How do I turn on a family group tree for an existing family group?

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January 22, 2025
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Turn on a Family Group Tree in an existing family group
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If you are an administrator of a family group, you can turn on a family group tree for an existing group. The family group tree allows group members to build and view the same tree of living family members and also see how they connect to their deceased ancestors in the public tree.

This feature is not yet available in the iOS mobile app.

Steps (website)

  1. On FamilySearch.org, click Family Tree.
  2. Select Family Groups.
  3. Click the family group.
  4. Click Edit Group.
  5. Click Allow this group to work together in a family group tree.
  6. Read the agreement information, and then click the 2 check boxes.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click Select People.
  9. Click the check box in the tile of each person that you want to include in the family group tree. Use the arrow keys to show siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles on the chart.
  10. Click Copy to Group.
  11. Click Continue to Pedigree.

All members of the family group will be sent a message that this new family group tree is available. All of them will be able to see and edit the information about living people in this tree.

Steps (mobile app)

Note: While you can create family groups in the Android version of the Family Tree mobile app, you cannot share family group trees. Until this feature is added to the Android mobile app, we recommend using Family Tree on a web browser instead.

  1. In the iOS version of the Family Tree mobile app, open the family groups feature:
    • Apple iOS: Tap More.
    • Android: In the top-left portion of the screen, tap the 3 lines.p .
  2. Tap Family Groups.
  3. Tap the group that you want.
  4. Tap ... .
  5. Tap Edit Group Details.
  6. Tap Allow this group to work together in a Family Group Tree.
    • This option is currently available in the iOS version of the Family Tree mobile app.
    • If you do not see this option, you may need to update the app.
  7. Tap the check boxes for the agreements.
  8. Tap Save.

  9. If the group will have a family group tree, select people to add to the tree:

    1. To add just yourself to this Family Group Tree, tap Copy Just Myself. To copy people from your private list, tap the names, and tap Copy Selected.
    2. Tap Continue to Tree.
    3. Tap Switch.

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