Family tree maker

A family tree your relatives fill in themselves

You know your side. Your mom knows hers, and your grandma knows everyone. Send each of them one link, and their answers become part of a family tree that draws itself.

Sign in with Google. Your plaza is private to you and the people you invite.

A phone form asking Grace to fill in her family, with parents, one marked passed away, and a sibling

How it works

Four steps, most of them a tap.

  1. Send a linkOpen anyone in your plaza and tap “Ask them to fill this in.” Add your own questions and a personal note.
  2. They fill in namesParents, brothers and sisters, partner, and kids, one name per box, with a “passed away” tick. No account needed.
  3. You reviewTheir answers show up first in your Questions tab. Untick anything you don’t want, then add the rest.
  4. The tree draws itselfEveryone lands in the right place, connected to the person who answered.

Built for real families

Real families have second marriages, half-siblings, step-parents, and adoptions. The family web draws all of it without lines crossing the whole page.

  • Several marriages: each set of children hangs under the right couple.
  • Two families joined by a marriage sit side by side, and each person appears with the family they grew up in.
  • Adoption is shown with its own dashed line.
  • Center on anyone to see just their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A family tree with grandparents, an uncle with his wife and his ex-wife and their son, an in-law shown again beside his wife with a link to his own family, and an adopted grandson

Questions

Does my relative need to sign up?

No. The link opens a simple form in any browser. When they finish, they can keep what they wrote as their own free family tree, already filled in.

Will anything change without my OK?

No. Answers wait in your Questions tab until you review and add them.

Can I ask my own questions?

Yes. Add questions like “Where did you grow up?” and their answers are saved word for word on their card.

Who can see my family tree?

Only you and the people you invite. Your plaza is never shared or sold.

Ready when you are

Free, private, and it takes a minute to start.

Start my family tree

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