Relationship Calculator
Enter shared cM and see the plausible DNA relationships to test against records.
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Research Plan Builder
Turn a family-history question into a focused research plan.
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A free printable browser worksheet for organizing one DNA match, shared cM, shared-match context, ancestral clues, research hypotheses, documentary checks, and next steps.
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Research Plan Builder
Turn a family-history question into a focused research plan.
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- 12 minutes
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Brick Wall Strategy Builder
Diagnose a stuck family line and choose the next evidence path.
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- 15 minutes
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FAN Club Research Planner
Map friends, associates, and neighbors around an ancestor.
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Next Best Record Recommender
Choose the most promising record type for a research question.
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Unknown Parent Research Planner
Plan a sensitive unknown-parent or unknown-grandparent research path.
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- 20 minutes
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Relationship Calculator
Enter the shared centimorgans from a DNA match and see plausible relationship classes with the reasoning shown. No upload. No account required.
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Tools support research. Evidence decides the conclusion.
Roots Adventure tools are built to keep facts, interpretation, and hypotheses separate so your family story stays careful and defensible.
Suggestions aren’t facts
Calculator output and generated plans are leads to test, not proof of a family relationship.
Confidence is shown honestly
When a tool cannot support certainty, it says so plainly and keeps competing possibilities visible.
Private data stays under your control
Public tools avoid raw DNA uploads, unnecessary living-person details, and fake account storage.
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Solve an Unknown Parent Mystery
- Relationship Calculator
- DNA Match Tracking Sheet
- Professional review when the evidence is sensitive or complex.
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Break a Genealogy Brick Wall
- Research Plan Builder
- More planning tools coming soon
- Professional review when the evidence is sensitive or complex.
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Preserve a Grandparent’s Story
- Knowledge guides
- Story tools coming soon
- Professional review when the evidence is sensitive or complex.
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Build a Private Family Archive
- Archive guidance
- Archive tools coming soon
- Professional review when the evidence is sensitive or complex.
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