Family tree for five generations - Text version
Page one - Family tree
A stamp with the words “Create Your Family Tree Explore Genealogy” is in top left corner. A rectangular box is in top right corner with the words “Boarding pass. Discover your family, discover your genealogy!” with a drawing of a plane and the Library and Archives Canada logo. There is a box to write your name and date of birth.
A family tree represented by six rows of empty boxes for going back six generations. There are 31 boxes and each row represents a generation. From bottom to top: first row has a box for your name. second row has two boxes for your parents. Third row has four boxes for your grandparents. Fourth row has eight boxes for your great-grandparents. The fifth row has eight boxes for your great-great-grandparents. The sixth row has eight boxes for your great-great-grandparents.
Bottom of page has logos for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube. Library and Archives Canada signature. Canada watermark.
Page two - Tips and game
Image of notebook with stamp “Mail transfer postal stamp”, stamps, passport, pencil, coins, phone
Tips and tricks
- Start with yourself, and work back
in time. Record your own details first.
Then those of your parents and siblings.
- Next, write down the details of your
grandparents and all their children. Continue
to work back, one generation at a time, based
on the facts you have found.
- Talk to your family members. Be like a
special investigator. Gather names, places,
events and important dates. Encourage your
family to tell their stories. Record what you
hear. Every new bit of information might be
a clue to your family story!
- Families come in all shapes and sizes.
Be creative! Give this tree as many branches
as you need, as unique as your own family.
Insert or draw your family picture here!
About genealogy
Family history, or genealogy, is a wonderful way to better understand where we come
from. Recording your family history may help you learn more about yourself. For some,
this is an enjoyable hobby. For others, it is a passion!
You may use many tools for your research. Talk to your relatives.
See government and church records. Look at newspapers and city directories.
You can learn more on our website:
library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Word search
Search up, down,
forward, backward,
and on the diagonal
to find the hidden words.
The list of hidden words includes:
- ancestor
- country
- culture
- descendant
- diversity
- familytree
- genealogy
- generation
- grandparent
- hereditary
- history
- immigrant
- relative
- sibling
- surname