Did you catch Who Do You Think You Are? the other night? The first episode traced Sarah Jessica Parker's roots and she was certainly surprised at the results. Turns out, among other revelations, that her 10th great grandmother was one of the witches accused during the Salem Witch Trials. We've been working on our own genealogy chart. We never thought of it as something we'd like to display until we caught a glimpse of Inchmark's family tree!
Silhouettes of her family are arranged to make a family tree that, in contrast to the usual dusty and old-fashioned examples, includes neither spindly writing nor faux tree branches. Instead, it's a cool, modern and eye catching graphic. To find out more about how she did this and to see other examples of her amazing work, click here.
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Very cool! I like the silhouettes. Mine would be too short if I started with just my mom and siblings and too long if I started with my grandparents. And what to do about kids from other relationships/marriages. Clever idea if it works for you. That could be kind of a cool anniversary gift to an older couple.
Wow- I LOVE this. Now... how to convince my entire family to pose for silhouettes....
This show is a complete rip off of a pbs show called: Faces of America http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/
I did not watch the NBC show, but the PBS one was very interesting because not only did they do on celebrities and scholars, but many of them at the same time, and even found relationships between them. It was super interesting and fun to watch.
er that was meant to read: not only did they do celebrities but also scholars, and at the same time...
(I wish there was an edit button.)
I like the idea of doing the silhouettes!
My mom has always been really into genealogy so I have several binders full of genealogy charts and information on centuries of my family (we can trace back to the 1400's in one branch). It's neat, but it's not something I ever look at. This is a nice everyday display.
Look at that poor spinster, second from the top.
This is cool, can't imagine getting the babies to pose for the silhouette pic :)
I agree HeyNowTex, if it were just my parents, it'd be 5 20-30-somethings, all single, and my parents have like 13 brothers and sisters between them and all of their kids, oy vey!
Jose A, I know what you mean, I just heard about the show this morning and it sorta p'd me off that they'd rip off PBS, I think I'll write them an angry note!
Oooo, I love genealogy! Through lots of research I've actually discovered that almost all sides of my family have been in America since the early 1600s. Some were Lords and Ladies, while others were indentured servants. Many of my ancestors fought in the revolutionary and civil wars as well. Finding all of that out has me thinking about ways to display my little hobby. This post is a good starting point! Maybe we can see some more ideas?
Okay this is cool, but confused me. I'm used to horse breeding records that is read left to right. Most recent animal on the left and it's ancestors going to the right.
I did Ancestry.com for a while. It can have good info, but not always detailed info on each individual. Lots of census records - address,age,occupation every 10 years. ship records and military records.
However all of that doesn't say who did what exactly. You might get "farmer" or "teacher" Not teacher that taught 5th grade and raised prize winning pigs in his spare time.
I enjoy both shows, and I like the silhouettes tree above, but I'm creating a tree of my chosen family - people that love and support me - minus the kooky crazy people that don't accept me for one made-up reason or another... so it's not a true genealogical history but more of a spiritual support system. It includes my great grandmother, whom I never met, whose name I carry; my best friend out of state who always makes me feel loved and accepted; my godmother; my sister-in-spirit; a teacher/mentor, etc. For those who have mixed family history, and for whom a 'family tree' just doesn't make sense... I highly recommend it as an alternative.
Jeez, Miklak, really? You feel sorry for that "poor spinster" merely because she is single? How do you know that's not Marie Curie or Mae West or some Nobel Laureate, or somebody who lived a rich and fabulous and brilliant life, but who just happened to not get married and breed? Criminy. What century is this, anyway??
I know I a bit late to the party on this one, but I just found this page and its giving me great ideas for craft projects. I've been working on my family tree for a about a year now and I love this idea. May not work for the full tree, but for the most recent relatives its a great idea.
I am not sure why everyone thinks "Who Do You Think You Are" copied "Faces of America," "Who Do You Think You Are" has been a show on the BBC since about 2004.