Here is a picture of one of my Grandfather's "working trees". (Not very clear at the top as it is a photo rather than a scan)
Normal people may possibly say it is rubbish as you have a copy of his clean finished work, but to me it is one of my most treasured possessions.
http://anguline.co.uk/Tree/Working_tree.jpgYes, it is foxed and stained, dog-eared, scored out with faded pencil writing on it, but it is one stage of his long effort to develop a family pedigree, in addition to other similar copies of the above pedigree I have inherited three of the printed pedigree books of wills, inventories, photos etc., of his/my lineage the most recent I received from the family solicitors in 2011, 56 years after my grandfather died, that copy of the book was inscribed to my mother (To Nita, 1 July 1948 J.P.G.) who unfortunately did not live long enough to receive it as she died in 2004. I think this third book was intended for my sister as she had been born in December 1947, and that would explain why my mum "received" three books.
Each of the pedigree books contains a fold out copy of the above pedigree, but in each copy the pedigree contains not only printed additions, pasted in place but also hand written additions (some missing from the other books) written by my grandfather.
These books plus the various charts & pedigrees form a unique archive of a part of my grandfather's family history quest almost a 20th century Who Do You Think You Are journey.
One of these days I may even get down to the Society of Genealogists in London and view the printed pedigree chart he deposited with them in 1947 and see if it contains any differences to the ones I hold.
Cheers
Guy
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