Family history
People, places and stories
Explore the family through records, photographs, memories, working lives and the places that connect them.
Family view
Family around Neil
Closest family is in front; earlier generations sit behind. Select a person to open their record.
Timeline
Selected events
Places
Connected places
Stories
Family stories
Ask the Family
Ask about a person, place or event. Answers distinguish records, family memory, inference and what is still unknown.
Add a memory
Add a photograph, recording, story, document, correction or identification.
People and relationships
Family
Formal names are used here. Familiar names, honorary relationships, godparents, close friends and pets are recorded separately and never confused with biological kinship.
Reasoned family stories
Play back a branch
Select a branch to hear or read the current evidence-led account. Facts, memory and judgement stay distinct.
Timeline
Family through time
Records, homes, work and memories shown together without treating them as the same kind of evidence.
Places
Homes, work and journeys
Places help connect people, dates, photographs, occupations and family memories.
Stories
Family stories
Accounts can combine records and memory, provided the source of each claim remains clear.
Archive
Photographs, voices and records
Original material is kept separate from transcription, identification and interpretation.
Photographs
People, places, pets and friends. Known faces can be suggested from previously confirmed identifications.
Voices
Original recordings retain accents, humour, pauses and differences in recollection.
Letters and records
Documents can be linked to people, places, dates, events and claims.
Unidentified
Unknown people and places can be reviewed by the family and compared with contextual evidence.
Photo identification
How a suggested identity is assessed
Face similarity is considered with date, place, age, household, relationships, other people in the image and known pets. A suggestion can be strengthened, weakened or ruled out by context.