Question/answer » What happens to my research when I am no longer there?

Many family trees get lost. They are on a computer that is cleared out, or on a disk that nobody can read any more. Years of work disappear. On Genealogy Online your research stays preserved and findable.

You decide what happens

On the page Your digital genealogical legacy you decide yourself what should happen to your publication after your death:

  • Your publication stays online. The word "the late" is then added to your name.
  • Or your publication is removed.

You also appoint your "family tree heirs". These are, for example, your children or a cousin who continues your research. They receive a link from Genealogy Online to download your data and images.

Your data stays yours

You remain the owner of your family tree. At any time you can download your GEDCOM file and all your images via Publication management. Handy if your own computer breaks down, or if you switch to another family tree program.

Also if you stop

If you stop researching, your publication can simply stay online. Others can then learn from it for years. If you do not want that, you remove your publication yourself.


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