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Guides and ideas for building a photo family tree — scanning old photos, naming faces and printing your tree. From the Photo Family Tree team.
guide2026/09/12
How to Use a Family Tree Maker Offline (and Why That Proves Your Photos Are Safe)
Load the page once, then work with Wi-Fi switched off: editing, autosave and export all run in your browser. A practical guide to building a family tree offline — and what the limits are.
ideas2026/09/11
Family Reunion Ideas: Building a Photo Family Tree Wall
The logistics decide whether a reunion photo tree wall works: collecting photos three weeks out, choosing between a poster and a wall grid, and staffing the table where unknown faces get named.
ideas2026/09/11
Family Tree for Kids: The School Project, Age by Age
What teachers actually grade on a family tree project, what kids can handle at six versus thirteen, and how to handle the assignment when your family does not match the worksheet.
guide2026/09/11
Family Tree with Pictures: Why Faces Beat Blank Forms
A family tree with pictures and names gets read and remembered. How to choose photos, what resolution you need, and what to do when a relative objects.
guide2026/09/11
Free Family Tree Maker: The Checklist Before You Build
Most free family tree makers hide a catch behind the word free. Here is a five-minute checklist, plus an honest look at FamilySearch, Ancestry, Canva and desktop tools.
tips2026/09/11
Genealogy for Beginners: Start With What You Already Have
How to start your family history without subscriptions or a DNA kit. Interview questions that actually work, the documents already in your house, and how to build a first tree of twenty people.