To find our origins and trace the ancestors of our family so far, it was necessary to turn to the elderly (our grandparents or, for the lucky ones who had the chance, also the great-grandparents) so as to recover photos, memories and useful information to rebuild the family genealogical tree, ready to be handed down to our grandchildren. In addition to the information collected through members of our family, we can also turn to some online services which, thanks to the recovery of the numerous information circulating on the Internet (including old-fashioned newspaper articles and scanned paper official documents) can help us create the tree Pedigree.
We discover in this guide the best sites, apps and programs to create the family tree of our family, so as to better understand our past and face the future differently, aware of its origins.
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The best sites, programs and apps to create the family tree
We have collected below the best services and the best applications to create the family tree using both the information in our possession and retrieving (usually for a fee) the information collected from the Internet, historical archives of libraries and newspapers of the time, so as to reconstruct a tree very faithful to reality, with the possibility of printing it or framing it through dedicated services.
Many of these services also offer PC programs and mobile apps, so you can complete or consult the family tree also from mobile or from your PC.
1) MyHeritage (Web and mobile)
One of the most famous sites with which to know our origins and thus recreate the family tree is MyHeritage, reachable from here -> MyHeritage .
Once subscribed to the service it is possible to create the genealogical tree by entering all the information in our possession, starting from our personal data and also entering the data of our closest relatives (we recommend that you get to fill in all the data at least up to the great-grandparents, so as to have a good starting point).
The data entered can be very useful for finding relatives that you did not know or whose existence you were unaware of, as well as finding relatives with your same surname who may have emigrated to other states.
The use of the basic service is free and will automatically add credible relatives to your family tree as soon as findings are found; but to get more detailed information or to perform a DNA test to find out your origins and descendants you may need to pay a sum of money.
The family tree created can be downloaded at any time in order to keep it and show it to other relatives.
If we want to access the family tree created with MyHeritage from mobile we can do it through the dedicated apps available here -> MyHeritage (Android) and MyHeritage (iOS).
2) Gramps (PC)
A good program to create family trees on PC is Gramps, which can be downloaded for free here -> Gramps .
This multi-platform program allows you to create the classic family tree starting from your most distant relatives and creating all the necessary links, so as to keep organized all the information that we manage to recover during our research.
The end result will be a family tree to download or print, so as to have a memory to show to your loved ones, your children or grandchildren when the time comes.
3) Legacy Family Tree (PC)
Another program that we can use on PC to create family trees is Legacy Family Tree, downloadable for free in the Standard Edition version from here -> Legacy Family Tree .
To download the free version of the application we will have to provide a valid email address (a temporary email address is also ok), then click on the link provided in the same email that we will receive immediately after.
Once installed on the PC, all we have to do is confirm the free license and enter all the personal data requested also for close relatives.
The program is very useful for creating the family tree of your family and its complete translation into Italian will help you during the compilation of the various fields and information requested.
4) Genes (Web)
Another site that we can use to create the online family tree is Geni, reachable from here -> Geni .
By registering on the site it will be possible to create the genealogical tree by exploiting the knowledge in our possession and asking for help also from relatives thanks to the shared tree, so that we can complete it together!
The service will make the platform available and periodically provide the names of distant relatives who have a common descent or who in the past have shared something with a branch of our family.
We can at any time upload photos and documents to make the tree even more complete or take advantage of the information collected by the site to expand it.
5) Canva (Web)
Among the best sites to create online family trees is Canva, reachable from here -> Canva .
Even if we are not IT experts or in the collection of information we can create our family tree with attractive graphics by choosing from the various models available and gradually adding all the information necessary to complete it.
We can quickly share the current project with our relatives and, when satisfied with the result, take advantage of the printing service offered by the same site to frame the family tree obtained.
6) Genoom (Web and mobile)
If we want to create an international family tree for our family or to search for all people with the same surname we can turn to Genoom, which can be visited from here -> Genoom .
Thanks to this service, it will be sufficient to register and start entering the information in our possession to create the genealogical tree, also taking advantage of the information shared by other users who use the service: we will thus be able to cross-check the data and find relatives in some distant country, perhaps descendants of our grandfather or uncle who tried their luck abroad.
In addition to the online service, it is possible to access the genealogical tree created with Genoom using the mobile apps that can be downloaded from here -> Genoom (Android) and Genoom (iOS).
7) FamilySearch (Web)
Finally, I would like to point out one of the best sites to find ancestors and people from your own family, namely FamilySearch; the site is available here -> FamilySearch .
Thanks to this service we will be able to read the genealogical trees already created by other users or genealogy experts by doing a search by surname or with the data of some relatives, or create our genealogical tree from scratch and start collecting information and data directly online.
