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Personal Heritage Project

Personal Heritage Project. Explore your past Understand your present Discover your future. ANCESTORS. IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORS ALL STANDING IN A ROW, WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THEM OR NOT, OR DON’T YOU REALLY KNOW. SOME STRANGE DISCOVERIES ARE MADE IN CLIMBING FAMILY TREES,

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Personal Heritage Project

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  1. Personal Heritage Project Explore your past Understand your present Discover your future

  2. ANCESTORS IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORS ALL STANDING IN A ROW, WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THEM OR NOT, OR DON’T YOU REALLY KNOW.

  3. SOME STRANGE DISCOVERIES ARE MADE IN CLIMBING FAMILY TREES, AND SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, DO NOT PARTICULARLY PLEASE.

  4. IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORS ALL STANDING IN A ROW, THERE MIGHT BE SOME OF THEM PERHAPS YOU WOULDN’T CARE TO KNOW.

  5. BUT THERE’S ANOTHER QUESTION WHICH REQUIRES ANOTHER VIEW. IF YOU COULD MEET YOUR ANCESTORS, WOULD THEY BE PROUD OF YOU? BY RUTH BETHEA JOHNSON FROM BRADY JOHNSON PROJECT

  6. CONGRATULATIONS! You are about to become an AUTHOR!

  7. Personal Heritage Project Objectives • CONDUCT RESEARCH • CITE YOUR SOURCES • GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL HERITAGE

  8. Minimum Requirements Cover Sheet (Opening Page of Project) • Title of the project • Name • Due Date • Class

  9. The Montgomery Family Dottie Montgomery January 18, 2005 Green Class

  10. Ancestor Chart • Use the charts provided or create your own chart • Include at least three generations • You • Your parents • Your grandparents

  11. Hubert Theron Montgomery 4. Father (of number 2) Born Place Married Place Died Place Gene Montgomery Father (of number 1) Born Place Married Place Died Place Edna Thomas • 2 1 3 • 5. MOTHER (of number 2) • Born • Place • Married • Place • Died • Place • Place Dottie Montgomery YOU Born Place Married Place Benjamin Franklin Hammett 6. Father (of number 3) Born Place Married Place Died Place Clara Lee Hammett • MOTHER (of number 1) • Born • Place • Married • Place • Died • Place • Place Eloise Lee • 7. MOTHER (of number 3) • Born • Place • Married • Place • Died • Place • Place

  12. Data Sheets Include information about you and your family. • Personal Data – Birth and Marriage information • Honors • Organizations • Schools • Important Personal Events • Memorable Personal Events • Interview family members and then complete the chart. Three are required. • You • Your Mother ( or guardian) • Your Father ( or guardian)

  13. Data Sheet Example Dottie Montgomery

  14. List of Sources • List ALL Sources • Interviews with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Include date and time. • Text Sources – Yearbooks, family Bible, scrapbooks, etc. • Websites – List all websites. Include original source of information and date. Check your direction sheet for help.

  15. Time Log • This is the record of time you spent working on this project. • Include: • Date • Beginning and Ending time • Activity

  16. Time Log

  17. Minimum Requirements • Cover Sheet • Ancestor Chart • Data Sheets • Sources List • Time Log C

  18. Optional Areas A+ You are only limited by your imagination!

  19. Optional Areas A+ • Documents Pedigree of Johnson Family C 1870 Approach to Mobile where my family settled in 1821

  20. Photographs - Current A+ Optional Areas Alicia at Prom 2004 Alicia Pretending to go to Prom 1990

  21. Photographs – Old Family Pictures A+ Optional Areas Family Reunion 1923 Grandma Mimi (age 2) with sister Vela and nurse @ 1905 Cousin Cork and family in Arizona C 1900

  22. A+ Optional Areas • Dedication page • Copyright notice

  23. Problems or Concerns If you have any concerns you MUST let your teacher know as soon as possible! You may check with the teacher during work time in class or make an appointment to discuss your concern before or after school. DO NOT wait until the week the project is due; it’s too late by then.

  24. Final Touches • Due Dates must be met. • Presentation- Projects will only be shared by the student. • Portfolios must be in a binder, not a folder with a plastic slide.

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