The AI family tree builder that starts where memory starts.

Chat Tree is AncestorIQ's AI family tree builder. Type everything you know, in any order, and it turns what you say into your tree, asking the right questions as it goes. Once it's there, you can ask it anything.

Guided building

No forms, no blank fields

  • Say what you remember

    Names, dates, half-remembered stories — in whatever order they come.

  • It asks the right questions

    Chat Tree fills the gaps by asking, not by making you hunt for fields.

  • It remembers everything

    Mention a detail once and it stays; nothing you share gets lost.

My grandma Rose arrived from Palermo around 1920.
Got it — Rose, from Palermo, arrived around 1920. One thing before I add her: was she your mother's mother, or your father's?
My mother'sMy father'sNot sure
My mother's.
Done — Rose's card started:
grandmother · mother's sidePalermo · origin~1920 · arrival
Do you remember her married name?
Type what you remember...
Always in order

A tree that shapes itself

  • Structured as you talk

    What you say becomes people, places, and relationships automatically.

  • Nothing changes without you

    Chat Tree suggests; you decide what actually goes on the tree.

  • Ready for Deep Research

    When you're ready, hand any gap to Deep Research to find the records.

Rose and Giuseppe had three kids — my mom Alice, aunt Sarah, and uncle Jim.
Noted — three new people, placed under Rose and Giuseppe:
Rose
grandmother
Giuseppe
grandfather
Alice
your mother · new
Sarah
aunt · new
Jim
uncle · new
Add all threeOne at a time
Ask Your Tree

Ask your tree anything

  • Anyone on your tree

    Who emigrated first, how two relatives connect, which dates disagree. The answer comes from the records you've gathered.

  • The world they lived in

    Ask what their town was like the year they left, and get the events behind the decision, not just the date it happened.

  • Every answer cites its source

    Each reply points to the record or event behind it, so you can check it before you trust it.

What was Palermo like the year Rose left?

A city still recovering from war, hunger, and influenza.

Rose left in the spring of 1920. Three things shaped that year:
1918The influenza pandemic reaches Sicily
1919Bread riots spread across Italy
1920Emigration from Palermo peaks
Sources
Passenger manifest, S.S. Duca degli Abruzzi, 1920
Giornale di Sicilia, July 1919
Ministry of Health bulletins, 1918
Ask about anyone, anywhere, any year...

Built for trust, flexibility, and speed

You're in control

Chat Tree only suggests. You decide what goes on the tree.

Nothing forgotten

Every detail you mention is kept and organised for you.

Start in seconds

No setup, no forms. Just start talking.

FAQs

No. Just type what you know in any order and Chat Tree turns it into your tree.

Never. Chat Tree only suggests; you decide what actually goes on the tree.

That's enough to start. Chat Tree asks the right questions and Deep Research can find the rest.

Yes. Ask about anyone on it and you get an answer drawn from the records you've gathered, with the source it came from.

Yes. Ask what was happening where they lived and you get the history around the records: the wars, the harvests, the crossings that shaped their choices.

Yes. Your data is yours. Export everything or erase it completely, on your terms, at any time.

Your family history starts with a sentence, not a form.

Start free and just say what you remember. Chat Tree turns it into your tree, asking the right questions as it goes.

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No credit card needed. Your tree stays yours.