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Where to Find Family Tree Templates

If you come from a great big family, like I do, trying to put together a family tree can be overwhelming. Personally, I find it difficult to try and figure out where to put all of my living relatives on a family tree. I am nowhere near ready to start working on where to place earlier ancestors. I’ve often thought that a regular family tree wouldn’t be enough… I would need a family giant redwood. Today, much to my surprise, I found what might be a better solution than turning an entire wall of my home into a giant family … Continue reading →

Who are Those People In My Family Crest?

Each family crest is unique. The colors, animals, and symbols that appear in a coat of arms all tell us something important about the family it belongs to. You might expect to see colors, animals, crosses, and other symbols on a coat of arms. Did you know there may also be images that resemble people? It might seem strange, but sometimes, there are people on a coat of arms. The people might represent deities, or mythological creatures. It could be half humanoid, and half animal. Or, there may be only a part of a person, instead of a whole person … Continue reading →

Meanings of Family Crests

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What do the symbols mean in a family crest? There are hundreds of different symbols, and each one has it’s a specific meaning behind it. The science of heraldry involves learning about all the meanings of each symbol. There are plenty of websites that contain a list of what all the symbols mean. Experts in heraldry have been known to disagree about exactly what a particular symbol means. There are some commonly held beliefs connected to each symbol, but there are also disputes about those meanings. Each coat of arms will have it’s own colors. The color gold means generosity. … Continue reading →

What is a Family Crest?

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The term “family crest” is a misnomer. The first crests were assigned to individual knights, who needed to be able to identify themselves to their followers. Later, the knowledge of the meanings behind the colors and symbols on each crest became known as the science of heraldry. Many people use the term “family crest” and the term “heraldry” as if they mean exactly the same thing. A family crest might also be called a “coat of arms”. An official coat of arms is supposed to have some specific things. At the top, there should be a motto. Below the motto … Continue reading →

Valentine Family Tree Project

If you need a project to do with your kids this month, consider using the festive colors and hearts of the popular Valentine’s Day themes as inspiration for a fun and colorful family tree. Let’s look at how to create a Valentine’s family tree. Here are the supplies you’ll need: *White poster board *Red construction paper *Craft glue *Black marker *Red marker *Red glitter (Optional) *Photos (Optional) *Photo corners (Optional) Now that we have all of the supplies together, let’s look at the steps to create this fun family tree: *Write the title of your tree in large letters across … Continue reading →

Creating Your Family Group Record

A family group record allows you to list everyone in an entire family. It will take several charts in order to complete a family group record. The family group record is several pages of one chart. The chart begins with a husband and allows you to mark if the husband remarried and has additional pages for additional marriages. Then, the chart will ask for the wife and then for each of the couple’s children. For each person listed on the family group record, the chart asks for their full name as well as important dates and places. The more information … Continue reading →

Types of Family Tree Charts

There are several different types of family tree charts. Among the most popular types are traditional and graphical family tree charts. Other common types are medieval and heraldic family tree charts. A simple family tree chart starts with the person of your choice, usually yourself, and branches out to the right showing your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and so on. Popular heraldic family tree charts are those for the UK, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Mexico and Scotland. These charts feature a coat of arms on the chart. Graphical family tree charts are probably what most people think of when they think of … Continue reading →

How to Trace Your Ancestors

There is a page on Facebook that is called “How to Trace Your Ancestors”. It seems to be designed to help new genealogists learn how to do some basic aspects of genealogy, how to get started, and what to do. A closer look at the links on the Facebook info page raise some questions about how good this really is for brand new genealogists. Genealogy is a hobby that is growing in popularity. As such, there seem to be new genealogy websites popping up all over the place. It isn’t unusual for these types of websites to try and attract … Continue reading →

Genealogy Was a Popular Party Theme for Old Maids

Today I learned about an interesting type of party that used to be fairly common in the Eastern United States, a type of party that has a genealogical theme. The Old Maid’s tea party was an occasion that would often be held on the occasion of a single, college-educated woman’s twenty fifth birthday. The parties were popular during a few different periods in time, including the roaring twenties. At a typical Old Maid’s tea party, a tea consultant would teach the ladies the art of serving tea. Gifts would be given to the “Old Maid”, and guests would show their … Continue reading →

Interesting Apps for Genealogists

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The internet is filled with resources that genealogists will want to use. Ancestry.com might be the first website that comes to mind, due to it’s increasing popularity. Genealogists who are new to the internet, or who just got a smartphone or tablet device may not know about all the wonderful genealogy related apps that are out there. There are several genealogy related apps that are designed to be used on iPhones, iPods, iPads, or android devices. Some of them get updated from time to time, and others stay the same. Once you find a few you are interested in, you … Continue reading →