The FamRoot Blog
Practical ideas for keeping your family connected: building a family tree together, staying close to relatives near and far, and preserving the words and memories worth passing on.
Top 5 reasons why you should start using FamRoot today
Your family already knows who everyone is, how they are connected and what matters. FamRoot gives all of that one private, living place. Here are five reasons to start now rather than someday.
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Family relationship names chart: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
Chacha, tau, mama, periyappa, atte, co-brother, sambandhi. One chart for every relative, and why the South names cousins the way it does.
Family RelationshipsWhat is my cousin's child to me? Cousin relationships explained
First, second and third cousins, what "once removed" means, cousin brothers, and the difference between cross and parallel cousins in India.
Family TreesHow to find your family history in India
Elders, home papers, pilgrimage registers, church and mosque records, archives and DNA, with a 30-day plan to get started.
Family RelationshipsFamily tree certificate and legal heir certificate in India
What each certificate proves, who issues it, and how to apply in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Delhi.
Family TreesHow to choose a family tree app in India
What free really includes, Android and web support, privacy, joint families, invites, where your data lives and whether you can leave.
Memories & LegacyImportant documents every Indian family should keep
A checklist: identity, property, finance, insurance, medical and family records, and who should know where they are.
Memories & LegacyHow to write a letter to your future self
Ten prompts, example openings for a student, a new parent and someone at 60, how long to seal it and where to keep it.
Family TreesHow to make a family tree for a school project
Class 2 to 8: who to include, how many generations, layouts, what to write beside each name, and the Hindi words.
Using FamRootTop 5 reasons why you should start using FamRoot today
A living family tree, knowing who is calling, friends in your network and pets on the tree, messages for the future, and a private home for it all.
Family TreesHow to build your family tree, together with your family
Start with yourself, talk to your elders, collect the right details, and handle names, remarriages and adoptions with care.
Memories & LegacyWhat to write in a message for the future
Prompts and examples for an 18th birthday, a wedding day, a grandchild not yet born and your future self, plus how to write a last message.
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