Apr 22 - 28 - Let's See Your Tree

[dancingscrapper]

Hi All,

Erika here with another heritage challenge for you. This week I'd like to see your family trees. I chose to do my tree in chart form with photos and names but don't be afraid to get creative in how you connect your tree from generation to generation and feel free to include more information (i.e. dates, anecdotes, etc.). As you'll see in my sample layout, I went back to my great grandparents on both my paternal and maternal lines. Unfortunately I am missing pictures for two of my great grandparents but I got creative and included my family crests for the Fraley and Thomas names until I can get my hands on some photos one day.

Here is the link to my sample layout:
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=74931&ppuser=12780

I hope you'll join me in the fun this week! Be sure to post a link to your layouts here so we can all admire your family tree and leave you some love:love01:

Have fun!

[Léa]

I did mine in december, take a look: http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62466&ppuser=12963

[malacima]

I did mine..last year(Robyn challenge)
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36399&ppuser=2705

and two others for KBF
I think I will missed this challenge...:)

[Gabi]

I did mine few months ago. But I wanna do another one with names and dates in a future.
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=64557

[dancingscrapper]

Oh darn, I looked through Robyn's challenges to see if this had been done but I must have missed it and unfortunately I wasn't scrapping back then so I didn't know. Sorry everyone.:oops:

Well, hopefully there are some of you who missed that one as well and can do this challenge with me.:wave:

Lilian, your layout is beautiful (as always)


I did mine..last year(Robyn challenge)
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36399&ppuser=2705

and two others for KBF
I think I will missed this challenge...:)

[suejones]

Okay.... I didn't do this but I have a question for anyone who can answer it.
My grandmother found out when she was in her 60's that she was adopted. She met her remaining living brothers and sisters before she died though.
So.... the great grandparents that I have photos of aren't my true great grandparents. I could possibly locate a photo of my grandmother's natural mother but the identity of her father was a secret that her mother took to her grave.
Is it okay to scrap photos of the people that I grew up knowing as my great grandparents?

[dancingscrapper]

Hmmm, that's a tough one, Sue. Personally, I am obsessed with accuracy (even though I don't like to admit I am actually a "Killen", sometimes I try to forget my paternal side LOL) I would say go with your blood relatives but I guess really, I would think that whoever you feel in your heart is your family and that you felt closest to is who you should scrap. I guess something to consider would be, if you were to leave the family tree for your children to treasure and the generations after them, who would you want them to see in their family tree.

I hope you are able to come up with something you are satisfied with. Maybe you could get creative about including them both and explaining the adoption story?

Good luck! I can't wait to see what you come up with. I'm sure it will be beautiful either way;)

Okay.... I didn't do this but I have a question for anyone who can answer it.
My grandmother found out when she was in her 60's that she was adopted. She met her remaining living brothers and sisters before she died though.
So.... the great grandparents that I have photos of aren't my true great grandparents. I could possibly locate a photo of my grandmother's natural mother but the identity of her father was a secret that her mother took to her grave.
Is it okay to scrap photos of the people that I grew up knowing as my great grandparents?

[suejones]

Thanks Erika. You're right it is a tough one.
I have so many photos of my grandmother's adoptive parents respective families as well. I really should chase up my mother for a copy of the true family tree that she was given. I know that my grandmother's adoptive parents were a relative of her mother in some way.

[esther_a]

Family trees can be so complicated! I think adoptive parents and genetic parents are both important for different reasons. I guess you just have to make it clear on your LO which lot of parents you've included!
I love popping in to see what you're doing with the heritage challenge. Here's mine - not the full tree (that's another LO), just one branch:
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=75063&limit=recent (http://www.scrapartist.com/scrapforums/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=75063&limit=recent)
Esther

[Buddhini]

I also did this twice here with Robin's two different Roots kits. Here is my first (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27284&ppuser=2543) and the second (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36195&ppuser=2543). But I did it again for this week's challenge with a different color theme. And each time I have improved with my scrapping style. And this time I was able to include the missing name of one my paternal great grandmothers. I found out it last month after visiting one of my aunts. Really enjoyed doing my family tree for the third time. Thanks Erika for the challenge.

Here is mine.
My family tree (http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=75116&ppuser=2543)

[Cass]

Have done a few tree challenges, thought I would tackle it at a different angle this time.
Heres mine:

http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=75245

I believe that adoptive relatives should definitely be included in family trees, and I am trying to rack my brain where I saw an example of this done perfectly to show blood lines and adoptive lines. You know so much was hidden under the carpets years ago most families probably have adoptive relatives somewhere in their family trees and don't even know it.