Tutorials
Everything you need to get started
Everlasting Family is designed to be intuitive from the first time you open it, but these short guides are here whenever you want them — whether you’re just getting started or exploring a specific feature.
If someone has shared a family history with you and you’ve downloaded the free Everlasting Family Viewer, head straight to the section on Viewing and Sharing.
Getting Started
If you’re new to Everlasting Family, begin here. These three guides will take you from first launch to your first recorded interview.
- Everlasting Family Walk Through — a complete overview of the app from start to finish
- Add a New Family History — set up your first family history and get organised before you record
- Add or Edit a Person in the History — add the people whose stories you want to capture
Recording and Importing Interviews
The heart of Everlasting Family is the guided interview. These guides cover everything from sitting down for the first time to bringing in recordings you’ve already made.
- Record an Interview — how to use the guided question flow to capture a great interview
- Import a Recorded Interview — bring in existing videos, including footage of loved ones who have passed
- Resuming Tagging or Interviewing – resume tagging an imported video, or add an extra recording or imported video
Viewing and Sharing
- Viewing a Family History — how to watch and search your recorded interviews
Going Further
These guides aren’t part of the app’s core workflow, but they’ll help you get more out of Everlasting Family over time.
- Setting Up to Record — environment, camera positioning, and how an inexpensive radio microphone setup (available for around $30–$70 on Amazon) will make a remarkable difference to your audio quality.
- Making the Most of Your Family History — thinking beyond the recording, from sharing at family gatherings to growing your archive over generations