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Roots Adventure Full Archive
A complete home for serious family-history research.
Bring people, relationships, documents, sources, timelines, photographs, stories, DNA clues, research notes, and open questions together in one connected private archive.
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- Evidence-led
- Keep sources and research context beside the facts they support.
- Private
- Your family archive remains under your control.
- Built to grow
- Continue adding people, evidence, photographs, and discoveries over time.
More than a basic family tree
Your family history, connected in context.
A family tree records relationships. The Full Archive goes further by keeping people connected to the documents, sources, photographs, stories, timelines, research questions, conflicts, and evidence that explain their lives.
Sources and evidence
Keep source citations, document details, evidence summaries, and research notes beside the facts they support.
Timelines and places
Follow life events, residences, migration, work, and changing family context over time.
Photographs and stories
Preserve photographs, memories, biographies, and oral-history notes with the people they belong to.
DNA and clues
Record DNA matches, shared clues, hypotheses, and open questions without turning possibilities into conclusions.
Brick walls and conflicts
Track unresolved identities, conflicting evidence, missing records, and next research steps.
What makes Full different
Research, evidence, and story stay together.
Beyond names and dates
A tree shows structure. The Full Archive keeps the record, source, note, and question beside the person it explains.
Context stays close
Documents, photographs, stories, places, and timelines remain connected instead of being scattered across separate folders.
Uncertainty has a home
Conflicts, hypotheses, brick walls, and DNA clues can be recorded without overstating what the evidence proves.
Inside the Full Archive
See how the archive holds the research.
Explore the real Full Archive demonstration and see how people, evidence, sources, photographs, timelines, and open questions remain connected.
See the whole research picture.
See people, family units, documents, open questions, and current research focus in one view.
Core capabilities
Everything a complex family archive needs, kept close together.
People and relationships
Keep names, family structure, and complex relationships connected to context.
Sources and evidence
Keep records, citations, open questions, and conclusions close together.
Documents and photographs
Give family materials a home beside the people and stories they belong to.
Questions and context
Track uncertainty, DNA context, research notes, and evidence without forcing certainty.
Export and backup
Keep archive copies and owner-controlled backups part of the workflow.
Privacy-first archive
Preserve family material without turning private work into a public family tree.
The research workflow
Turn scattered discoveries into documented family history.
- 1
Capture
Add a person, record, photograph, story, source, or research question.
- 2
Connect
Link each item to the people, relationships, places, and events it informs.
- 3
Cite
Record where information came from and preserve the source details.
- 4
Evaluate
Separate evidence, interpretation, conflicts, hypotheses, and open questions.
- 5
Preserve
Keep the documented story together and create backup copies as the archive grows.
Private and owner-controlled
One complete archive that stays with you.
The Full Archive opens in a modern browser and keeps your family-history work together in a private HTML workspace. It does not require your family information to be published to a public family tree.
No installation
Open the archive in a modern browser.
Works offline
Continue organizing your research without a constant internet connection.
Portable
Keep the archive on your computer, external drive, or another storage location you choose.
Export and backup
Create backup copies so your archive remains under your control.
Private by design
Your family information does not need to be published publicly.
Built to grow
Continue adding people, sources, photographs, stories, and research over time.
What is included
A complete evidence-led family-history workspace.
- Dashboard and archive overview
- Detailed person profiles
- Flexible family relationships
- Family-tree views
- Family units and households
- Timelines and places
- Documents and photographs
- Sources and citations
- Evidence summaries
- Research notes
- Family stories
- DNA notes and clues
- Brick-wall tracking
- Conflict and open-question tracking
- Migration mapping and migration context
- Export and backup tools
- Built-in guidance and learning content
The Full Archive is supplied as a digital HTML archive that opens in a modern browser.
Which archive fits you?
Choose the level of archive your research needs.
Full Archive
- Best for
- Researchers, complex family histories, source tracking, DNA clues, brick walls, and evidence-led work.
- Includes
- Detailed research tools, citations, timelines, evidence context, conflicts, DNA notes, and open questions.
Lite Archive
- Best for
- Families beginning with people, photographs, stories, documents, memories, and a simpler family tree.
- Includes
- A lighter family archive without the deeper research workspace.
Full Archive questions
Common questions
Is the Full Archive a subscription?
No subscription terms are published on this page. Purchase and delivery details are shown during checkout.
Is it a physical binder?
No. Roots Adventure Full Archive is a digital HTML archive that opens in a modern browser.
Do I need to install software?
No installation is required. Open the archive using a supported modern browser.
Does it work offline?
Yes, the core archive is designed to work without a constant internet connection.
Is my family information private?
The archive does not require you to publish your family information to a public tree. You choose where the archive and its backup copies are stored.
Can I add more people later?
Yes. The archive is designed to grow as you add people, relationships, evidence, photographs, stories, and research.
What is the difference between Full and Lite?
Full is designed for deeper evidence-led research. Lite offers a simpler archive for relatives, photographs, stories, documents, and memories.
Can I create backups?
Yes. Use the available export and backup controls to create copies of the archive.
How is the archive delivered?
Purchase and delivery details are shown during checkout.
Preserve the work
Build a family archive that keeps the evidence and the story together.
Bring your people, documents, photographs, sources, timelines, stories, and research into one private archive you can continue building over time.
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