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

Personal Personal Heritage ProjectHeritage Project

Explore your past Explore your past

Understand your present Understand your present

Discover your futureDiscover your future

ANCESTORSANCESTORS

IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORSANCESTORS

ALL STANDING IN A ROW,ALL STANDING IN A ROW,

WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THEM OR NOT,THEM OR NOT,

OR DON’T YOU REALLY KNOW.OR DON’T YOU REALLY KNOW.

SOME STRANGE DISCOVERIES SOME STRANGE DISCOVERIES ARE MADEARE MADE

IN CLIMBING FAMILY TREES,IN CLIMBING FAMILY TREES,

AND SOME OF THEM, YOU AND SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, KNOW,

DO NOT PARTICULARLY DO NOT PARTICULARLY PLEASE.PLEASE.

IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORSANCESTORS

ALL STANDING IN A ROW,ALL STANDING IN A ROW,

THERE MIGHT BE SOME OF THERE MIGHT BE SOME OF THEM PERHAPSTHEM PERHAPS

YOU WOULDN’T CARE TO YOU WOULDN’T CARE TO KNOW.KNOW.

BUT THERE’S ANOTHER BUT THERE’S ANOTHER QUESTIONQUESTION

WHICH REQUIRES ANOTHER WHICH REQUIRES ANOTHER VIEW.VIEW.

IF YOU COULD MEET YOUR IF YOU COULD MEET YOUR ANCESTORS,ANCESTORS,

WOULD THEY BE PROUD OF YOU?WOULD THEY BE PROUD OF YOU?

BY RUTH BETHEA JOHNSONBY RUTH BETHEA JOHNSONFROM BRADY JOHNSON PROJECTFROM BRADY JOHNSON PROJECT

CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!

You You

are about are about

to become to become

an AUTHOR!an AUTHOR!

Personal Heritage ProjectPersonal Heritage ProjectObjectivesObjectives

CONDUCT RESEARCHCONDUCT RESEARCH CITE YOUR SOURCESCITE YOUR SOURCES

GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR OWN GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL HERITAGEPERSONAL HERITAGE

Minimum RequirementsMinimum Requirements

Cover SheetCover Sheet(Opening Page of Project)(Opening Page of Project)

Title of the projectTitle of the project NameName

Due DateDue Date ClassClass

The Montgomery FamilyThe Montgomery Family

Dottie MontgomeryDottie Montgomery

January 18, 2005January 18, 2005

Green ClassGreen Class

Ancestor ChartAncestor Chart

Use the charts provided or Use the charts provided or create your own chartcreate your own chart

Include at least three Include at least three generationsgenerations

1.1. YouYou

2.2. Your parentsYour parents

3.3. Your grandparentsYour grandparents

6. Father (of number 3)BornPlaceMarriedPlaceDiedPlace

5. MOTHER (of number 2)5. MOTHER (of number 2)BornBornPlacePlaceMarriedMarriedPlacePlaceDiedDiedPlacePlacePlacePlace

4. Father (of number 2)BornPlaceMarriedPlaceDiedPlace

22

11

33

YOUBornPlaceMarriedPlace

Father (of number 1)BornPlaceMarriedPlaceDiedPlace

MOTHER (of number MOTHER (of number 1)1)BornBornPlacePlaceMarriedMarriedPlacePlaceDiedDiedPlacePlacePlacePlace

7. MOTHER (of number 7. MOTHER (of number 3)3)BornBornPlacePlaceMarriedMarriedPlacePlaceDiedDiedPlacePlacePlacePlace

Dottie Montgomery

Gene Montgomery

Clara Lee Hammett

Hubert Theron Montgomery

Edna Thomas

Benjamin Franklin Hammett

Eloise Lee

Data SheetsData SheetsInclude information about you and your Include information about you and your

family.family. Personal Data – Birth and Marriage informationPersonal Data – Birth and Marriage information Honors Honors OrganizationsOrganizations SchoolsSchools Important Personal EventsImportant Personal Events Memorable Personal EventsMemorable Personal Events

Interview family members and then Interview family members and then complete the chart. Three are required.complete the chart. Three are required.

YouYou Your Mother ( or guardian)Your Mother ( or guardian) Your Father ( or guardian)Your Father ( or guardian)

Data Sheet ExampleData Sheet Example

DATEDATE EVENTEVENT LOCATIONLOCATION SOURCESOURCEDec. 30 Dec. 30 19611961

BirthBirth Sylacauga Sylacauga HospitalHospital

MotherMother

11/6311/63 JFK FuneralJFK Funeral Mimi’s HouseMimi’s House Self – first Self – first memorymemory

Aug. 24, Aug. 24, ‘65‘65

Tonsils outTonsils out Sylacauga Sylacauga HospitalHospital

Mother/selfMother/self

Dec. 30, Dec. 30, 19691969

Eight Birthday – best Eight Birthday – best party/sleep overparty/sleep over

House on House on Cherokee DriveCherokee Drive

SelfSelf

Aug, 71Aug, 71 Won State Swim MeetWon State Swim Meet Florence, ALFlorence, AL Scrap book, Scrap book, selfself

May May 19721972

66thth Grade Grade Confirmation Confirmation

First United First United Methodist Methodist ChurchChurch

Self, ScrapbookSelf, Scrapbook

May May 19731973

Best Friend MovesBest Friend Moves Sylacauga to Sylacauga to NCNC

SelfSelf

Dottie Montgomery

List of SourcesList of Sources

List ALL SourcesList ALL Sources Interviews with parents, grandparents, Interviews with parents, grandparents,

aunts, uncles, etc. Include date and aunts, uncles, etc. Include date and time.time.

Text Sources – Yearbooks, family Bible, Text Sources – Yearbooks, family Bible, scrapbooks, etc.scrapbooks, etc.

Websites – List all websites. Include Websites – List all websites. Include original source of information and date. original source of information and date. Check your direction sheet for help.Check your direction sheet for help.

Time LogTime Log

This is the record This is the record of time you spent of time you spent working on this working on this project.project.

Include:Include: DateDate Beginning and Beginning and

Ending time Ending time ActivityActivity

Time Log Time Log DATEDATE TIMETIME ACTIVITYACTIVITY

Dec. Dec. 5, 5, 20042004

8:00-9:15 8:00-9:15 amam

Interviewed Mom for my data Interviewed Mom for my data sheetsheet

Dec. Dec. 5, 5, 20042004

10:00 – 10:00 – 11:00 am11:00 am

Completed my data sheetCompleted my data sheet

Dec. Dec. 8, 8, 20042004

10:00 – 10:00 – 11:30 am11:30 am

Interviewed Mimi for her data Interviewed Mimi for her data sheetsheet

Dec. Dec. 9, 9, 20042004

6:00 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm8:00 pm

Used ancestory.com to explore Used ancestory.com to explore family history onlinefamily history online

Minimum RequirementsMinimum Requirements

1.Cover Sheet2.Ancestor Chart3.Data Sheets4.Sources List5.Time Log

Optional AreasOptional Areas

You are only limited by your imagination!

DocumentsDocuments

Optional AreasOptional Areas

Approach to Mobile where my family settled in 1821

Pedigree of Johnson Family C 1870

Photographs - CurrentPhotographs - Current

Optional AreasOptional Areas

Alicia at Prom 2004

Alicia Pretending to go to Prom 1990

Photographs – Old Photographs – Old Family PicturesFamily Pictures

Optional AreasOptional Areas

Family Reunion 1923

Grandma Mimi (age 2) with sister Vela and nurse @ 1905

Cousin Cork and family in Arizona

C 1900

Dedication pageDedication page Copyright noticeCopyright notice

Optional AreasOptional Areas

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

Problems or ConcernsProblems or Concerns

Final TouchesFinal Touches

Due Dates must be met.Due Dates must be met. Presentation- Projects will only be Presentation- Projects will only be

shared by the student.shared by the student. Portfolios must be in a binder, not a Portfolios must be in a binder, not a

folder with a plastic slide.folder with a plastic slide.