If you’re shopping for someone who loves exploring their roots, we’ve handpicked a collection of thoughtful gifts that celebrate family, history, and the joy of discovery.
Looking for the perfect gift for the family historian in your life?
The following items are perfect for Christmas presents… or as a treat for yourself!
…and don't miss the Family Tree Black Friday sale, on until 30 November and packed with great savings!
MyHeritage DNA kit + 30-day Complete free trial
- Discover your origins across 2,114 regions
- Find new relatives through shared DNA
- Uncover your family history
- Build your family tree
- Explore 36.9 billion historical records
- Access all photo tools + Deep Nostalgia™
Black Friday offer: only £27* £79 + FREE shipping
Join Family Tree Plus and claim a FREE gift box, worth over £60
Join Family Tree Plus for £24.99/quarter and we'll also send you a free family history gift box, worth over £60, including:
- DNA: A Guide for Family Historians book (new edition)
- DNA Bootcamp notebook and pen
- Tracing Your Ancestors Through Family Photographs book
- How to Research and Record Your Family History mini booklet
- 5-generation ancestors chart, 5 x Family Record pages
- 2 x Census Record pages, 3 x Source Record pages
- 2 x Fold-out Pedigree Charts
- DNA Discoveries 100-page guide
Black Friday offer: just £24.99 per quarter | UK only
How to use Ancestry (but better) video course
Ancestry is one of the main platforms genealogists use when researching their family history, but are you getting the most out of it?
In these recorded webinars, Family Tree’s DNA Advisor Karen Evans focuses on: making the tree tools work for you, powering up your searches, and troubleshooting common challenges and confusion.
Usually £55, the video course is just £19.99 until 30 November!
Black Friday offer: better than half price!
Tell Me Your Life Story, Dad
Create a timeless keepsake your family will treasure forever. Tell Me Your Life Story, Dad is a beautifully designed guided journal with 200+ thought-provoking questions, helping fathers record memories, wisdom, and life lessons.
Framed Surname History Scroll
Celebrate your family history with a Coat of Arms & Surname History Print. This A3 scroll features a full-colour coat of arms, detailed surname history, heraldic symbols, and a gold seal of authenticity – an heirloom to treasure for generations.
Personalised Oak Family Tree Frame
A handmade family tree gift with engraved mini hearts with family names, special dates and places – your tree, your choice, framed and giftwrapped.
Personalised Family Tree Glass Dome Bauble
Celebrate Christmas by displaying all the family members within this beautiful Family Tree Glass Dome Bauble.
EXIT: The Abandoned Cabin
Put your family history sleuthing skills to the test with this thrilling, puzzle-filled escape game for ages 12+. Use logic, teamwork, and clever clue-solving (just like in genealogy!) to crack riddles and escape in 1–2 hours of family fun.
Trekking through History
Put your family history curiosity to work with a fast-paced, beautifully illustrated game where you place real events in order. Perfect for history lovers and genealogy buffs alike – family fun that sharpens your sense of time and story.
TALES Life Story Interview card game
150 curated questions, simple interviewer instructions, and pro recording tips—all in a beautifully designed, durable card deck. Crafted by expert narratologists to help you spark meaningful conversations and preserve memories that matter.
More or Less card game
50/50 trivia game where you guess your way through wild facts—like who rationed more toilet paper in WWII or who was less tall. Easy to learn, fun for all ages (12+), and packed with laughs.
Moleskine 2026 Weekly Planner
Get organised in 2026! This weekly planner covers the full year, features lined pages for notes, goal tracking and travel planning, and comes with stickers to personalise your schedule.
Historical Maps
We’re often obsessed with dates and events in our ancestors’ lives, but what about where they lived? Ordnance Survey are offering special discounts on historic maps, with every corner of the UK covered.
Save 30% with the code: MOREHISTORY
Parker IM Writing Rituals Fountain Pen
Designed for focus and wellness, each pen features a calming blue gradient, smooth ink flow and a luxurious feel. Meticulously crafted with chrome trim, it comes in a stylish gift box—perfect for writers and thoughtful gifting.
Tree of Life Journal
The Leather Village Vintage Leather Journal features handcrafted cruelty-free leather, durable binding and luxurious cotton paper with deckled edges. Ideal for sketches, journaling, photos and memories you’ll treasure for generations.
The Match, Harlan Coben
Discovered living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey, Wilde has grown up knowing nothing of his parents, and even less about his own identity. When a match on a DNA database puts him on the trail of a close relative, Wilde thinks he might be about to solve the mystery of who he really is.
The Seven Sisters, Lucinda Riley
Follow Maia D’Aplièse in a sweeping story of family, secrets and self-discovery. When her father’s death reveals clues to her origins, Maia’s search for the past takes her from Lake Geneva to Rio de Janeiro – perfect inspiration for anyone who loves uncovering family histories.
The Deserter's Tale, Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Forensic genealogist Morton Farrier thought he was ready for anything—until he found himself face-to-face with his first love after 26 years… and a family mystery that hits closer to home than he ever imagined.
The Irish Inheritance, MJ Lee
June 1921: a British officer is shot on a remote Irish hillside. November 2015: genealogical detective Jayne Sinclair is hired to uncover the identity of an adopted billionaire’s real father. Three clues. One deadly secret. A killer who will stop at nothing.
Start Your Family Tree 2025
Produced in association with Ancestry, this practical guide is packed with step-by-step guides to help you search smarter. It’s the perfect gift for a relative – or a treat for yourself.
Save 50% until 30 November
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