Do you know what you are going to do with you research?

[weste]

Done the survey, it was quick.

[KGarrad]

Hi yellowjim,

I, too have completed your survey.

I found with my family, things got very complicated very quickly!
Grandfather married 3 times; children from each marriage; divorce; possible illegitimate child 
I have cousins marrying cousins and informal adoptions by another member of the family.
I even have 5 brothers & sisters in one family marrying 5 siblings from another family!!

All this is very difficult to draw a standard tree - in fact I have yet to find any suitable format.

So I stick to computer generated trees and charts.
These I can generate any time I like, and include as many generations as I desire.

Sorry! I am an IT Professional, and only did CSE Art!
Maybe that's the problem?!

[halhawk]

Hi

Survey completed - Q7 could do with option of either Don't Know or Maybe  ie I wouldn't atm, but might if I got a small windfall

halhawk

[Berni]

Survey done
I agree with other comments about Q7

[polly88]

I have completed your survey - very short indeed!  I would be interested in a hand drawn tree, as long as it was beautiful and tasteful and would look good on my wall!!  But also agree that it's usually not that straightforward; families are too complicated.  I am more interested in putting together a book, with interesting snippets and stories about my ancestors, and with photos too.  I just never feel at "that point" where my research is fairly complete, to commit to a bound book.  If I did, I'm sure I'd find some glaring error, or omission.  Cost is a main factor.

[Ruskie]

If you are thinking of doing something that could be given as a special gift, it's a nice idea. I personally would not be interested in this as I am capable of doing my own  , but I imagine others may be.

Depending on the detail you intend to include, it sounds like it would be a massively time consuming exercise (I hope you wouldn't charge by the hour  ), and doing something like this by hand you would need to limit the generations covered and be practical regarding paper sizes etc. Are you thinking of offering different styles of tree for example? Or a long scroll on parchment with illuminated text, medieval style?  (I'd like one of those  )

I would imagine that something similar, but without the same depth and character, could be achieved and mass produced cheaply using one of the computer art packages, then printed using suitable colours and inks. I think this is what you would have to compete with.

Perhaps in this economic climate it may not be the ideal time to consider such an endeavour as money is tight. But it is a very interesting idea to go back to doing something individual by hand rather than mass produced on the computer. William Morris would approve. 

[maxcam]

Hi there.

Just completed your very easy survey. One little thought for you. I tend to collect pieces of paper and then collate at a later date, although I am now becoming more reliant on advice from RC to copy to an open document.

At Christmas I did just that and hand drew a Family Tree which I then took to a local printers where I was given the choice of  paper and script which suited best. The gift was for my elderly Father and I managed to take it back to his Great Grandparents, although I agree that the Personalities/Occupations etc interest me more than time scale.

Anyway the printer charged £18 and a frame from another local shop £7. For a total of £25 the tree now takes pride of place in my Father's home.

Best of luck with your ambitions but please bear in mind that in these financially difficult times most people are taking great care with their expenditure so your pricing will have to be realistic.  I admire your enterprise.

[isk]

Hello Yellowjim.  :)Happy to fill in the survey which certainly only took minutes. Agree with all the other comments. I am much more intrested in creating a Family History than just a list of names and dates. My social hisory has improved by leaps and bounds since I started researching my family and I have already given copies of what I have discovered to the younger generations a part of their wedding presents and this has been happily received It has also, in the case of a neice in Australia encouraged her to make a start on her husband's family.

Good luck with your future studies

isk

[lancs-lassie]

Hi Yellowjim,
I have completed your survey, very simple, thank you 
My thoughts about your very enterprising idea are similar to the previous posts. Families do have a tendency  to be quite complicated sometimes and this could prove problematic for a hand drawn tree. I also like the social aspect of my ancestors lives as much as their names and numbers! Cost will almost certainly be an important factor for you, but it sounds like a super idea - Good luck 
Lancs lassie