Bring your family tree
Import a GEDCOM, people CSV, or DNA CSV, review import issues, and explore branches beyond your great-great-grandparents.
Discover who your family really was.
Begot researches your family history for you. It reads the real records, follows the strongest leads, and brings back honest discoveries you can share with your family.
How it works
Start with someone.Keep the whole investigation together.
A name, a family tree, or an unanswered question. Move from the first search to the records, the report, and what to explore next.
01
Start
Start with a name.Or bring your whole family tree.
Research someone new or choose a person from your family. Import a GEDCOM, people CSV, or DNA CSV you exported, then review the gaps you want to investigate.
02
Explore
Follow the researchall the way to the source.
Use the archive window to inspect available sites while your investigation keeps track of searches and records. Switch between the research trail, evidence, and report without losing your place.
03
Review
See what was found.Understand what it supports.
Read findings alongside their sources and citations. Review identity mismatches, conflicting information, and unanswered questions before accepting a family connection. A report with no conclusion still shows the work and next steps.
04
Continue
A profile, a story,and a place to go next.
Explore family connections, listen to the research story, or download a profile report. Share findings, bring in a researcher, and start a different question when you’re ready.
Built around your research
More than a search result.A family history you can work with.
Keep the people, records, and next steps connected. Research focuses on deceased people; access and results depend on the available sources.
Keep the original context
Inspect source excerpts and citations, follow the research trail, and return to the archive window when you need a closer look.
Listen, download, and share
Hear names in different languages, listen to a profile’s research story, download a PDF report, or share selected findings.
Choose what happens next
Start a new question, bring in a researcher, or explore another family branch. Return to your people, sources, and earlier research whenever you need them.
Start with a name.Find the next piece of their story.
Create an account to research a deceased ancestor or bring your existing family tree. Already have research here? Pick up where you left off.