Family history books · made by experts
Created by our team of professional researchers, writers and expert designers. Type your family name to see where it comes from, free.
How it works
Just your last name. There's nothing else to fill in or send us.
Where your name began and what it means. It's free to look.
See every option after your preview, then keep your family's whole story.
Our books
Each book is created by our professional researchers, writers and expert designers, for one family name: yours.
Most families start here
The story of your family name: where it began, what it means and where your family traveled.
Three editions to choose from. You'll see them all after your free preview.
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With real records
Your family name in the real records, gathered by our researchers: census counts, old newspaper pages and the people who carried it.
Three editions to choose from. You'll see them all after your free preview.
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For the coat of arms
The coat of arms linked to your family name, designed in full color by our expert designers and explained piece by piece.
Start with a free reading of your family name. You'll see the price before you pay.
Start with my family nameOur team
Behind every Lineage & Heritage book there are three teams of specialists. This is what each one does.
They study the records behind each family name: census files, historic newspapers, heraldry records and archives from many countries.
They turn those records into a clear, warm story about your family name, written in plain English for the whole family.
First-class book designers who design every page and every coat of arms, so your book looks as good as it reads.
The records behind every book
More than 95 million
Old newspaper pages, census counts, documented people and heraldry records. Our researchers search all of it for one name: yours.
Look inside
Every page is laid out by our expert designers, to keep and to pass down.
For the whole family
For parents and grandparents, for a birthday or the holidays, or simply for your own shelf.
What families say
My 84-year-old dad sat by the window for three hours straight without saying a word, … with tears in his eyes. He told us later that it was like seeing his parents again. Thank you for creating something so special.
Thomas M., Ohio, USAThe Heritage VolumeWe usually give gift cards for birthdays, but this year was different. … The whole room went silent. It was easily the most meaningful gift at the party.
Chloe B., New South Wales, AustraliaThe Coat of Arms BookMy grandmother has dementia, but as we walked through the timeline in this book together, she suddenly remembered the exact town her grandfather came from. It was a truly priceless moment for our family.
Daniel W., Florida, USAThe Heritage VolumeMy son asked me where our family came from for a school project. … One of the proudest moments I’ve had as a father. You did a fantastic job with the documentation.
Matthew A., Georgia, USAFamily Legacy BookThe level of respect and historical detail in this book blew me away. It doesn’t feel like a cheap souvenir at all; it genuinely feels like a museum piece about our own bloodline.
Hannah T., Victoria, AustraliaThe Family EditionBefore you buy
In most countries, a coat of arms was given to one person, not to everyone with the same last name. It was then passed down to that person's children.
So our researchers show you the arms recorded for people who carried your name, who they were, and what every part of the shield meant. It's the honest version, and we think it's the more interesting one.
Questions
Our team of professional researchers, writers and expert designers. The researchers study the records, the writers turn them into a clear story, and the designers make every page and every coat of arms look its best.
We send it to your email. You can open it on your phone, tablet or computer, and print it at home if you like.
Looking is free. After your free preview you'll see every option and its price, before you pay anything. You pay once, and nothing renews.
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No. All we need is your family name.
Neither. It's the story of your family name. There's no test and nothing to send us.
Not exactly, and we won't pretend it does. Arms were given to individual people. Our books show the arms recorded for people who carried your name, and who they were.
Yes. Type the family name of the person it's for, then share the book with them.
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