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Grow Your Family Tree

Sync your family tree online

In Issue 593 we looked at ways you can store your family history on a USB stick or disc to preserve it for future generations. But it pays to keep a backup online too, so that other family members can continue your work after you’ve gone.

You may already be halfway to a solution if you’re storing a) or Find My Past (). Both sites are well-established, and neither charges for hosting your tree, so your research should be safe for years if not decades to come.

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