AnCEstory - HISTORY ALWAYS HAD OPTIONS - NOW WE BELONG
LOOKING AROUND
WORK IN PROGRESS - FRI'MAY'2026

npm run dev— starts the dev server (automatically prefers the richtree.jsonat the project root)npm run build— runsprepare-datathen builds. The smart script will either copy your local rich tree or download the latest from the repo so the deployed site always has excellent demo data.- Large personal
tree.json/rulers.jsonfiles are intentionally kept out ofpublic/(see.gitignore). The live site offers a one-click "Load full rich demo data" experience powered by the root-level files in this repo.
The public demo at https://fornevercollective.github.io/ancestory/ is designed to feel premium and immediately useful — far better onboarding than most genealogy tools.