Keep a family address book online for cards, birthdays, and updates

Family address book

Family addresses change quietly. Someone moves, a household splits, a new baby arrives, and suddenly the holiday card list is wrong again. A family Mailbook gives you one place to collect, review, and reuse addresses for real mail.

This is the long-term version of address collection. Instead of rebuilding a list for every occasion, you keep one reusable address book and update it when people move or new mailing moments come up.

Use cases

What to use a family address book for

A family address book is useful when it becomes a repeat asset, not a one-time list.

  • • holiday cards
  • • birthday cards
  • • baby announcements
  • • graduation announcements
  • • wedding mail
  • • thank-you notes
  • • family updates

These details are ready

[Recipient name]

[Street address]

[City], [STATE] [ZIP code]

United States

The preview is a starter request note. The real workflow starts by sharing a Mailbook address request link with family or close friends.

A family address book request note

[Recipient name]

[Street address]

[City], [STATE] [ZIP code]

United States

Dear [name], I am updating our family address book so we can keep in touch by real mail more easily. Could you share your current mailing address when you have a minute? Warmly, [Your name]
Create a family address book

When a family address book helps

  • • A cousin moves and nobody knows which address is current.
  • • Holiday cards turn into a yearly address cleanup project.
  • • A baby announcement or graduation announcement needs a broader family list.
  • • You remember a birthday but cannot find the mailing address.

Before you continue

  • • Start with the relatives and close friends you mail most often.
  • • Ask people to update their own address when someone moves.
  • • Save birthdays with addresses so reminders can lead to actual cards.
  • • Use the address book for holiday cards, baby announcements, graduation mail, thank-yous, and simple letters.

How to create a family address book

  1. Create a family Mailbook request.
  2. Share the link with relatives and close friends.
  3. Review submitted addresses and save the contacts you want to keep.
  4. Use saved addresses for cards, announcements, reminders, and letters.

Frequently asked questions

What is a family address book online?

Mailbook gives you a private online address book and a request link you can share when family addresses are missing or outdated.

Who should I add?

Use it for relatives, close friends, holiday cards, announcements, birthdays, thank-yous, and any group you mail repeatedly.

Can it include birthdays too?

Yes. Mailbook can keep birthdays with contact details, which makes reminders more useful because the mailing address is already there.

How do I keep address collection from feeling awkward?

Use a short explanation, share the request only with the people you actually need, and review new submissions before saving them. Your contacts do not need a PieterPost account to submit their address.

Ready to continue?

Create a family Mailbook, share one address request link, and keep family addresses ready for cards, announcements, birthdays, and letters.