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Family Tree TemplatesYou can find a lot of family tree templates by "googling" for it. There are lots to choose from and you can find something that suits your own style. You can also make your own in Word by inserting a chart and then editing over it.
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You can also Interview family members to learn about their experiences. See these examples.
Examples of MORE Student Focus and Interview Questions:
1. What is my family bloodline?
2. What holiday/traditions did my mother celebrate as a child?
3. What is the earliest piece of evidence I can obtain about my family in 2014?
4. What are the cultures/traditions of where my father grew up in Mexico?
5. Is the way I’m being raised different from how my dad was raised?
6. What wars have my relatives fought in and how has this service affected my family values?
7. How did the LA race riot affect my father in 1992?
8. What types of things/events did my great-grandfather have to endure in Colombia because of his liberal beliefs during La Violencia?
9. What was it like being a woman in Rhode Island during the 1940’s?
10. What was my great-grandfather’s brother’s role in the service and what happened leading up to his eventual capture?
11. How did my great-grandfather’s participation in World War II impact my family and what does that mean to me today?
12. What is the origin of the surname on my maternal side?
13. Why did my family emigrate from Russia to America?
14. How did the Vietnam War affect children during the 1950s and until the end of the war?
15. What was life in Casabo, Montevideo, Uruguay like when my mom was growing up there?
16. How did my grandfather get his wealth?
17. What is my grandfather’s heritage/culture?
18. What would have happened if my mother’s great grandparents hadn’t had come to America? What would her life be like now?
19. Why did my grandfather’s family move to Nebraska?
20. What were some of my grandfather’s war stories?
21. There is a tradition to pass a family name down sons in each generation. How far back does that go?
22. What was it like traveling during your childhood?
23. “What was my great-great-grandfather’s childhood was like and the time period leading up to his death?” (i.e. he died from drowning early in life.)
24. How did my ancestors make a better life for future generations?
25. What job my grandpa did growing up and how it affected his life and those around him?
26. How did the Great Depression impact my family and what does that mean to you today?
You can also Interview family members to learn about their experiences. See these examples.
- What is the story behind my great-grandfather's service during WWI?
- Why was sexism toward women acceptable when my grandmother was growing up?
- What was it like growing up in the Marshall Islands in early 1960s?
- Who was the first person in my family to die from cancer?
- What was order 9066 and how did it impact my ancestors?
- What were my ancestors' jobs through several generations?
Examples of MORE Student Focus and Interview Questions:
1. What is my family bloodline?
2. What holiday/traditions did my mother celebrate as a child?
3. What is the earliest piece of evidence I can obtain about my family in 2014?
4. What are the cultures/traditions of where my father grew up in Mexico?
5. Is the way I’m being raised different from how my dad was raised?
6. What wars have my relatives fought in and how has this service affected my family values?
7. How did the LA race riot affect my father in 1992?
8. What types of things/events did my great-grandfather have to endure in Colombia because of his liberal beliefs during La Violencia?
9. What was it like being a woman in Rhode Island during the 1940’s?
10. What was my great-grandfather’s brother’s role in the service and what happened leading up to his eventual capture?
11. How did my great-grandfather’s participation in World War II impact my family and what does that mean to me today?
12. What is the origin of the surname on my maternal side?
13. Why did my family emigrate from Russia to America?
14. How did the Vietnam War affect children during the 1950s and until the end of the war?
15. What was life in Casabo, Montevideo, Uruguay like when my mom was growing up there?
16. How did my grandfather get his wealth?
17. What is my grandfather’s heritage/culture?
18. What would have happened if my mother’s great grandparents hadn’t had come to America? What would her life be like now?
19. Why did my grandfather’s family move to Nebraska?
20. What were some of my grandfather’s war stories?
21. There is a tradition to pass a family name down sons in each generation. How far back does that go?
22. What was it like traveling during your childhood?
23. “What was my great-great-grandfather’s childhood was like and the time period leading up to his death?” (i.e. he died from drowning early in life.)
24. How did my ancestors make a better life for future generations?
25. What job my grandpa did growing up and how it affected his life and those around him?
26. How did the Great Depression impact my family and what does that mean to you today?