How to Contribute
Quick, simple steps to add people, connect relationships, and share stories and photos without making the tree go feral.
- Go to People and search the name first (try maiden names and nicknames).
- If they already exist, open their profile and add missing details instead of creating a duplicate.
- If something looks wrong and you’re not sure how to fix it, email Cheryl:cheryl.tyler2020@gmail.com
- Open Add Person.
- Enter full name (required), and any known details (birth year, birth place, etc.).
- Save.
Note: adding a person alone won’t place them correctly in the tree until relationships are added.
Parent relationship (most important)
Add a Parent relationship where From = Parent and To = Child. If there are two parents, add two parent links.
Marriage / Partnership
Add a Marriage or Partnership between the two people. Status can be current or ended.
- Open the person’s profile.
- Click Add story.
- If you’re not sure what to write, use the Prompts option in the stories section (it gives ideas and questions to help you get started).
- Save.
Great story ideas: how someone met their partner, childhood memories, work life, moves between towns/countries, funny moments, and “what they were like”.
- Open a person (or a story).
- Click Add photo and upload.
- Add a short note if you can (who’s in it, where it was taken, approximate year).
Old scans are perfect. Slightly wonky is fine. We’re building history, not a museum exhibition.
We don’t have a dedicated documents section yet. For now, please use one of these workarounds:
- Upload as a photo (scan or clear phone photo) and label it in the story/notes as “Birth certificate”, etc.
- Add a note saying who holds the original (or where it’s stored).
A proper Documents area (PDF support + document type labels) can be added later once we decide the best layout.
Need help or spotted a bug?
Email Cheryl with the person’s name and what looks wrong. If you can, include a screenshot.