Dear Yesterday
Connecting generations, one week at a time.
A personal history newsletter tied to the lives that shaped yours.
How it works
Choose your connection
A parent. A grandparent. A partner. Your past self. Or a historical figure you've always admired.
We find the moment
Each week, we calculate the exact week in history when they were your precise current age — down to the day.
Your weekly briefing arrives
A weekly letter lands in your inbox — with the events, the stories, and the context of that exact week in history.
Choose your connection
Someone I love
Your parents. Your grandparents. The people who shaped you — at the age you are right now.
A legend I admire
Einstein at your age. Mandela. MLK. Churchill. Choose from a collection of figures who changed the world.
My own past
Return to any age and relive the world as it was then — the headlines, the moments, the era that made you.
What your briefing looks like
Here's an example of what lands in your inbox each week.
Dear Yesterday
Week of July 14–20, 1969
Humans Walk on the Moon: July 14–20, 1969
You are 34 years, 4 months, 1 day old today. Your grandfather Grandpa Jim was this exact age on ★ Wednesday, July 16, 1969. This is what happened in the week from July 14 to July 20.
A new letter every week.
A lifetime of history to explore.
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