How to Create a Family Timeline on Histolines: Step-by-Step Guide

1. Register and Log In
   Start by creating an account on Histolines. Once registered, log in to begin posting and building your family timeline.
2. Open the Timeline for the First Person
   In the site’s ribbon, find the “Pick a Name” area. Type the name of the person you want to begin with (it could be a family member or ancestor). After typing the name, click “Go to page for [name]” to open their timeline.
3. Post the First Event
   Once you’re on the person’s timeline (which may be empty if they are new), click “Post Event”.

• Start with something simple, like their birthday.
• In the “What happened” field, select an appropriate event from the suggested options, like “Was born.”
• Add a date or at least the year of the event.

This is how you create a regular post on the timeline. Now, let’s add this event to a family timeline!

2. Add the Event to a Family Timeline

• Before posting the event, click “Advanced Inputs”.
• In the advanced options, you’ll find a field to add the family name. Enter the family name here.
• After that, hit “Add” to save the post.

3. View the Post in the Family Timeline

• Refresh the page, and you’ll see the newly added post on the person’s timeline.
• Click the three dots on the post and select the “Family” tab. Here, you can view which families the post belongs to.

4. Add the Event to Multiple Families

• A single event can belong to multiple families. To add it to another family, simply go back to the “Family” tab, and add a second family name.

5. Add Existing Posts to a Family Timeline
If you have an existing post on a timeline that you want to link to a family timeline, click the three dots on that post, go to the “Family” tab, and add the event to a family, just like in the earlier steps.

6. Managing and Viewing Family Timelines
Once you’ve started a family timeline, you can access it directly from any post linked to the family. You can also find it under the “List of Families” section.

• When you go to the family timeline page, any event you add from there will automatically be linked to that family, making the process even easier!

Bonus:
Here’s a short video demonstrating this process. (Include your video link here).