Finding Relatives and Rebuilding Your Family Tree

Gather what you already know

Write down every relative you know, with names, dates and places. Often, even at this stage, forgotten branches and connections surface that only the older generation remembers. This is the starting point of the search.

Ask your relatives

Different relatives remember different parts of the story. Put their accounts together and the picture of the lineage becomes clearer. Ask about maiden names, places of birth and moves: these details lead to new names.

Build the tree as you go

Add what you find to the family tree right away, so you can see the gaps and connections. In Pomni every relative you find becomes a memory page, and the tree shows you where the remaining blank spots are.

Search together

Merge the trees of different family branches with the consent of those who keep them. That way your discoveries come together into a shared genealogy, and the search moves faster through the efforts of the whole family.

• Start with the relatives you know.
• Ask about surnames and places.
• Add your findings to the tree.
• Merge the branches of the family.