digital preservation services and integrates with Odyssey Preservation, the company’s proprietary digital preservation software. This integration ensures that stories, photos and tributes contributed by members and alumni are preserved to professional standards for future generations.
Through MemoryPort, organizations can centralize subscriber-based updates, enable tribute and memorial storytelling, replace manual processes with a moderated and analytics-supported system, and connect moments of remembrance to existing giving workflows.
LifeWeb 360 was originally developed in Chicago, aligning with HistoryIT’s founding in Chicago in 2011 before the company later established its headquarters in Portland, Maine.
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“As demand grows for trusted, usable digital history, we’re intentionally expanding how organizations can preserve not just their past, but the stories unfolding today. MemoryPort creates a way for communities themselves to participate in that preservation, while ensuring organizations can steward those stories responsibly over time.”
Kristen Gwinn-Becker, PhD, Founder and CEO of HistoryIT
“LifeWeb 360 was created to help grieving communities connect and celebrate a loved one through the stories they leave behind, reminding us not that they died, but how they lived. Through HistoryIT’s acquisition, these stories are preserved within the broader legacy of the communities that shaped them — ensuring moments of reflection, meaning, and belonging endure when they matter most.”
Ali Briggs, Founder of LifeWeb 360
