We are excited to show off some of our work from 2015! We did something new this year. We went back through all of the charts we created and picked out a few of our favorites. We've contacted the clients who worked with us to create the charts and asked if we could share them with you. In years past, we've been too shy to ask because we know these are such personal creations. But this year we got brave and boy did it pay off. Every client we asked was really excited to show off their chart. We did several charts for special occasions. We love making your family events even more special: We also did some very popular charts that looked like a natural tree: Sometimes we put together several options for a client, and all of them turned out so well it was hard to decide: We did some amazing all-in-one charts (more on that to come in a future blog post--but here is a taste) We can put in in-law lines, other side lines, color coding, second cousins, all sorts of things: And of course you won't find the kinds of color coding we can do anywhere else. This year we color coded by place, by descendancy, and many other things: We created some beautiful charts with icons and color coding to highlight a certain trait: And of course the pictures. Who doesn't love a beautiful chart with beautiful pictures? And maps--highlighting where the family was from: So many beautiful families we get to enjoy: Gorgeous blended families and step families: We've changed the information for the living people on each of the charts. But if the client requested, we've left their deceased ancestors because of the value we've found in having charts on display as "cousin bait." Every year, as we've displayed charts at conferences, we inevitably have people come up and say that they share the same ancestors. We've promised the owners of each of these charts that we'll forward any interested parties' emails to them so that they can collaborate on future research. With a hope for new cousin connections, and a $25 gift certificate, everyone we contacted was excited to show off their great work. And what beautiful families they have--don't you agree? Join us this year at the conferences we attend (including RootsTech next month) to see these charts live and in person. And don't be surprised next year if we choose your chart as one of our favorites. We look forward to creating a beautiful chart for your family too!