New England roots · American republic & Civil eras
Lane Family
This project brings the original Lane genealogy book to life as an interactive family map.
The book is the foundation; newer family branches are added from our own research so descendants can reconnect with people, places, stories, and long-lost family treasures that were hard to see on the printed page.
Roughly 1600s–1900s New England lives, grounded in the Lane Genealogies (1891) and later archives—not a general U.S. history site, but a lane through the record.
DevConnect Labs
Suggested path Memorial for names and dates, then Museum or Trading cards, then Historians for compilers, War or Occupations for themed views, Plates for provenance, or Relationships & register for 1891 book-coded links. For a shareable packet, open Issue 1 magazine or the Issue 2 achievers edition; browse all 22 on Major achievers.
Primary data source Lane Genealogies, Vol. 1 (1891) — Internet Archive · Local plate extract set · NH Historical Society holdings · Lane Homestead preservation (NH Preservation Alliance)
Lane guide
LangChain · OpenAIAsk about the 1891 book, New England context, and where to look on this site. All curated book sayings & attributions (full list with PDF page refs). AI gives context, not proof—verify people and dates on the memorial wall, in the book plates, and against primary sources.
Suggested prompts
Explore
Stories & exhibits
Lane Museum
How do we tell the story? Chronological exhibits and docent-style framing—18th–19th c. lean.
OpenTrading cards
Permanent 32-card First Edition catalog—people, artifacts, and events—with citations, chronology, and print-ready exports.
OpenLane Cinema
The Lane Chronicle — 2.5-minute featurette: HeyGen ancestors, 1891 register codes, and the live relationship graph.
WatchQuick start guide
Scan the share card QR — David Lane walks Memorial, Museum, shirt stories, and book plates in ninety seconds.
WatchHeyGen print kit
Four-up t-shirt kit — William, Sarah, Jonathan, George — portraits, HeyGen slots, QR to HyperFrame or spoken line.
OpenHeyGen & HyperFrames
All avatar clips and narrated reels—Lane, music, disasters, mortgage tools—in one public browse page.
OpenRelationships & register
1891 book codes live here—No. N families, (N) carry-forward children, and Postgres father/mother/spouse links with PDF pages.
OpenPath between two people
Search by name, place, year, work, or register code, then step forward and back along the links that join two people.
OpenDirect line
What’s my straight line? One ancestor chain via parent links—no lateral branches.
OpenWas He an Idiot?
How did the press see a Lane? Popular Science (1884), Hampton Falls—full text, 19th c.
OpenScientific Lane
Who was Jonathan Homer Lane? Cousin-branch pride—Homer names in your line, lunar crater, and the Lane–Emden legacy.
OpenMajor achievers
Who stands out in Vol. I? Tiered list—compilers, record-keepers, national footprint—with book evidence and external links.
OpenHistory
Campaigns & remembrance
Sources
Book & plates
Historians
Who carried Volume I (1891) into print? Committee portraits, title page, timeline, and Chapman’s preface—plus room for modern record-keepers.
OpenBook sayings
Every curated excerpt from the PDF: quotation, short attribution / context, and page number—same set the museum docent uses.
OpenBook plates
What did the book look like? PDF plate extracts and tree join candidates—provenance first.
OpenIssue 1 magazine
A printable little family magazine built from historians, plates, cards, and one scoped war spotlight.
OpenOccupations
What work recurs? Aggregated roles across the tree—18th–19th c. common.
OpenTools