So, I’ve been giving this some serious thought and I’ve decided to construct my paternal family tree. I discussed this with a couple of my cousins and it seems like the logical thing to do.
I was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The last time I was there was a few years ago just before my grandmother passed away. Before that, I can’t even recall the last time I was home. I do know that the immediate family is quite large in numbers. My grandparents had 12 children (my father being the oldest son) and most of them have had at least 2 or 3 of their own. It’s gotten to the point where if my grandmother were alive today she would be a great-great-grand by now.
I look on Facebook and I see my younger cousins with friend-links to other family members. No doubt, we have quite the extended-family. It’s reached the point that I have no idea how we are all connected and they, more than likely, probably have no clue who I am.
Compiling this family tree will be quite the undertaking but, at the end of the day, I believe it will benefit our clan as a whole. I feel it can only be a good start to make note of who’s who, if not for the sake of those in my generation but for the sake of our children and their children to follow. As I told my cousins, we can make this tree as big as it needs to be. I think this will be a great documentation for future generations.