This is from Linda Bee on my Candyman List. Probably the only thing you will get FREE from Martha Stewart! Family Trees A family tree can be a beautiful work of art as well as an informative genealogical record. This fan chart and our <A HREF="http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml;jsessionid=JISO3F55FQCFRWCKUUXCHPW YJKSS0JO0?&type=content&id=channel172118&page=1">hand-lettered tree</A> are simple projects that yield striking results. Both plot ascendant lineage, meaning that they begin by charting the present generation at the bottom and expand upward as they go back in time. Genealogy Fan Chart A traditional way to display genealogy, a fan chart begins with you and chronicles your ancestral lineage on both sides of the family. Print out our <A HREF="http://www.marthastewart.com/images/pdf/family_tree.pdf;jsessionid=JISO3F5 5FQCFRWCKUUXCHPWYJKSS0JO0">template</A>, and enlarge it to the desired size on a photocopier. You can also have it reproduced on high-quality paper at an office-supply store, or use Martha by Mail's <A HREF="http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml;jsessionid=JISO3F55FQCFRWCKUUXCHPW YJKSS0JO0?&type=product&id=product1434">Genealogy Fan Chart</A>, which is printed on acid-free, poster-size paper and is suitable for framing. Start by writing your name in the circle labeled "First Generation" at the bottom of the chart. When writing the names on the chart, first enter them lightly with a pencil, then trace over them in pen; gently erase any stray pencil marks. The half-circle shape above your name is for your parents' names. Write your father's name on the left of the dotted line, and your mother's on the right, then fill in the date of their marriage on the dotted line. Your lineage on your father's side will branch out to the left, your mother's to the right. Fill in the names of their respective parents, and work back through the generations until you can go no further. You'll probably have some empty spaces because at some point you may have difficulty gathering the names of certain ancestors; these gaps of information are a part of every family's history.<A HREF="http://www.marthastewart.com/images/pdf/family_tree.pdf;jsessionid=JISO3F5 5FQCFRWCKUUXCHPWYJKSS0JO0">Fan Chart Template</A> We offer this file in a portable document format, or PDF, to make the details clear and printable. To view and print the file, you need a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader, which most browsers already include. If you have trouble downloading the file, or if you'd like to upgrade to Acrobat Reader 4.0, you can obtain the software for free from <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html">Adobe's website</A>. Conniesue