| Introduction |
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| Dedication and Acknowledgements |
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| Section 1 The Idea |
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A Great New Idea, a Vision, and the Benefits |
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| Section 2 The Parts |
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The Parts of Your Living Family Tree |
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How might your living family tree appear? |
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Do you have a say in how the website looks? |
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| Section 3 The Ways |
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The Ways Your Family Information is Shared |
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| Section 4 The Director |
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Your Living Family Tree Director |
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Finding that heroic first seed planter |
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Getting the whole family involved |
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Focussing on the oldest and the youngest first |
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What do you do right now? |
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| Section 5 The Future |
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Your Living Family Tree and the Future |
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If somebody doesn't plant this tree now? |
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Keeping it going far into the future.. |
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And if it disappears for a while? |
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Your living family tree for 200, 500, or 1000+ years |
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| Appendix |
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Personal Information Repository |
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Sample Personal Information Birth Sheet |
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Sample Personal Information Age 15 Sheet |
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Family Registry: Birth, Baptism, Marriage, and Death |
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"Tip of the Hat" Acclamations |
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"In Memoriam" Announcements |
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Sample "Annual Family Summary" |
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Family Treasures in Print |
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Journals, Diaries, and Memoirs |
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Unforgettable Recollections |
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| Index |
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