OUTLINE OF A STUDY OF THE SELF 6 



I. THE ANCESTRAL HISTORY OF THE SELF 

 I. The Family Tree. 



In the manner described in " The Family History Book," ^ construct your 

 family tree. Include in the chart as many of your direct ancestors as you can, 

 together with their brothers and sisters. Number the generations in Roman and 

 me individuals in Arabic on the chart. On a supplementary record sheet present 

 the numbers, names, nationalities, and other facts which seem to you important, 

 in the Uves of these individuals. 



Look up or devise a system of symbols to indicate preeminently important 

 characteristics or events in individual lives. 



The accompanying group of symbols, in use by the Eugenics Record Office, 

 is presented for your critical examination and assistance. In case you cannot 

 consult " The Family History Book," the sample pedigree presented on page 7 

 should suggest to you a convenient method of constructing your family tree. It 

 presents also the system of numbering individuals, which you should use. 



1 " The Family History Book " is published as Bulletin number 7 of the Eugem'cs Record Office, 

 Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York. The price is fifty cents. The book presents complete 

 practical directions for the collecting and recording of data concerning human heredity, and sample 

 pedigree charts. 



