Here's the best computerised representation of a dropline chart which I've seen http://www.genbox.com/charts/charts2.htm
And "difficult to follow" would appear to be relative - for those of us used to this layout, it's the clearest of the lot... On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:10:09 -0400, C.G. Ouimet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It looks like a difficult to follow horizontal version of the Descendent > Tree. (Perhaps the example I saw on the SOG site isn't a good one.) FTM has > something like this although easier to follow than this dropline chart. > Even better is FTM's Book version of the Descendent Tree. That and FTM > books are great. Too bad about the rest of FTM ... > > > > > At 2004/09/07 06:48 AM, you wrote: > > >snip> > >As I live in UK, I'm interested to know - what is "a UK Dropline Chart"? > >Is family history in UK different from elsewhere :-) Regards, Mary Young > > >snip> > > > >Interesting comment... > >For many of us who are serious UK heritage researchers. For more years than > >I can remember we have had to 'shoehorn' our research into US centric > >programs (language and spelling aside). So yes UK family history research is > >different. > >TMG has just launched a UK version of their software (so they at least > >recognise there are differences) but even as we speak, even this new version > >is not quite right. > >As you mention it in this thread, a feature of TMK UK version is a much > >heralded UK dropline chart which is or would be wonderful if it was fully > >functional. > >Putting it simply, a UK dropline chart is the type of chart many of us were > >trained to record in graphical form so often hand drawn and seen on rolls of > >wallpaper spread around a room at reunions. It is drawn using the > >conventions used since the 16th century when the Heralds visitations for > >England and Wales were recorded. It is also the correct form for the > >recording of pedigrees when registering with the college of arms. > >There is a wonderful summary of the conventions used on the SOG (society of > >genealogists - London) website on their information leaflet 3. > >The UK dropline chart is a wonderful universal graphical representation of > >any pedigree regardless of ancestor or descendant direction and shows easily > >extended family groups and relationships. > >Have a look at some of the published pedigrees for our Royal Family and if > >they are from a reputable UK source they will show you a most interesting UK > >dropline chart example. > > > >Regards > > > >Peter Simpson > >New Zealand > > > > > >Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > >To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > >To unsubscribe please visit: > >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > C.G. Ouimet > Kingston, Ontario > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
