The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
SEEKING A GRANDPA.
How to Grow Your own GenenIosf-
cal Tree,

How to Grow Your own Genea1OEf-
cal Tree.
1t is the fashion nowadays to have an
ces'ors. And very good fashion it is,
too, for it leads to much study and re-
search. If you live near a library, stocked
with genealogical volumes, you will find
plenty of work for these summer days in
tracing out your line of descent.
Fortify yourself first with American
Ancestry" which is found in many
volumes, and alphabetically arranged so
that the name you seek is easily found
if found at all. You will doubtless find
important data here, which you will sup
plement with further items CLEANED from
Farmers General Register book on
the same lines as "American Ancestry.
''Savages Dictionary; is the third au-
thorty you consult, and in one, if not
ALL you are certain to find something of
which you are in search.
If you have a notion that you are the
daughter of hundred earls,'' turn to
Americans OF Royal Descent or Collins
Peerage," or ''Burke's Peerage,' or
LANDED Gentry If a drop of Irish or
Scotch blood be in your veins, to CHARTS
Irish Pedigrees,' Clydes Irish Set
tiers" or Douglas ,''Baronage OF Scot
land" II your ancestors rolled over the
deep IN the Mayfower-its passenger list
used 10 number about 10l-but surely
million more or less must have arrived
in that historic boat-consult History of
Plymouth from Its First Settlers in 1920
to the Present Time by James Thatcher.
Other works to consult, if you trace
back to the Mayfiower, are Trumbuils
History Of Connecticut Early Puri-
tan Settlers New Haven Church Rec
ords, Mounts Relations or a Journal of
the Plantation of Plymouth" and Found
ers of the New Plymouth by Rev. Joseph
Hunter.
Matthews History of Vermont"
Stearn's History of Ashburnham, Mass,
Humans Early Settlers of Connecticut"
SWANS "Wetherfield. Conn.,, are other
authorities to look into when in quest OF
| New England ancestry.
Meade's 'Old Families Of Virginia and
virginia Cousins" by G. B. Goode, must
be consulted for Virginia ancestry.
If there are any historical societies in
the neighborhood, important information
may often be obtained; one may even come
| across old family portraits or relics or cop
les of gravestone inscriptions tucked away
| in some obscure corner.
During your quest. never lose sight of
the fact that genealogical books are not
great man once remarked that one should
have education enough to know how to
spell his name in more than one way.
Mourt and Morton; Crane, Grain, Crayne;
Treat, Trat, Trott, and similar examples
confront you at every turn.
But for all your toll and turmoil you will
certainly feel quite quite repaid when you
have a complete family chart. If you
don't care to have it displayed upon the
] wall keep it rolled, and if you have chosen
map paper it will not crease or crack. a
| circular chart is not nearly as good as
half-circular one, with the fathers line on
the left hand half of the paper and the
mothers on the other Then the whole
situation can be taken in at glance. Only
| dates of BIRTH marriage, and death are
/ written on the chart over against each
name, and every space should be num-
| bered; that is, If you have any additional
| memoranda.
| For example, somebody is John Smith
and his number is "a. If you have inter-
| esting data relative to the gentleman-his
coat-of- arms emblazoned, his autograph, a
copy of his will, a photograph of him or
| the house in which he lived, or the me-
| mortal bridge his townsmen erected to his
| memory, put all these in an envelope,
which bears the same name and number.
II is easy, then, TO lay hands. in the dark,
| or in case of fire, upon any facts connected
with John Smith.
II is often possible to procure copies of
| wills for a small consideration. or copies
of deeds of property sold, If they are de-
| sired From two to four dollars is the
usual charge for procuring a copy of an
uncertifed will.