MyHeritage announces interactive timeline

Introducing the MyHeritage Family Tree Timeline

We have just finished with RootsTech Connect 2022 and we are off and running with another announcement from MyHeritage.com. This is a new way of graphically showing family relationships in a timeline. The information is enhanced by the graph to show birth and death dates with ages and parent/child relationships with ages. Here is a quote from the blog post announcing the new feature. 

We’re happy to introduce a new feature on MyHeritage: the Family Tree Timeline. The Timeline is a visual representation of one individual from your family tree, that you select, and his or her direct ancestors. The lifespans of these individuals (from year of birth to year of death) are mapped on the same axis to allow you to see them in relation to each other, which can provide refreshing insights into your family history.

The Timeline is a bright and attractive display, with each branch of the family displayed in a different color. The Timeline shows the ages of your ancestors at various points in their lives: how old they were when they had children, how long they lived, and how their lifespans overlapped with those of other family members or major world events. The Timeline can be downloaded and shared easily with your family and friends.

For example, it’s easy to visualize with the Timeline which of your 4 grandparents was born first, how old you were when each of them passed away, and so on.

Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the timeline. The timeline will also graphically show any inconsistencies, mistakes, and other problems with your individual family tree. The timeline can show up to nine generations. Here is an example of someone with no parent/child relationship. 

 The person identified as Jens Christian Jergensen is likely not a member of any family. In addition, there is an inconsistency with the age of one of the family members. 

This is another powerful tool in the MyHeritage toolbox.