A while ago, I announced that there were new free family tree templates available to download on my website.

Since then, I’ve received about ten e-mails from people looking for help on how to print the larger generation templates at home, using their home computer and printer. Issues people are finding when they print out the nine generation family tree template or some of the the circle family tree charts on standard printer paper are: the spaces aren’t large enough to write in the names, and you can’t actually read the names once you’ve written them.

Depending on your situation, there are three options below that can help you if you’re a PC user, an Apple user, or if you want a printing service to print out your family tree template.

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Asking your family is the best place to begin in tracing your family tree. But there are other things you can do to begin your family tree research.

Official Documentation

Quite possibly you’ll find a wealth of genealogy treasure and history right under your nose at home. Your mother or grandmother most likely have some official documents stashed away somewhere that can be of immense value. Some of these would include:

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