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How to build a family tree that people actually finish.

Short, practical guides on starting a tree, interviewing relatives, and rescuing what old photographs still know. No genealogy degree required.

5 September 2026 · 5 min read

How to start a family tree from scratch (and actually keep going)

The five-name method that gets a family tree off the ground in an evening, the mistakes that stall most trees, and what to record for each person so the tree is still useful in twenty years.

5 September 2026 · 4 min read

How to identify everyone in old family photographs

A method for putting names to faces in old photographs — dating the picture, reading the clues, crowd-sourcing the family, and recording the answers so they are never lost again.

5 September 2026 · 5 min read

40 questions to ask your grandparents before it is too late

A practical interview plan for one afternoon with a grandparent — how to set it up, the questions that unlock real memories, and what to do with the recording afterwards.

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