Story, History & Legacy | Digital Time Capsule

Mapping milestones creates clarity in legacy planning. This guide shows how to build a timeline that captures achievements, values, and lessons for future generations.

Approach sensitive topics with ageing parents using empathy. Our guide provides scripts for a positive, productive conversation about driving, finances, and future care in Australia.

Ditch the dusty boxes and create a secure, organised digital family archive. Our guide shows you how to preserve precious photos, videos, documents, and oral histories for the future.

Start the important talk about future care and legacy wishes with adult children. Get simple scripts and tips for a calm, productive family conversation in Australia.

Legacy planning is not exclusively for the elderly or unwell. This article makes the case that your 30s and 40s are an ideal time to start. At this life stage, you likely have growing assets, young children who need protection, and aging parents whose experiences may highlight the importance of planning. Starting early allows you to build your legacy gradually, without pressure, and ensures you are prepared for life’s unpredictability. It’s a proactive, responsible step that secures your children’s future, clarifies your wishes for a partner, and provides immense personal peace of mind, freeing you to live your life more fully.

Understand how sharing works in Evaheld — from instant access to scheduled and posthumous delivery. Learn how permissions, timing, and control work together to protect your wishes and privacy.

Evaheld allows you to appoint a trusted party and define exactly what they can see or do — now or in the future. From simple verification rights to full vault access when required, you stay in control at every stage. This guide explains how trusted access works, how permissions are set, and how your wishes remain protected without compromising privacy.

Sharing sensitive information with family requires a balance between transparency and privacy. This guide explores strategies for selective disclosure. You might share funeral wishes with all adult children but keep the details of your will private until the appropriate time. Or, provide your healthcare agent with full medical details while giving other family members a general summary. We discuss using different ‘Rooms’ for different audiences and the importance of clear communication about what is being shared and why. These methods allow you to provide necessary guidance and comfort to your loved ones while maintaining boundaries and preventing misunderstandings or premature disclosures.

Evaheld Rooms make it easy to organise information, documents and messages in one secure place. This guide explains how to set up private Rooms for personal use and shared Rooms for trusted people such as family, executors or carers. Learn how permissions work, what to store in each space, and how Rooms help keep everything organised, accessible and protected when it matters most.

A digital time capsule is a dynamic way to curate your story for the future. This step-by-step guide shows you how to assemble a rich collection for your children, grandchildren, or even your future self. Go beyond photos: include video messages, voice recordings of family stories, scanned letters from past generations, a playlist of meaningful songs, and documents that explain your family history. We advise on organising themes (e.g., “My Childhood,” “Our Family Traditions”) and setting a future ‘opening’ date for maximum impact. This creative project ensures your lived experience and personality are preserved in vivid detail for those who will wonder about your life.

Future messages allow your voice to be present at life’s milestone moments, even if you cannot be. This guide covers the practicalities of creating these digital gifts. Learn how to write heartfelt content for birthdays, weddings, graduations, or the birth of a grandchild. We then explain the technical setup: how to choose your delivery date (a specific calendar date or a trigger like ‘after my passing’), select your recipients, and upload your video, audio, or text message. Tips on timing and emotional tone ensure your message arrives as a beautiful surprise, offering love, pride, and connection exactly when it will be most meaningful.

Legitimate, high-quality legacy planning is accessible to everyone. This guide shows you exactly how to start and maintain a meaningful digital legacy at no cost. We detail the powerful features typically available in free forever plans, such as guided storytelling prompts, secure storage for essential documents, the ability to create multiple private sharing rooms, and basic future messaging. The article provides a strategy to maximise these free tools, focusing on capturing core memories, key wishes, and critical documents first. It proves that financial constraints should never be a barrier to providing your family with the clarity, security, and love that a preserved legacy offers.