A new kind of genealogy platform
Your Sixteen teaches you how — step by step, record by record — until you've named all 16 of your great-great-grandparents, with the skills to keep going long after you're done.
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"I tried Ancestry once. I clicked around for an hour, got confused, and gave up."
That's not a you problem. Most genealogy tools are built for people who already know what they're doing — massive databases with no explanation of how to use them, and no finish line in sight.
Your Sixteen is different. It's not a database. It's a course disguised as a personal project — and your family is the subject matter.
Start with what you know
Enter yourself, then your parents and grandparents. Most people have this information already. It takes about ten minutes to build the foundation.
Learn to research as you go
When you reach the ancestors you don't know, the platform guides you through real records — census documents, birth certificates, immigration files — with plain-English explanations of what you're reading and why it matters.
Hit a wall? That's the curriculum.
Can't find someone? That's expected — and it's where the real learning happens. Your Sixteen teaches the strategies real researchers use when a record seems to be missing.
Complete your Sixteen
When you've found all 16 great-great-grandparents, you've done something genuinely rare. You'll have a beautiful shareable artifact — and the skills to keep going if you want to.
Other platforms hand you a pile of hints and hope for the best. Your Sixteen shows you how to think like a researcher — so you actually understand what you're finding.
Every ancestor you add comes with a source. You'll learn why that matters, and how to tell a reliable record from a shaky one.
The goal isn't "build a tree forever." It's find your 16. That's a completable project with a clear, satisfying ending.
When you're done, you'll know how to read a census record, trace an immigrant ancestor, and navigate the major archives on your own.
Finish your Sixteen and you'll have a beautifully printed pedigree chart or family booklet — a real object you'll want to frame and share.
Join the waitlist and be the first to know when Your Sixteen opens its doors.
No spam. Just a note when we open the doors.