Guides

Illustrated, step-by-step guides to using the site. Start with making a genealogy and keeping it up together.

Start a genealogy See the demo genealogy

Make a genealogy in minutes

Four steps with the Start a genealogy wizard: an account, the surname and village, the founding ancestor, then the access code and invitation for the family chat.

The whole family helps

Post the access code and invitation in the family chat; relatives add and correct with the code, by default nothing applies until you approve it, and a mistaken approval can be undone.

Adding and correcting people

Add children and spouses, propose corrections, put right a father or an adoption, write a biography - and see when a change takes effect.

Finding a genealogy and the people in it

Choose a genealogy on the home page, find your village by name or surname under Villages, and look people up by name, courtesy name or art name.

Reading a genealogy

How to read a genealogy's front page, chart, person pages, scanned book, statistics and relationships, and what needs review, unverified and the errata mean.

Downloading and sharing

Make a printable PDF of the genealogy, draw a line as one long picture, and share pages with relatives.

Running a genealogy

Review what is waiting, set the edit policy, write the introduction, generation characters and the line above the founder, manage relatives and administrators, and undo or roll back.

Still have a question? See the FAQ on the home page.