Family history on iPhone

Make the next family detail easier to preserve

Practical, plain-language guides for collecting names, photographing old prints, and keeping original memories beside renewed versions.

An illustrated family tree showing several generations
iPhone family tree guide

How to make a family tree on iPhone

A practical, beginner-friendly way to collect names, connect relatives, and build a family tree directly on your iPhone.

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An open vintage family photo album
Old photo restoration guide

How to restore old photos on iPhone

Learn how to photograph, crop, restore, and save old family photos on iPhone while protecting the original print.

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A family photo album prepared for a digital archive
Old iPhone photo transfer guide

How to get photos off an old iPhone

Retrieve photos from an old iPhone with iCloud Photos, a Mac, a Windows PC, or an existing backup while keeping the original files intact.

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A vintage album containing black-and-white family photographs
Photo colorization guide

How to colorize black-and-white photos on iPhone

Prepare, colorize, review, and save a black-and-white family portrait on iPhone without losing the original.

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An old family photo album being organized and preserved
Family photo organization guide

How to organize family photos on iPhone

Use a practical iPhone workflow to scan, name, identify, back up, and preserve old family photos without losing their stories.

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Family photographs used to prompt an oral history interview
Family oral history guide

How to record family history interviews on iPhone

Plan and record a family history interview on iPhone with better questions, clear audio, permission, backups, and a useful follow-up workflow.

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A family tree used to compare surname spellings across generations
Surname genealogy research guide

How to search surname variants on iPhone

Search old records more carefully by testing surname spelling variants, places, dates, and relatives from your iPhone without treating suggestions as facts.

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Family Tree App

Continue on your iPhone

Scan the code with your iPhone camera, or send yourself the App Store link.

Scan with CameraOpens the app directly in the App Store.
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