Heritorie — Private Family Tree and Story Preservation
No DNA, ever — just family

Build a family tree that includes everyone.

Blood, adopted, step and chosen family — all fully, equally yours. Add photos, memories and voices together with the people who lived them. Private. Collaborative. No DNA, ever.

  • Private by default
  • Built together
  • No DNA required
  • Free to start

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A multi-generational African American family gathered in a warm living room, a grandmother and her children and grandchildren smiling as they look through an old family photo album.African American · Atlanta, Georgia
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The Johnson Family

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    Ruth Johnson

    b. 1949 · Grandmother

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    Malik Johnson

    b. 2013 · Adopted

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Family Planner

Plan the reunion everyone talks about

Reunions, birthdays, holidays and family trips — organized together, right next to your family tree.

Plus and Family: 10-day free trial. Then $6/month or Then $12/month. Cancel anytime before day 10 and you won't be charged.

A multigenerational family sharing a meal at an outdoor reunion
Example

The Johnson Family Reunion

Sat, July 18 · Riverside Park

42 coming · 9 maybe

Potluck: 12 of 16 dishes claimed

  • RSVPs and QR invites

    Guests answer from a link or QR code — no account needed.

  • Potluck sign-up

    Everyone claims a dish, so you don't end up with six potato salads.

  • Shared family calendar

    Birthdays, reunions and trips in one place for the whole Circle.

  • Budget and lodging

    Track costs, split them fairly and see who's staying where.

  • Ride sharing (post rides, ask for rides)

    Family plan: relatives offer seats or ask for a lift to the gathering.

  • Name tags and trivia

    Print name tags by branch and play trivia made from your tree.

  • The Reunion Book

    Turn the day's photos and stories into a keepsake.

Loved by families across 6 continents

Blood, adopted, step & chosen family — all equal

Private — you decide who sees what

See it in a minute

Watch how Heritorie works

A quick tour of building a tree that includes everyone — adding photos, recording real voices, filling the gaps together, and printing a keepsake wall chart. Private and collaborative, with no DNA, ever.

Heritorie — Every family has a home (vertical) — See how Heritorie helps you build a private, collaborative family tree that includes everyone — blood, adopted, step and chosen family. Add photos, record voices, fill the gaps together and print a keepsake wall chart. No DNA, ever.
Families across America

Every state, every story

Click a highlighted state to meet a family from that corner of the country — from Atlanta to Honolulu. Then explore families from around the world.

Pick a state

Select any highlighted state on the map — or use the filter under the slideshow — to jump straight to that family.

What families do here

Capture their voices

Record an elder's stories before they're gone, with every word saved.

Build it together

Invite family near and far to add photos, names, and memories.

Pass it down

Give your kids and grandkids the story of where they came from.

  • No DNA, ever
  • Your family's data stays in your family
  • Free to belong

A private, safe place for your family's history.

Every family, everywhere

Heritorie is home to families on every continent — from Lagos to Lahore, São Paulo to Seoul. However your family is built, there's room for you here.

A multi-generational South Asian family sits together on the floor, smiling as they look through a handmade photo album.

India

A multi-generational Black African family gathered around a dining table, laughing and sharing a meal together in warm sunlight.

Nigeria

A multi-generational Latin American family sits on a colorful courtyard patio, looking at old photographs together beneath bougainvillea flowers.

Mexico

A multi-generational East Asian family in a modern home, a grandfather showing a calligraphy scroll to his granddaughter while the family smiles.

South Korea

Example stories

Real families, real stories

From grandparents preserving their voices to parents building a home for a blended family — here's what family history feels like on Heritorie.

  • I recorded my grandmother telling the story of how she left Lagos, in her own voice. My kids will hear her long after she's gone.

    Adaeze O.

    Granddaughter · Lagos, Nigeria

  • Our family is blended — step-parents, half-siblings, an adopted little one. For once a tree treated all of them as fully, equally ours.

    Marisol R.

    Mother · Guadalajara, Mexico

  • Cousins across three countries all add photos and names to the same tree. It finally feels like one family, not scattered branches.

    Ji-woo K.

    Family organiser · Seoul, South Korea

  • My father wrote down almost nothing. Piecing the generations together with my aunts turned into the most meaningful project we've shared.

    Rohan S.

    Son · Pune, India

  • As an adoptive dad, I worried our story wouldn't 'fit'. Here, chosen family is first-class. My daughter's page looks just like everyone else's.

    Daniel W.

    Father · Manchester, UK

  • We printed a wall chart for our reunion and elders who'd never touched an app were adding memories by the end of the weekend.

    Grace M.

    Grandmother · Atlanta, USA

Built around two simple pillars

The Tree

A collaborative family tree with rich profiles, a relationship engine for blended, step and adopted families, and a Completeness meter that guides you back through the generations.

The Circle

Invite the people you love by email or a printable QR code for reunions. Share a private family feed, keep a shared calendar, and see everything everyone adds — together.

Privacy-first

Living family members' details never leave your family Circle.

Every family

Step, blended and adopted family are first-class, never lesser.

Made to revisit

Birthdays, anniversaries and memories that bring you back.

Start your family's story today

Belonging is free. Gather the people you love and give your family's story a home.

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Add Heritorie to your home screen

Open your family tree like an app — one tap from your phone's home screen, no browser needed.

iPhone or iPad

  1. Open heritorie.com in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow).
  3. Tap "Add to Home Screen".

Android

  1. Open heritorie.com in Chrome.
  2. Tap the three-dots menu.
  3. Tap "Add to Home screen" or "Install app".

Frequently asked questions

Do I need DNA to use Heritorie?

No. Heritorie never asks for or uses DNA. Your tree is built from what your family knows, remembers and shares.

Can I include adopted, step and chosen family?

Yes. Blood, adopted, step, blended and chosen family are all first-class members of your tree — never shown as lesser.

Who can see my family's information?

Only the people you invite into your family Circle. Living relatives' details stay private to your Circle.

Is Heritorie free?

Yes, building your tree is free. Optional Plus and Family plans add more wall charts and AI help. AI help included: 10 / 100 / 400 per month. Need more? Memory Credits add extra AI help, 1 credit per use.

How does the free trial work?

Plus and Family start with a 10-day free trial. You add a card at checkout, but you aren't charged until the trial ends. Stripe emails you before the first charge, and we remind you 3 days before. Cancel anytime before day 10 and you won't be charged. During the trial you get the plan's full AI help (100 or 400 per month). If you cancel, your account goes back to Free and nothing is deleted. One trial per person.

How do I invite relatives?

From your tree, create an invite link and share it by text, email or WhatsApp. Relatives join your Circle and can add their own memories.

Can I print a family tree chart?

Yes. The Wall Chart Studio turns your tree into a print-ready keepsake, and we offer a free printable template to start on paper.