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Family tree

Know the people behind the names.

Build the relationships you know, then connect each person to memories, photographs and records. Your tree becomes a way into your family’s history.

The Rossi family · A fictional example

Follow a memory to the people around it

Begin with one person and the relatives you know. Open a name in the tree to find their memories, photographs and life details, then follow a connection to another person’s story.

A person’s profile brings their details, memories and records together. You can begin with a few people and add more as you learn.

Try the fictional Rossi family tree →

Find a view that feels familiar

Tree shows the connections between generations. People gives you a simple list of names to browse. For a different perspective, Orbit places one person at the center and arranges generations around them.

Learn about the family views →

Make room for the family you know

Add parents, children and partners, including biological, adoptive, step and guardian relationships. Record what you know and leave room for missing details.

Share the archive with invited family members. Viewers can explore; contributors can add new memories to a specific person’s page. Editors can also change shared family material. Owners manage access.

Can I bring an existing tree?

Our Story supports GEDCOM import and export for family tree data. Keep a copy of your original file and check the imported people, dates and relationships before relying on them.

GEDCOM transfers are limited: not every tag, source, media attachment or relationship detail from another genealogy application is preserved. Import adds people; it does not automatically merge them with existing profiles.

A GEDCOM file is not a full archive backup. Owners can separately request a ZIP export of the family archive, including uploaded originals.

Start with a GEDCOM file →

Read the import guide and check a file locally →

What does Our Story help me research?

It organizes the family material you bring: people, memories, documents and citations. It does not provide DNA matching or a subscription search library of external historical records.

See how the family archive works →

Connect the people you know.

30 days to try Our Story. No card required. Or explore the fictional Rossi family first.

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