| The type of family tree that you create is | | | | asking other relatives to take a look at your |
| entirely your decision; how involved do you want | | | | completed genealogy project so that they can |
| it to be, what layout you would like to use, and | | | | bump your information up against their own |
| even how far back into your family history you | | | | memories. |
| wish to delve. If you are drawing a blank when | | | | An easy to follow format is another important |
| sitting down to attempt to get started on your | | | | aspect of creating a good family tree. Keep your |
| project you might want to consider taking a look | | | | lines and information straight, simple, and clean; |
| at a few examples of family trees. | | | | maintaining not only an easy to read format but |
| In addition to samples that you might find in doing | | | | also making the project visually appealing to those |
| searches on the internet, first take a look at | | | | who will take a look at it. Avoid confusing yourself |
| those that have already been created by | | | | and others by trying to jam too much information |
| members of your family and even by your | | | | onto a small chart. If need be, create a bigger |
| friends. Their styles are likely to be pretty similar | | | | chart that it can hold all of your family's history. |
| to what you are envisioning for your own family | | | | There are no set rules about what a good family |
| tree. Not only will you be able to gain a few ideas | | | | tree representation should look like just so long as |
| for your own project, but you might be able to | | | | all of the information, facts and numbers are |
| use some of the information that has been | | | | accurately depicted. Don't be caught up in the idea |
| recorded on existing family trees created by | | | | that a family tree needs to be displayed on one |
| various members of your family! | | | | piece of paper or poster board. The tree can be |
| A good example is going to be one that has been | | | | as large or as small as you want it to be. A |
| thoroughly researched so that there are no blank | | | | practical idea to ensure adequate space for the |
| spaces in your lineage; if you do stumble across a | | | | expansion of your project is to use a notebook |
| blank when it comes to knowing names, dates, or | | | | or a binder to create your family tree; using a |
| places of birth start interviewing all of your family | | | | large binder will allow for more space to let your |
| members. You could be pleasantly surprised at | | | | charts grow as large as it needs to be. |
| the information that you grandmother, or even | | | | Do a bit of research within your family with a bit |
| your uncle has on relatives you know little about. | | | | of web searching to see if one or more examples |
| Keeping your data accurate is so important so | | | | appeal to you. You are sure to find much in the |
| that the information about your family tree can | | | | way of samples, suggestions, and possibly even |
| be recorded and preserved correctly; consider | | | | help with creating your perfect family tree! |