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Family Tree Guide - Step #1. Plan My Family Tree How to Make A Family Tree Guide Plan Research Organize Publish Advertise Before you start any new family tree making project, you must make a plan of action. If you do not have a clear focus, you can spread your genealogy research time thin and not gather information for a complete family tree. Determine Your Focus Before you start any project, you should set some goals that will help you focus your engergy on a desired outcome. With that in mind, you can collect your resources, determine a focus, and execute a plan that will help you successfully achieve your genalogical goals. Keep in mind if, even if you start out just wanting to write an essay on one family ancestor, you can always expand on your research and produce a family tree on a much larger scale later. Here are some ideas for focusing your genealogy research into a finished family tree report, essay, book, or website : 1. Compilation of family documents, letters, recipes, and photographs - This record book would be more of a picture book than a narrative. 2. Biography on one major ancestor - Develop a narrative around the life story of one main ancestor. This effort makes note of the chronological history and the history of friends, family and other associates taking part in this ancestor''s life. 3. Multigenerational family history - This body of work would offer narratives, photographs, recipes, etc related to each person in the family tree. 4. Documentation of family clusters - This would be a broader collection of family clusters. Each family unit would hold a separate narrative that may give more focus to a patriarch or matriarch of the family unit. Create a Mission Statement Here are some tips for writing a mission statement: 1. What type of reporting method? - If you plan to create a collection of photographs and recipes, you know to search for those items. 2. What family lines will I include? - You can expand into so many directions if you track every family line related to you. We advise focusing on one, such as your matriarchal grandmother's family. 3. How far back do you want to go? - If you wish it, it will happen -- if you want to track back to the Mayflower, decide this in the beginining. You may want to start with a progression, such as from now until the civil war time period. Gather Materials Needed You are going to uncover an abundance of information about many different subjects. Purchase supplies at the local paper products store. Purchase the following : 1. Download Printable Family Tree Forms - Find free printable pedigree charts, family tree fan charts, and family record chart on our Organize Your Family Tree page. 2. Index Cards - Buy a pack of 100+ because you will need to track each family member with its own index card. 3. Index Card Box - This item will help to organize the cards and allow you to easily travel to your research destinations with your cards. 4. Writing Tablets - Great for quickly jotting down information that can be organized on index cards later. 5. Audio Recording Device - Necessary for recording conversations with relatives and other human sources. 6. Digital Camera - This is great for taking pictures of family members, important places or even important documents and artifacts that you may not be able to remove from it storage area. 7. Binders and Manilla Folders - You will want to organize your family tree documents into a separate binder for each surname. Within each binder should be a set of attached folders for each person grouped by family unit. 8. Photo Albums - You will need a safe place to store pictures of family members. We suggest starting with an album for each surname that has removable pages with acid free picture protectors. Information To Track Before doing research, always know what information for which you are searching. Here is a list of key facts you will want to find on each subject : 1. Full Name - [Title, First, Middle, Last, Maiden] 2. Spouses - [Full Names | Birth Dates |Wedding Dates | Divorce Dates | Parents] 3. Children - [Birth Dates/Locations | Death Dates | Birth Order] 4. Addresses - You will want to define the addresses for each stage in a person's life (childhood, first adult home,etc), so that you know where to search for items that relate to a specific stage. 5. Occupations - [Locations | Company Names | Dates of Employment] 6. Affiliations - [Churches | Lodges | Local Government | Volunteer Groups| Baptismal records] 7. Military Records - [Discharge certificates | Death records | Training records | Records of Training]

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