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Kinonicle guides

Care for the family record, not only the family tree.

Clear, practical guidance for the person bringing a family record together, inviting relatives and preparing it to be handed on.

01 · Privacy

Private family trees

Protect living relatives, control access and keep the family record portable.

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02 · Portability

GEDCOM privacy and import checklist

Understand the file, protect living people and verify what the receiving application preserved.

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03 · Getting started

How to build a family tree

Begin with close relatives, preserve sources and respect the people in the record.

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04 · Relationships

How are two people related?

Trace family paths and make sense of cousins and removed generations.

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05 · Large families

Managing a family tree with thousands of people

Search, focus, verify and steward a large record without exposing a real family archive.

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06 · Stewardship

Family stewardship and succession

Use a seven-step handover to preserve access, context and an independent copy.

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07 · Printable protocol

Family Archive Readiness Checklist

Use a private nine-point checklist before moving or sharing a family record.

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One important boundary

Public guidance. Private family records.

These guides are searchable so families can find useful help. Names, relationships, photographs, documents and stories inside a family space are private and excluded from search engines.

See how Kinonicle protects family spaces