The Family Atlas
Everywhere the family has lived, visited, and put down roots.
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A private family archive
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Tap any tile on the home screen to get started. Here's what each one does.
See a live map showing where everyone in the family is right now.
Opens a live map of every aeroplane in the sky. Watch Amy's flights if you know her route.
The family record — choirs, geography, the BBC years. Growing all the time.
Track ships live around the world, including Royal Navy vessels.
Family photos uploaded by everyone — a shared album that keeps growing. If you want a photo to show on the map, type the location first, then choose your photo.
Record a broadcast — a memory, a geography lesson, a story from the teaching years.
Tap a family member's tile to start a FaceTime video call straight away.
Dims the screen to a quiet clock. Tap anywhere to wake it back up.
Tap a name to start a FaceTime call. Your iPad will connect you straight away.
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Press record. A geography lesson, a choir memory, a story from your teaching years — anything worth keeping for the family.
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A shared record of the things worth remembering. Anyone can add an entry.
The family submits. The Institute decides. Inspired by Dad — who fixed it, and trusted you to know if it worked.
History worth keeping. Each section grows when someone adds to it — the family atlas, the choirs, the BBC years.
Everywhere the family has lived, visited, and put down roots.
Period or year
Place or title
Description
Photo (optional)
Every ensemble, every conductor, every song.
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Ensemble or title
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Dad's career at BBC South West.
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Schools, students, and the stories in between.
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School or title
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Challenges set and answered, lessons given — and The Test, if you're brave enough.
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Upload a photo and it joins the collection. Everyone can see it, from anywhere.
Family members who have requested access. Approve to let them set a passphrase.
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Updated live. Green = active now, amber = seen in the last 30 minutes.
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Most recent 5 visits. "invite" means a first-time join via invite link.
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Tap ✕ to hide a photo from the gallery. Hidden photos stay in Google Photos and can be restored here.
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Triggers automatically for everyone on June 27th. Preview it here anytime.
Set Apple IDs so family members appear in the Call Family screen. Leave blank to show as "not set up yet".
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Legacy shared passphrase (no longer used for login — individual accounts have replaced it).
Where are you right now? Enter any town, city or place and your pin will move there.