Tell the whole family story
Create named chapters for different family lines. Choose the families to include, follow an ancestor line, and add a dedication to make the book your own.
Every family has a story worth keeping
Give your family story a place on the page.
The names in your family tree are more than records. They are the people, places, and memories that brought you here. Generations Bound helps you bring them together in a keepsake to share with the next generation.
Bring your family tree. Add your photographs. Make something to treasure.
From records to remembered lives
Your research, brought together.
Generations Bound turns an export from your genealogy program into organized, printable family pages. Bring different branches of your family into one book, include treasured photographs, and give your research a form your family can read and enjoy.
Make room for memories
Bring photographs alongside family records, add captions to albums, and include ancestor charts, a surname list, research notes, and name indexes.
Keep it for the next generation
Create and preview for free, and download an editable project file so you can return another day. Clean PDF purchasing is coming soon; current printed previews retain a watermark.
A little preparation. A lasting gift.
How Generations Bound works
Create an account
Sign up and log in to open the book builder.
Bring your family tree
Upload a GEDCOM, GEDZIP, or ZIP export from your genealogy program. Choose your families and build your chapters.
Make it personal
Add photographs, arrange chapters, and review the privacy options for living relatives.
Save and share thoughtfully
Download your project file for free to keep editing later. Review names, photographs, and notes before sharing. Clean PDF purchasing is coming soon.
A keepsake on your terms
Your family book. Your choice of printer.
Create, edit, and preview your book for free. When paid exports become available, a finished book version will cost $9.99 USD for a digital PDF. No physical book is included.
Print your purchased PDF at home or take it to a print shop that accepts PDF files. Choose the paper, binding, and printing options that suit your budget. Compare quotes from local and online printers—you choose where to print.
Printing and binding costs are separate. Prices, available services, and file requirements vary by printer. Check with your chosen printer before ordering.
Clean PDF purchasing is coming soon. For now, browser printing and saved PDFs retain the preview watermark.
Your family history deserves care.
Your account is stored securely in the Generations Bound database. Your uploaded family trees and books are not kept as saved projects on our server. Download your project file before leaving the builder, and review names, photographs, and notes before sharing with others.