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Heritage Fan: an ancestor fan chart poster
A half circle full of ancestors: Heritage Fan arranges your forebears in rings around a medallion, shaded from dark to light, and from across the room it reads like a graphic print.
The fan chart is one of genealogy’s oldest layouts, and it has one big advantage: every generation gets exactly one ring and every person exactly one segment. At a glance you see how far your research reaches in each line and where segments are still empty.
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Launch price until Nov 22Shipping to United States included · delivered in 7–12 business days from payment, printing included
Examples from the renderer
Preview renders of made-up test families, produced by the same renderer that writes the print file. The print file has 300 dpi.
What the poster shows
At the bottom centre the root person sits in a medallion with just their name and year of birth. The first ring holds the parents, the second the grandparents, and so on outwards, up to 7 generations on A1 and 5 on A4, counting the root person. The father’s side is on the left, the mother’s on the right, and names follow the curve of the segments.
Below the medallion you find the family name, the number of generations and ancestors, and the span of years. Long names are shortened by fixed rules, surnames never, and no text ever runs over the edge of its segment.
Heritage Fan shows ancestors only. For descendants or siblings, Heritage Oak and Modern Clean are the better fit.
Ombré palettes
Each palette runs from a dark tone at the centre to a light one at the edge, so the generations read without extra lines. You can choose Navy & Gold, Sage & Cream, Mauve Ombré, and Earth & Amber. The half circle uses almost the full width of the landscape sheet, and the lettering stays inside its segment on every ring.
Who it is for
Genealogists like the fan because it shows the state of the research honestly: where an ancestor is missing, the segment stays light and empty. As a gift it looks calm and graphic, for a parent’s birthday, a retirement, or someone who has just started tracing their family. On the wall it suits a study, a stairwell or a simply furnished room.
Sizes, paper and frames
Every template is printed in landscape at 300 dpi with lightfast inks.
- Sizes: currently A4, A3, A2, and A1
- Unframed on 250gsm museum paper, framed on 200gsm matte paper
- Frames in natural wood, black or white: pine with shatterproof plexiglass, hanging kit included. Heritage Fan comes with the black frame preselected.
Your data
Upload a GEDCOM file from Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, RootsMagic or another program, or enter the ancestors in the online assistant, up to 7 generations. Living people appear without years by default, and you can correct names before printing without changing your file.
Frequently asked questions
What is a fan chart?
A pedigree chart drawn as a half circle: the root person sits at the centre and each generation forms a ring further out. The segments double from ring to ring, just like the number of ancestors.
How many generations fit on Heritage Fan?
Up to 7 generations on A1 and 5 on A4, counting the root person.
Can the fan show descendants?
No, Heritage Fan shows ancestors only. For descendants, use Heritage Oak in descendant mode or Modern Clean.
Which colours are available?
The ombré palettes Navy & Gold, Sage & Cream, Mauve Ombré, and Earth & Amber. You switch between them in the design step and see the result in the preview straight away.
What happens to living people?
Living people appear without years by default. Anyone without a death date who would be at most a hundred years old counts as living. You can switch the protection off in the design step.
See your family in this template
Upload a GEDCOM file or type in the names. The preview is free and ready in a few seconds.