Stories and guides
Practical guides and ideas for building your tree, organising photos, and keeping your family's memories safe.
- September 11, 2026
Where does your family come from? Finding the migrations in your family tree
Almost every family has a journey behind it: a famine, a war, a factory, a ship. The great migrations explained, the traces they leave, and the three questions that find yours — plus a map that draws it.
Read article → - September 8, 2026
Pets are family too: why they belong in your family tree
They're in every photo, they greet everyone at the door, and they've been with us for 15,000 years. Why pets are part of the family, what they teach us, and how to keep their memory before it's gone.
Read article → - August 17, 2026
Family tree symbols and structure, explained simply
What the lines, branches and symbols in a family tree mean, how generations are organized, and how to represent couples, divorces and adoptions.
Read article → - August 17, 2026
50 questions to ask your grandparents before it's too late
The definitive list of questions for interviewing your grandparents and saving their stories: childhood, love, work, family, and the things nobody ever asked.
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