Family Timeline: Historical facts

Since Heredis 2026, the family chronology has had a name change. It is now called Family Timeline.

In fact, since Heredis 2026, it has been possible to display historical facts to situate your ancestors in the historical context, making it a real timeline.

Open the family timeline from the Documents menu > Family timeline on macOS or the Trees menu > Family timeline on Windows.

Basic operation has not changed. See the articles Family Timeline: Interface overview, Family Timeline: Groupings, Family Timeline: Smart search and Export a personal or family timeline or wheel for printing.

Place your ancestors in the historical context in which they lived.

Check the Show historical facts box.
Choose the category of historical facts you wish to display by clicking on the drop-down menu.

If you have customized categories, they will appear.
See the Historical facts index article for all you need to know about adding categories and historical facts.

Click on the button on Windows and on macOS to open the index of historical facts.

Check the Show date box to display the date of historical facts on the timeline. The format applied is that chosen for events, to ensure a uniform timeline.