Guides and comparisons on recording your family history with MyBloodlines — a private, permanent place to write down what you already know.https://mybloodlines.com/blog/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/add-child-parents-different-bloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/add-child-parents-different-bloodlines/Marrying into a different family? Joining two bloodlines takes three steps: add your child, connect the other parent by profile ID, wait for the accept.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/ancestry-vs-myheritage-vs-mybloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/ancestry-vs-myheritage-vs-mybloodlines/Ancestry and MyHeritage help you discover ancestors through records and DNA. MyBloodlines helps you record what you already know. Here's a fair comparison.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/best-family-history-genealogy-apps-compared/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/best-family-history-genealogy-apps-compared/A clear comparison of genealogy research platforms, DNA tools, and family recording apps — including where MyBloodlines fits among the best in 2026.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/best-family-tree-apps-2026/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/best-family-tree-apps-2026/A 2026 feature comparison of family-tree-focused apps — MyBloodlines, Geni, WikiTree, and FamilyEcho — on structure, privacy, and relationships.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/collaborative-family-history-one-shared-bloodline/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/collaborative-family-history-one-shared-bloodline/MyBloodlines has no owner and no per-user copies — one shared graph of people that relatives record together. See how collaborative family history works.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-add-in-laws-mybloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-add-in-laws-mybloodlines/Your in-laws sit outside your permission boundary, so you don't add them yourself. Your spouse claims a profile and expands their side. Here's how it works.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-build-a-family-wiki-mybloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-build-a-family-wiki-mybloodlines/A family wiki links people, stories, and photos so anyone can browse and search them. Here's how to build one in MyBloodlines and keep it private.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-cite-old-family-photos-newspaper-clippings/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-cite-old-family-photos-newspaper-clippings/How to cite an undated newspaper clipping or old family photo: date it with OCR and archives, cite by provenance when unidentifiable, and preserve the original.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-claim-your-profile-start-recording/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-claim-your-profile-start-recording/Claiming your profile is the first step in MyBloodlines. Learn what it unlocks and how to start recording your family history in just a few steps.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-delete-a-person-bloodline-graph/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-delete-a-person-bloodline-graph/You can't delete a person directly in MyBloodlines. You abandon them by cutting their relationships, and the system removes abandoned people automatically.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-delete-a-relationship-mybloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-delete-a-relationship-mybloodlines/Relationship deletion is allowed only along your direct line, and it's a serious action: the other side immediately loses access. Here's what to know first.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-get-relatives-involved-family-history/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-get-relatives-involved-family-history/How to get family involved in family history: practical tactics to motivate relatives, reduce friction, and assign small tasks so it isn't one person's job.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-family-tree-private/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-family-tree-private/How to make your family tree private: why FamilySearch and Ancestry expose your data, what private really means, and steps to protect your living relatives.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-preserve-your-family-history/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-preserve-your-family-history/How to preserve your family history: a complete guide to recording stories, protecting privacy, sourcing old photos, and keeping a living family archive.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-remove-user-access-bloodline-graph/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-remove-user-access-bloodline-graph/To remove another user's access to your bloodline graph, either initiate claim removal or cut the relationship connecting their branch. Here's how each works.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-write-a-family-story-link-everyone/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/how-to-write-a-family-story-link-everyone/Learn how to add a family story in MyBloodlines, link every person involved, attach photos, and see it appear across each person's profile automatically.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/interconnected-family-archive-people-stories-photos/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/interconnected-family-archive-people-stories-photos/Every person, story, and photo in MyBloodlines links to the next. Explore how interconnected family archiving keeps memories navigable for generations.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/mybloodlines-vs-storyworth-memory-legacy-tools/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/mybloodlines-vs-storyworth-memory-legacy-tools/Looking for a Storyworth alternative? Compare MyBloodlines to Storyworth and other memory-keeping tools for capturing and preserving family stories.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/no-groups-only-people-how-mybloodlines-works/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/no-groups-only-people-how-mybloodlines-works/MyBloodlines has no family groups or accounts that own a tree — only people and relationships, with access set per person. Here's why that design matters.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/permission-boundaries-mybloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/permission-boundaries-mybloodlines/Your permission boundary is everyone you share a common ancestor with, plus their other-side parents. Here is exactly who that includes, and who it doesn't.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/preserve-family-stories-before-too-late/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/preserve-family-stories-before-too-late/Preserve your family stories before it's too late: a simple starter plan for what to capture first, how to interview older relatives, and where to keep it.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/private-collaborative-family-history-app/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/private-collaborative-family-history-app/Choosing a private collaborative family history app? Here's what to look for, how public trees and single-author tools compare, and where each one fits.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/private-familysearch-alternative/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/private-familysearch-alternative/Looking for a private FamilySearch alternative? Here's why FamilySearch is a public worldwide tree, who it suits, and how to build a private family history.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/record-vs-research-family-history/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/record-vs-research-family-history/Recording and researching family history are different jobs. Learn the difference, who each is for, and why MyBloodlines is built purely for recording.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/research-vs-recording-family-history-software/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/research-vs-recording-family-history-software/Genealogy research and family history recording solve different problems. Learn what each optimizes for, who needs which, and where MyBloodlines fits.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/see-spouse-bloodline-view-access/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/see-spouse-bloodline-view-access/Your spouse's side sits in their own permission boundary, not yours. They can grant you read-only view access to see it. Here's how view access works.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/storyworth-alternatives/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/storyworth-alternatives/The best Storyworth alternatives for families: honest look at Storyworth's single-author limits and collaborative options your whole family can contribute to.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/what-is-mybloodlines/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/what-is-mybloodlines/MyBloodlines is a private app for recording family history from memory — not researching it. See how people, stories, and photos connect in one graph.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mybloodlines.com/blog/why-only-parent-child-relationships/https://mybloodlines.com/blog/why-only-parent-child-relationships/Siblings, cousins, and spouses are derived, not entered. See why parent-child is the one relationship MyBloodlines lets you record, and how that works.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT