| If you're doing your family's genealogy,
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| | needlework may reflect the interests of
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| you're probably familiar with the charts
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| | the women in the family. There are many
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| and the family trees, fan charts, lineage
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| | different types of needlework that are
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| charts, etc., with all the names and
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| | used by someone at any time. However,
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| dates of your ancestors. Your charts may
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| | there are some forms that were more
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| go back 5, 10 or 15 generations, with all
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| | prominent during a particular time
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| the documented dates of birth, marriage,
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| | period. Quilts, comforters, embroidered
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| death. But how much do you really know
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| | sheets and pillowcases, tatted collars,
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| about those people? Try to add a little
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| | needlework samplers, Berlin work, lace
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| "color" to your ancestors, by giving a
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| | making, tambour work, trapunto, all had
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| fuller picture of each person. Do you
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| | their periods of popularity. Identifying
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| have any photos of them, any of their
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| | what type of work it was may help narrow
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| belongings, or stories about them?
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| | down the time period in which it was
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| Granted, the longer they have been gone,
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| | made, which, in turn, may narrow down the
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| the less chance you have of finding any
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| | women who might have made it.Sometimes
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| of their things. However, you can try to
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| | there are items passed down through the
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| document as many of the more recent ones
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| | family. They may be furniture pieces,
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| as possible.Photographs are good to show
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| | clocks, a special vase, china sets,
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| us what they looked like. If you're
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| | family Bible, military ribbons, quilts,
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| lucky enough to find photos of someone
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| | wedding or christening gown, jewelry, or
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| from childhood through adulthood, you
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| | any number of things. It's important
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| will have a pretty good idea of what they
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| | that the stories that come with these
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| looked like, as well as possibly what
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| | items are recorded and preserved.Don't
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| other members of the family looked like.
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| | forget to document the stories. Write
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| You may get an inkling of their income
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| | down the ones you recall hearing years
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| level from the clothes they wore or other
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| | ago. (Double-check for accuracy with
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| items in the picture. Remember, though,
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| | other family members.) You might even do
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| that they very well could be dressed in
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| | some oral history, sitting down with
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| their best clothes, whether for the
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| | older family members and recording their
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| photo, or because of the occasion. If
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| | memories of family, growing up, school,
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| the photo was taken by a professional
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| | church, jobs, etc. Wouldn't it be
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| photographer, any other items in the
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| | interesting to find out that that
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| photo may very well be the photographer's
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| | serious-looking man in the photo was your
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| props.Diaries, journals and letters can
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| | great-grandfather, and that he actually
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| give a good insight into what was
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| | had a sense of humor and loved jokes?
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| important to the person writing them.
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| | Oral history is best collected with the
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| They may also speak of other family
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| | use of tape recorders. These tapes
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| members and relatives, as well as
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| | should then be transcribed into a format
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| friends. This may help you to better
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| | easy to store and share with other
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| piece the family together, or even locate
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| | relatives.Lastly, don't forget the
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| them in census records, since oftentimes
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| | living! Family trees start with a living
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| family members and neighbors would move
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| | person and work backwards. When a future
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| to a new area together or join family and
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| | family member starts their tree, you may
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| friends who migrated earlier.Books that a
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| | not be around anymore to answer
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| person owned (or even wrote) may tell you
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| | questions, so be sure to include photos,
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| what his interests were, or how
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| | stories, and documents about yourself and
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| well-educated he was, be it formal
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| | other living relatives. Make your family
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| education or not. Any stories or poems
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| | tree truly a living and long-lasting
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| they wrote would reflect their interests
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| | tree.By paying attention to these types
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| and feelings. Cook books may have been
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| | of sources as you do your genealogy, you
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| hand-written, in which case they might
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| | can easily turn some of your "Black &
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| have been that cook's favorites, or
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| | White" ancestors into "Full Color"
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| family favorites written for a new bride.
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| | people.Janet Nugent holds a MA in
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| Or printed cookbooks with notes written
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| | Historical Administration and worked at
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| in, or pages marked, might also be an
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| | local history and living history museums
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| indication of well-used recipes.Tools
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| | for a number of years. Genealogy is one
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| might tell you more about a persons
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| | of her passions, along with preserving
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| occupation, or merely a hobby. You may
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| | the more tangible aspects of family
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| have to do some detective work to find
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| | history, and using these heirlooms to
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| out what unusual-looking tools were and
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| | tell the story of family members.
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| how they were used.Textiles and
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