For family historians who are ready to finish
Your Research Is Already There.
Chronicle Makers Helps You Finish the Story.
A structured community with five labs, a proven writing method, and people who actually finish — not just collect.
$480 one-time payment — founding rate ends April 1, 2026
The problem no one talks about
You didn't stop caring about your family's history.
You stopped because the research kept growing and the writing never started.
More records. More names. More tabs open. And the stories your grandmother told you — still unwritten.
Chronicle Makers was built for this exact moment. Not the beginning of your research journey. Not someday when you finally have enough. Right now, with exactly what you have.
What Chronicle Makers is
Chronicle Makers is a structured community inside Skool.
It runs on five sequential Labs. Each one builds on the last. You enter at the Lab that meets you where you actually are — not where you think you should be.
By the time you work through the Labs that apply to you, you won't just know more about AI and genealogy. You'll have something finished.
The Five Labs
Lab 1: Technology Fundamentals
You've heard about AI but aren't sure where to start — or you've tried it and it didn't quite click.
This Lab gives you a confident foundation with the tools you'll use throughout Chronicle Makers: AI assistants, file management, and the basics that make everything else easier.
You'll finish knowing exactly how to use these tools for your own research and writing.
Lab 2: Organizing Essentials
You have research — but it's scattered across binders, hard drives, and browser tabs.
This Lab helps you get it organized, identify what you actually have, and build a research summary with citations you can use as your writing foundation.
You'll finish with a clear picture of your ancestor and a gap analysis showing exactly what you know and what you don't.
Lab 3: Chronicle Writing Foundations
This is where the writing happens.
Using the STORI method and the 10-Day Chronicle Writing Sprint — which has a 90% completion rate — you'll transform your research into a finished narrative your family can actually read.
You'll finish with a completed chronicle and a clear vision for sharing it.
Lab 4: Deep Research Methods
You've written your first chronicle and you want richer stories backed by deeper evidence.
This Lab teaches systematic research methods for complex documents, specific locations and time periods, and the brick walls that have stopped you for years.
You'll finish with records you didn't know existed and ancestral connections you can prove.
Lab 5: Publishing Essentials
Your chronicles are written. Now it's time to think bigger.
This Lab helps you see how individual ancestor stories can become chapters, how blog posts and research notes can become a book, and how to plan a full family history project from start to finish.
You'll leave with a book plan, a working structure, and enough publishing know-how to get your family's story into print.
How it works
Step 1 — Start where you are.
Take a quick look at the five Labs. Most members start in Lab 2 or Lab 3. You'll know immediately which one fits.
Step 2 — Work through it with the community.
Each Lab has video lessons, prompts, templates, and a community of people doing the same work at the same time. You're not alone.
Step 3 — Finish something.
This is the part most genealogy communities skip. Chronicle Makers is built around completion. Members finish chronicles. They share them. They start the next one.
This is for you if…
You have real research behind you — years of it, maybe decades — and you're ready to turn it into something your family will actually read and keep.
You're comfortable using a computer and willing to learn AI tools. You don't have to be a tech person. You just have to be willing to try.
You want structure, not a firehose of content. The Labs give you a clear path. You know exactly what to do next.
This isn't the right fit if…
You're a professional genealogist doing client work. Chronicle Makers is built for personal researchers. If that's you, I have something designed for professionals →
You're looking for a place to browse indefinitely without committing to finishing. The community is active. Members are working. You'll be expected to show up.
What Chronicle Makers members say
"I finished the story of an ancestor I knew very little about. I'm happy with my finished product — the step-by-step approach really helped me get started and finish."
— Holly B., Washington
"I never considered myself to be a good writer... however this course proved me wrong, that I could do this. By participating I was inspired to believe that I could do the writing, and ultimately did!"
— Mark Gillin, Texas
"Joining Chronicle Makers has been one of the best decisions I've made for my genealogy and writing work. It's a great course for anyone who wants to learn how to use the latest AI tools to bring family stories to life."
— Melinda Bossenmeyer, California
Built by a genealogist. Taught by someone who finished.
I'm Denyse Allen.
I spent six years as a professional genealogist specializing in Pennsylvania research — one of the most complex research environments in the country.
I built Chronicle Makers because I watched too many people (myself included) spend years perfecting research while their stories stayed unwritten.
AI changed what's possible. Chronicle Makers is how I teach it.
Join Chronicle Makers
$480 — one-time payment. Yours to keep. Forever.
Founding member rate — locks in before April 1, 2026.
Includes access to all five Labs, the full video library, community membership, and the 10-Day Chronicle Writing Sprint.
Questions? Email denyse@chroniclemakers.com
Frequently asked questions
Where does the community live?
Inside Skool, at skool.com/chroniclemakers. You'll need a free Skool account to join. Everything — the Labs, the videos, the community — lives there.
Do I have to work through all five Labs?
No. You start with the Lab that fits where you are right now. Many members jump straight to Lab 3 (writing) and come back to Labs 1 and 2 when they need them.
What if I'm not a tech person?
Lab 1 exists specifically for this. If you can type a sentence into Google, you can do everything in these Labs.
What's the 10-Day Chronicle Writing Sprint?
It's the structured writing experience in Lab 3 — ten days, daily prompts, community accountability, and a 90% completion rate. Most members say it's the thing that finally made them finish something.
Is this for beginners or experienced researchers?
Both. Lab 2 serves people just getting organized. Lab 4 serves researchers who've been at this for decades and are hitting real brick walls. The Labs meet you where you are.
I'm a professional genealogist doing client work. Is this right for me?
This community is designed for personal researchers, not client work. See what I'm building for professionals →
Your family's story is waiting.
You've done the research. You have the records. You have the names, the places, the gaps you've been trying to close for years.
Chronicle Makers is where all of that becomes something finished — something real, in your family's hands.
$480 one-time · Founding rate ends April 1