memory box
Treasured mementos holder
A memory box is a container for keepsakes and mementos—photographs, letters, ticket stubs, dried flowers, and other objects that preserve personal memories.
The term sometimes describes digital collections serving the same purpose: She created a memory box folder on her computer for old family photos.
Memory boxes are often made for or by people facing serious illness, to leave behind for loved ones.
Objects kept for remembrance
- photographsLight-captured images
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
jewelry · trinkets · souvenirs · diary · scrapbook · album · postcards · tickets
Life's earliest phase
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
retrospect · past · heritage · ancestry · reverie · sentimental · wistfulness · longing
Ribcage region or strongbox
- trunkMain stem or storage
- caseContainer or instance
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
shoebox · hatbox · tin · treasure chest · hope chest · cedar chest · time capsule · storage
Held dear, prized
- treasuredRegarded with deep affection
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- poignantEvoking keen emotion
evocative · tender · touching · meaningful · sentimental · bittersweet · beloved · irreplaceable
mementos
Objects kept for remembrance
- photographsLight-captured images
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
locket · jewelry · trinkets · souvenirs · diary · scrapbook · album · postcards · tickets · pressed flowers
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
flashback · retrospect · past · heritage · ancestry · reverie · sentimental · wistfulness · longing · homesickness
chest
Ribcage region or strongbox
drawer · shoebox · hatbox · tin · treasure chest · hope chest · cedar chest · time capsule · storage · compartment
cherished
Held dear, prized
- treasuredRegarded with deep affection
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
poignant · evocative · tender · touching · meaningful · sentimental · bittersweet · beloved · irreplaceable · priceless
- boxestoolbox, shoebox, strongbox, hatbox, breadbox
- keepsakesmementos, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms, heirloom
- keepsakes & craftsscrapbook, photo album, keepsake, baby book, pressed flowers
- art therapyart journaling, art journal, collage, drawing, finger painting
- keepsake boxeshope chest, time capsule
- griefgrief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
memory boxutility box
Housing for infrastructure equipment
junk drawer · toolbox · storage bin · filing cabinet · supply closet
memory boxtrash bin
Waste collection container
garbage bag · discard pile · trash can · rubbish bin · recycling bin
box, memory, remember, memorial, memories, remembering, remembered, memento, remembrance