British Pensioner creates Worlds biggest Family Tree

[Sue15]

Hello Chatterers
In todays Mail newspaper (well in the online edition for sure) is the story of a chap who has documented 10,000 people in his tree. At times he spent 5 hours a day gathering and researching.

I think I have a way to go looking at it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034796/British-pensioner-creates-worlds-biggest-family-tree--tracing-10-000-ancestors.html

Hope the link works.

Sue

[Arranroots]

Only 5 hours - what a slacker!

 

[Davidjc]

loads of people on genesR could beat that !!!

[Duck]

It certainly is not a world record, I have seen larger trees than that 

There are folk on RootsChat with larger 

[Lydart]

Who ?    All well and properly documented, or just a list of names ??



At least he doesn't need to join RootsChat !   (Of course, he MAY already be one of us !)

[spof]

I refer the dishonourable tabloid to an earlier post of mine on the "Large Family Trees" thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,314803.0.html

Does anyone fancy  printing the 28546 entries on this one?

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=tedmarr&surname=ARMSTRONG%2C+James+Bedad+%28Bedad%29

It's a helpful guide but cannot be taken seriously when it says "Confirmed by the IGI" but is based on submitted records. 

[Sue15]

No doubt there are people with more names on the trees but nevertheless it seems from the article that the gentleman concerned has done substantial in depth research so much so he can put on a public exhibition of his researches.

Its taken him 20 years and 20,000 pounds sterling. Of course for many of us that sort of money isn't feasible but I still think its a wonderful achievement and the result of a lot of dedication much of it undertaken before the advent of the internet.

I think we should acknowledge people's efforts and achievements moreand see the positive results of our hobby - obssession . I am sure there are many people within the Rootschat forum who have struggled over many brick walls to find sometimes just a few humble details of interest to themselves or a fascinating story with universal appeal.
Maybe in the future there could be a place on the forum where people could record some of their achievements and how they overcame their brick walls. This would be a morale booster for us all, somewhere we could refer to and where a well deserved pat on the back could be given.

Its only an idea

All the best
Sue

[Lydart]

I've got an elderly friend of nearly 80 who has done her family tree the old fashioned way ... she started over 40 years ago.  I have no idea how many names she has on it, but her records are a joy to behold, everything cross-referenced, and linked to many albums of old photos.  She also has a hand written tree on about 20 or 30 laminated sheets which she can lay out on the floor as a sort of huge 'tree' jigsaw ... the sad thing is her family aren't much interested, so I've suggested she ought to leave the whole lot to a record office or family history society. 

I wish I was so efficient ...

[Sue15]

Hi Lydart
I think its possible to leave copies of Family Trees with the Society of Genealogists where it will be archived for future generations.

Sue