The Family Tree Appeal
For many years the Norfolk Family History Society has accepted and stored family trees donated by its members, but in 1996 it was decided to launch the Family Tree Appeal to expand this important resource by actively encouraging members to share their family trees for the benefit of fellow genealogists tracing their ancestors.
Members are encouraged to deposit copies of their family trees with the Society once they have plotted at least 3 or 4 generations so that they may be listed and available to the Research Team and other enquiring members.
For details of the Family Tree collection held by the Norfolk Family History Society, see the List of Family Trees in the Library.
Submission Guidelines
With so many different family tree layouts now available and in use it would be inappropriate to insist upon a particular version, however we do ask that members observe the following guidelines when preparing trees for submission to the Society's collection:
- For filing purposes it is important that the compiler emphasises the particular surname under which (s)he intends the record to be filed: in other words to identify the main 'stem' of a particular tree. It also helps to put in the geographical location of events, and, in case other members should wish to make contact about possible mutual lines of interest, each tree should be endorsed with the compiler's membership number and address.
- Accuracy and originality are important aspects and care should be taken to distinguish between entries which are derived from a proven source, e.g. birth/marriage/death records, will etc., and speculative information which should be clearly endorsed as such. The results of any collaborative work and data relating to living persons should be approved and endorsed by the people concerned, whilst related pedigrees compiled by someone else may be referred to but should not be repeated.
Please send your family trees (quoting your membership number, name and full postal address) to:
Kirby Hall Research Team
Norfolk Family History Society
70 St. Giles Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 lLS, United Kingdom