How do you display your family tree? The wall hanging quilt was my first attempt at quilting. I didn't know squat about designing one, I just knew that back in about 1992, when you could put pictures onto fabric, that that's what I wanted to do. I made a trip to my Grandmother's to see what pictures I could get a hold of and I hit the jackpot. So the quilt goes like this: Start at the bottom. That's my daughter. Follow counter-clockwise, the next one is her mother, then her mother, etc, all the way around the quilt. At the time, I had information on 8 generations, and pictures of the women of 6 generations. So my message to my daughter is this, "You come from strong women, women who have had hard trials. You, too, can do hard things."
Once I had all those pictures gathered, I knew I wanted to display them as well. So in the picture frame are three sets of water colored hard cardboard frames (two in a set). I took the photos that were in negatives to someone who could size them. The goal was to make all the heads the same size, except the one which was a wedding picture. The last picture on the right was the amazing one since it started out being the size of the end of my pinky. I think it turned out pretty dang outstanding. It's my pride and joy. My Grandmother was the first owner of this until she passed on, then it traveled to my Mother, and now back to me.
In the first picture, you can see a 16 generation chart. Some people like things all electronic - and they keep their info that way. I like my family tree on paper, so I can easily refer to it. When I help others with their genealogy, I hand them such a chart as a gift. It's a great way to organize info. I can't wait to share some of my genealogy systems. I hope these pictures give you some ideas of ways you can share your family tree with others!
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