A genealogy research assistant that builds and keeps your family tree, searching FamilySearch, the National Archives, newspapers, and county records, and citing a source for every find.

1What you’ll need

  • A Bot account, or the Bot app on your phone

From the bot’s share page, which lists no other requirements.

Avoid sharing passwords, keys or private personal data.

2Set it up

Summary from the bot’s share page:

  1. Open Family Tree Detective’s share page with Open in Bot.
  2. Add Family Tree Detective in Bot.
  3. Start a chat with Family Tree Detective, then review what it produces and check any factual claims.

3Use it

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