Finding Your Focus People have many reasons for creating a family history book. Your reasons for creating your book will directly influence the format and focus of the book. For example, researchers who create a professional family history containing several generations' worth of thoroughly documented data have different priorities than do researchers who want to present their families with a book filled with information, photos, and details about their siblings, parents, and grandparents. Knowing which individuals will be included will help you give focus to your book. For example, if you want to create a book about your great-grandparents' lives after they immigrated to the United States, you probably will not want to include five generations of their ancestors.
People have many reasons for creating a family history book.
Your reasons for creating your book will directly influence the format and focus of the book. Here are just a few examples of some of the creative ways you can use Family Tree Maker to compile and share your family history. This project is meant for a grandparent, featuring his or her grandchildren. Consider whether you are in contact with all the grandchildren or only some. Stories written by the grandchildren, images of paintings and drawings, handmade cards, reminiscences about the grandparent, scanned handprints, poems, and pictures of the grandchildren are all popular suggestions.