Trace one dimension of your family story across generations.
The Portrait tells the story of one person. The Thread tells the story of a force that moved through generations — shaping how every person in a family line ate, worked, prayed, learned, moved, or died. A single dimension of human experience traced across three to seven generations.
This is not a collection of mini-Portraits. The Thread combines statistical pattern recognition across your family line with historical narrative explaining why the pattern looked the way it did. Did poverty follow this family — or did each generation do better than the last? Were they always on the move, or did the same county hold them for a hundred years? The Thread answers questions no single-ancestor product can.
What you need: A GEDCOM family tree file (from Ancestry, FamilySearch, or any genealogy software). Minimum 3 generations. Recommended: 4-7 generations for the richest analysis.
See the patterns across many people in your tree to answer questions like these:
You choose your dimension when you order. Not sure which? Start with a curated package.
One dimension traced across your entire family line. You choose the lens; we trace the pattern. Requires family tree file.
Introductory price · Standard $99
Curated multi-dimension analysis + synthesis essay connecting the themes + family snapshot. Four themed packages available. Requires family tree file.
Food · Health · Death
What they endured — and what their bodies carried forward.
Clothing · Religion · Music & Arts
The inner life — what they believed, wore, and created.
Shelter · Language · Migration · Civic Life
The journey — where they went, what they lost, what they gained.
Education · Work · Wealth
The climb — did each generation do better than the last?
All Mini-Bundles $189 · Includes synthesis essay + family snapshot · Requires family tree file
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