It was 9 years ago today that I came up with an idea to color-code a 5-generational chart of my ancestors birth places. A viral social media movement ensued and the rest is history. Since then, several genealogy companies now include a form of that idea.
Here is a link to the original blog post that I wrote about
it: BLOG POST
I was also recognized by the Federation of Genealogical
Societies (FGS) for this concept.
I made a t-shirt too! I wore it to several genealogy
conferences over the years.
Since that time period, I thought I could come up with a
‘new’ tool to use, but I am not a coder and my ideas of somehow incorporating
maps, time-periods, and people are too complex for me. Better leave that to the
experts.
My memory in Facebook came up today with the image of my color tree. Thank you so much for this!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa! See you at NGS!
DeletePaul, I have to admit that I did not know it was you who started that trend (because I'm a very nontrendy person). Very cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janice!
DeleteCongrats! Useful concept. I have been doing this for over a decade with different topical trees, including places. They are easy to revert back to in your research. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane! I see you're gonna give a couple of talks for SDGS in April. That's my home society! Can't wait!
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