Story Scroll — Your Family's History, Told by AI
Your family tree, turned into a flowing longform narrative with historical context. Shareable as a link. A story worth reading instead of a chart worth scanning.
In one paragraph
Story Scroll is an AI-generated longform narrative of your family tree. It takes the names, dates, places, and life events you've entered and weaves them into a readable story with historical context — the way a novelist would tell your family's history instead of the way a spreadsheet would. Every scroll has its own shareable URL. Available on Legacy Pro.
What is a Story Scroll?
A Story Scroll is an AI-generated longform narrative that takes the people in your family tree and tells their story in prose — with historical context woven in. Instead of dates on a chart, you read your family's history the way you'd read a book. It's shareable as a link so relatives can read it without signing up.
Why Story Scroll exists
A story, not a spreadsheet
Dates and names are the skeleton. Story Scroll is the connective tissue — the narrative that makes your family tree actually readable.
Historical context, built in
When your great-grandfather emigrated in 1912, the story explains what that meant — the route, the era, the world he was leaving behind.
Grounded in your actual data
The AI uses only the facts in your tree. No invented relatives, no hallucinated events. If a detail isn't in your tree, the story doesn't claim it.
Shareable as a link
Every scroll gets its own URL. Send it to family who don't have an account, include it in an email, or print it as a keepsake for a reunion.
How it works
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Build your tree first
Story Scroll works from the people you've added — their names, dates, places, and life events. The more you've filled in, the richer the story.
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Generate your scroll
Choose a tone and generate. The AI weaves names, dates, and historical context into a flowing narrative in about a minute.
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Edit and share
Adjust sections, regenerate parts you want to rewrite, or edit the text directly. When it feels right, share the link or print the scroll.
Why MyLegacySpace
Nobody else auto-writes your family's history as a readable story. Ancestry and MyHeritage hand you a chart and expect you to make meaning. We hand you a narrative your niece will actually read on the plane to the family reunion.
Questions about Story Scroll
- What is a Story Scroll?
- A Story Scroll is an AI-generated longform narrative that weaves your family tree data — names, dates, places, life events — into a readable story with historical context. Instead of reading dates on a chart, you read your family's history the way you'd read a book.
- What plan includes Story Scroll?
- Story Scroll is included on the Legacy Pro plan ($9.99/month). The feature uses significant AI compute per story, so it lives at the Pro tier. You can preview a short sample before upgrading.
- How accurate is the AI-generated history?
- The AI uses only the facts in your tree — names, dates, and places you've entered. Historical context is drawn from well-established public history. We don't fabricate relatives, fake events, or invent details. If a fact isn't in your tree, the AI won't make it up.
- Can I edit the generated story?
- Yes. You can regenerate sections, adjust tone (warm, formal, conversational), and edit the final text directly before saving or sharing. The AI writes the first draft; you shape it into exactly what you want.
- Can I share the story with my family?
- Yes. Every Story Scroll has its own shareable URL — `/story-scroll/[share-id]`. Send the link to relatives, include it in an email, or print the scroll as a keepsake. Visitors don't need an account to read it.
- How long is a typical Story Scroll?
- It depends on the size of your tree. A tree with 20-30 people typically produces 1,500-3,000 words of narrative. Larger trees produce longer stories organized by branch or generation.
Tell the story, not just the chart
Turn your family tree into a narrative your relatives will actually read. Available on Legacy Pro.