Timelines are a great genealogical tool, giving us another way to organize the reams of data we have gathered. Their uses are limited only by your imagination. Add historical events to understand your ancestor's life better. Make a location timeline for your ancestor, entering in where he was for each date. Keep your cousins straight by entering their date of birth on a timeline and putting your common ancestor in parenthesis.
Maps are another tool that help to make our ancestors real.
You can put a large world map on the wall and use different colored pins to chart the location of your ancestors and extended family. I hope you fun with some of my ideas, and break down your brick walls in the process.