Ancestry Trees

A family tree is a visual representation of the history of a family: who lived before us and what is their relationship to us. Though the basic structure of an ancestry family tree is the same, variations in style make the creation of ancestry trees an ever evolving form of art. The genealogy research results are transformed into tree images: narrow at the bottom and wider at the top, resembling the shape of a tree. This type of tree is created in the case when the study starts from a single individual and traces back his/her ancestors from one parent’s side. Another type of ancestry tree depicts the lineage from both parents’ side; in this case there will be two trees on the left and right sides of the individual. Many themes are used while visualizing a family tree. For example, some have all the male ancestors while some others have all the female ones. More ideas for family trees include ancestors of a particular location, holders of important titles or occupations, etc.

Professional genealogists generate different types of family trees depending on the objective of the research. They are aided by many modern tools in the collection, manipulation of data and the creation of family trees. Many genealogy organizations have specially designed programs to suit the purpose of each ancestry research they undertake. Amateur genealogists can access free ancestry family tree making tools available online to generate their family trees. Ancestry.com, which is a renowned ancestry search website, provide family tree maker for a registered user. The ancestry family tree maker organizes the information you enter and reproduce it in the form of a tree. You can include photos, videos, and other documents. Another feature of the ancestry family tree maker is the facility to do online research and collect data from the genealogy sources in the website. There are other free ancestry tree makers in the Internet. Some sites offer family tree templates; they have a basic family structure which you can expand by adding more members and relationships. Adding photos to a family tree makes it more understandable as images are easily identified than written data. It also serves as a family album which can be expanded with each new addition to the family.

The family trees created with the help of genealogy software can be published online, stored in CDs or other memory devices, or you can take printouts of the tree and send it to your relatives as a gift that reminds them of the role they have in the family and how cherished and important they are for you.