About Discover Their Stories

A different approach to family history tools

Our Mission

Traditional genealogy software focuses on building trees—collecting names, dates, and connecting relationships. That's important work, but it's only the beginning.

Discover Their Stories picks up where the tree ends. We help you go deeper into the research, understand the context of your ancestors' lives, and transform that research into content your family will actually read and cherish.

With AI assistance, we make the tedious parts faster—extracting information, identifying patterns, suggesting connections—so you can spend your time on what matters: understanding and sharing the lives of those who came before.

Our Principles

Storytelling First

We believe family history is about stories, not just data. Every ancestor was a person with hopes, fears, and a life worth remembering.

Your Data, Your Control

All your work stays on your computer. We don't store your family data on servers. Export everything in open formats.

AI as Assistant

AI helps with the heavy lifting—analysis, synthesis, writing—but you stay in control. The human researcher makes the decisions.

Built for Researchers

Created by genealogists who understand the unique challenges of family history research. We know what matters.

How It Works

  1. 1

    Extract

    Use our browser extension to capture sources from FamilySearch. All the indexed information, citations, and context—extracted in seconds.

  2. 2

    Document

    The raw data becomes a clean evidence document—organized, searchable, and stored locally on your computer.

  3. 3

    Contextualize

    AI analyzes your sources—finding patterns, identifying conflicts, grouping duplicates, and suggesting research directions.

  4. 4

    Tell

    Transform your research into stories, timelines, and shareable content that brings your ancestors to life for your family.

Discover Their Stories is a personal project built with love for family history.