Question/answer » Why should I start a family archive next to my family tree?

A family tree consists of names, dates and places. But your family history is more than that. It is the photos in the shoebox. Grandpa's letters from the Indies. The story about the farm that burned down. Those do not fit in a family tree program. That is what the family archive is for.

What is a family archive?

A private place on the internet where you keep photos, documents and stories of your family. You invite family members. They can look, respond and add material themselves. You are the family archivist: you decide who may join.

What does it give you?

  • Everything in one place. No more photos scattered over albums, e-mails and phones of family members.
  • Knowledge from the family. An aunt knows who is in the photo. A cousin still has a letter. In the archive that comes together.
  • Connection with your family tree. Link photos to persons in your publication on Genealogy Online.
  • Family involved. Even family members who have nothing with family trees like looking at old photos.
  • Safely kept. Private, not findable through Google, and you can download everything at once.

How do I start?

Create an account and start your family archive. The first three weeks are free. Feel free to look at all the possibilities first.


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