Getting Started: Working with People

People are the heart of every family tree in FamYarn. This guide walks you through the basics: adding someone, finding them again later, and seeing how everyone connects.

Add your first person

Every tree starts with a single person — it could be you, a parent, or anyone you’d like to build from. Use Add Person to enter a name; you can always come back and fill in dates, places, and stories later. From there, you add relatives one at a time, and the tree grows around them.

Browse everyone on the People page

The People page lists everyone you’ve added. Each person appears as a card with their photo, name, and birth year, so you can scan the whole family at a glance.

When your family grows, use the search box to jump to someone by name, or filter by a year, decade, or place to narrow things down. You can also switch between Big picture cards and a compact Small List view, whichever makes scanning easier.

See how people connect

The Family Tree chart shows how everyone fits together across generations. Relationship lines link parents, children, and partners, so you can follow a branch from one person to the next.

Drag to move around the chart and zoom in to focus on one branch. Selecting a person opens their profile, where you can add events, stories, and photos that bring their life into focus.

Where to go next

Once you’re comfortable adding and browsing people, explore the other building blocks of your tree — places, sources, and heirlooms — each of which helps tell a fuller story about the people you’ve added.