How to Build a Family Tree: A Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1. Start with yourself and those close to you

Write down your nearest relatives: parents, grandparents, spouse, children. This is the foundation from which the tree grows upward — toward ancestors — and outward — toward the family's branches. Don't try to cover everything at once.

Step 2. Gather the data

Ask your older relatives while you still can: names, years of life, what they did for work, where they came from. Look into documents, old photos and letters. Every detail is a brick in the tree to come.

Step 3. Build the connections

In Pomni, add relatives to a person right inside the tree: father, mother, spouse, son, daughter. They automatically fall into place by generation, and the connections are drawn as lines. Where there's a memory page, the node leads to it.

Step 4. Add to it and share

A tree lives and grows: add new relatives, stories and photos. Invite your family — everyone has something of their own. The tree can be opened to the family or locked with a password.

• From yourself to ancestors and branches.
• Ask the elders while there's still time.
• Connections: father/mother/spouse/children.
• Add to it and invite your family.