Why "About 1850" Breaks Most Genealogy Software
Genealogy evidence is mostly approximate. Why "circa 1850" breaks search, sorting, and merges in most family tree software — and how to work around it.
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Notes on building genealogy software — what works, what does not, and what we are still honest about not having yet.
How We Designed Around Responsible AI in Genealogy
How Gather the Family designs around CRAIGEN's five principles for responsible AI in genealogy, including where we still fall short.
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Why Your GEDCOM Import Keeps Losing Sources (And How to Stop It)
Why GEDCOM imports quietly lose citations, notes, and media links when you move a tree between programs, and a checklist to catch it before you trust the result.
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What "GPS-Compliant" Actually Means for Your Family Tree (And Why Most Software Ignores It)
What the Genealogical Proof Standard actually requires, and why most genealogy software helps you collect facts but doesn't help you prove them.
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We Tested AI on Census Handwriting Across Three Decades. Here's What Actually Matters.
We tested AI on real 1910–1930 census handwriting. Here's what actually broke, what changed, and the one honest caveat that's still true.
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Why I Built Gather the Family
Why I'm building Gather the Family — AI-assisted genealogy software for serious researchers, and what I'm just as upfront about not having yet.
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