Enter what you know to start building your free family tree. It's ok if you don't know much. Just start with yourself and what you remember about your parents and grandparents. Our free hints will help you with the rest.
You can also upload a GEDCOM or import from FamilySearch. The more information you can provide about dates and places, the better hints we'll be able to give you.
Get hints within minutes from free sites like FamilySearch, BillionGraves, Find a Grave, OpenArch, GenealogieOnline, and subscription sites like Findmypast, AmericanAncestors, RootsPoint, Ancestry and MyHeritage.
When you find matching records, use our Web Clipper to copy the records directly into your tree. Add census records to an entire family at once. Web Clipper saves 60% data-entry time, increases accuracy, and works with all major genealogy websites.
Make videos your family will love and share your family stories using the RootsFinder video maker. Get your family's attention (and Likes!) on social media when you share photos, videos and stories on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.
The Media Wall lets family members browse around to find what they like, without having to guess where the photos are. The News Feed keeps everyone up to date and showcases your latest work. There's no subscription required.
Research Tools
Go beyond ethnicity estimates with easy-to-use tools that will help you visualize your DNA results and use them to grow your family tree. Upload your matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, and GEDMatch. Then color code kits by tagging them to your tree. Use color coding to identify relationship clusters.
Since it's all tied to your family tree, genetic data is linked to your research, along with research logs, sources, and hints.
Our evidence-based approach makes it easy to track facts and sources. Add evidence to entire families at once. Create research logs and tag them to your tree. Then use the ToDo Creator and other advanced analysis tools to correlate evidence and keep track of your work.
The Evidence Analysis Report makes correlating evidence easy. You can also create charts and reports including media and sources to print or share.
RootsFinder gives you an easy way to share information between your tree and FamilySearch without allowing other people to edit your tree. Copy what you want; share what you want with FamilySearch. It's your tree and you're in control.
Then use RootsFinder to continue your research and keep data, documents, and memories in sync as your tree grows.
