Southern Echoes, Vol 21 #9
Need a
different kind of genealogical chart? How about one that has
your ancestors etched on elephant ears?
The
author (designer) has hand-drawn fanciful unique ancestral charts to
fill in and add color to make them all your own. Each one starts
with YOU and works backwards on the theory that YOU are NUMBER 1!!
Where
do you use these charts? Well, the author suggests a regular
paper chart for display, but also mentions announcements [what a
unique way to send out a notice of a birth?], book covers, Greeting
cards, mugs, newsletter designs, note paper, notebook dividers,
research aids, reunion notices, and the ever reliable T-shirt!
The
idea is to photocopy the illustration and proceed to use it as is, or
to make it larger or smaller, to fill in names with your favorite
type, pen, calligraphy or original style, and to create your own
"tree," embellishing as you go. Explanations are given
for the theory of 1 of you, 2 parents, 4 grandparents, etc.
So, put
a little fun in your serious business of finding out how your arrival
happened to be what it is. Surround your family with hearts,
flowers, documents, birds, modes of ransportation, or put them in the
desert, on a windmill, in a spider's web, on a turtle's back, in a
brick wall (apprpriate for those for whom you have reached the
"brick wall") or let them fly up on eagles wings.
Have
fun!!
boOoa
NH Gen.
Record, April 1999
A
unique collection of hand-drawn family trees and charts. These
can be filled in and colored as you desire. You may photo-copy,
photo-reduce, scan, whatever you chose for use with your family,
relatives, reunion, whatever. All these family trees are
ancestral trees, starting with yourself, or whoever you select for the
beginning. Some are quite whimsical while others are very
ornate. The variety should satisfy all peoples needs. If
you are not an artist, or not able to come up with different designs,
then this little book is probably for you.
boOoa
Arthur
Louis Finneli
Pilgrim Newsletter, Vol 87 #4, Spring 2000
This is
indeed a unique collection of hand-drawn family trees and charts which
you can fill in and color yourself. Each design is original and
available as clip-art for all sorts of uses.
What a
great use for note cards and stationery. There is no limit to
what you can do with it if you use your imagination. A truly
great collection that can be used for years to provide keepsakes for
family members. You will want to have this just to enjoy the art
work and enhance tht next family reunion.
boOoa
