Interest in one's family, one's history is becoming more and more widespread in our country today. After many decades of oblivion, people are turning back to their roots. Many begin to collect the preserved information about their ancestors, turn to archives and to the services of professional historians in an attempt to recreate the ancestral tree of their family. At the same time, not everyone knows that a family tree can be built independently, even without having extensive knowledge of genealogy.
Instructions
Step 1
In order to make a family tree, first of all, you must collect information about at least three generations of your family. These three generations include you yourself, your parents and their parents, that is, grandparents. To simplify your work, decide on which line in the first place (maternal or paternal) you plan to create a family tree. This will prevent you from getting confused by numerous facts and names.
Step 2
As the necessary information, collect all available data on the full names of your relatives, dates of their life and marriage, place of birth, life and death. This is the basic information you will use to build your family story. Information about the dates of birth of other children of your ancestors (your cousins and second cousins), places of work of family members, significant biographical facts (moving to a new place of residence, service in the armed forces or in the navy, personal achievements, etc.).).
Step 3
You can collect information in two main ways. First of all, interview all living relatives, especially the older generation, about their own lives and about the lives of those family members they know about. Carefully write down all the information received in a single notebook or large notebook.
Step 4
The second way to obtain information is to study documents. If you do not have such important documents about the life of your relatives as birth and death certificates, marriage certificates and registration, do not be upset. Contact the relevant registry office and you will receive all the necessary information. Remember that the information is stored in the regional offices of the registry office at the place of registration of the person.
Step 5
If you are collecting information about members of the clan who died more than 70-80 years ago, then these documents are no longer in the registry office. Contact the district or regional archive and upon your personal application and presentation of your passport, you will be given all the necessary information. You can get information about the service of your relatives in the army or navy in special military archives. But for this you need to know the number of the unit or division in which your relative served, and the approximate years of service.
Step 6
Having collected the necessary information, proceed to building the family tree itself. Keep in mind that genealogical charts can be ascending, that is, starting from the most recent living relative, or descending from the earliest known ancestor to the present. Decide which option to choose yourself. It depends on your preferences and what data you have. Please note that regardless of the graphic form, the genealogical diagram (tree) is always built in the form of successive lines or levels, each of which corresponds to the life of one generation.
