Help & Tutorials on FamYarn Genealogy & Family History

Getting Started: Working with People

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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.

New to family history? Start here

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You don’t need any genealogy experience — or a plan for your whole family tree — to get started in FamYarn. This guide walks you through beginning small and building up whenever you have a few minutes.

Start with one person

Add a single person to begin — yourself, a parent, or a grandparent. You only need a name; dates, places, and stories can come later. Use Add Person, enter a name, and save. That’s enough to get going.

Managing privacy

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This page explains how FamYarn handles the privacy of your family history: who can see your data, what stays private, and the controls you have over sharing.

Who can access my data?

Access to a tree is decided by its owner. When you create a tree, you’re its owner, and no one else can see what’s in it until you invite them. You choose who to add, and each member has a role that determines what they can do: