Ancestry® helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world's largest collection of online family history records makes it easy to trace your lineage.

Start your family tree for free. Connect with your family story on Ancestry® and discover the what, where, and who of how it all leads to you.

Family Trees Easily find answers to all of your family tree related questions. Ancestry Hints® Navigating an Ancestry® Family Tree Getting Started, Lesson 1: Starting Your Tree Family …

Learn all about the layout of family trees with Navigating a Family Tree. Learn how you're related to anyone in your tree with Seeing How People in Your Tree are Related to You.

Online trees are a great way to organize your finds and connect with other family historians who share your ancestry and may have information to share. The trees in this collection have been …

An Ancestry ® membership gives you access to historical records that can help you build and expand your family tree. It's usually best to start your tree with yourself and work your way …

An Ancestry® membership gives you access to historical records to help you build and expand your family tree beyond what you already know. It's usually best to start your tree with yourself …

Ancestry® uses GEDCOM (Ge nealogical D ata Com munications) files to download and upload family trees. Only the owner of a family tree can export and download the tree.

If you want a physical copy of your tree, you can print it from the Ancestry website using any printer or order a professionally printed copy through our printing partner, MyCanvas.

To share your tree, open the tree you'd like to share. Click "Invite" in the top-right corner and share via email, Ancestry username, or a shareable link.