I would like to announce that I have made some progress in creating a new comprehensive family tree. As I warned back in January, this is not going to be a quick project.
My initial tries showed me that I would not be able to fit a whole tree in a single chart so I decided to make three charts: one covering the earliest generations, one covering the Bederkesa branch (primarily Germany, USA, and Russia) and another covering the Rüstje branch (primarily Germany, Chile, England, Spain).
This week I have made use of vacation time to prepare the first tree. I decided to start with the Bederkesa branch because it is the largest of the three. Instead of making it a top-down horizontal tree like the previous Wyneken tree from the late 1800’s, the new tree is vertical, starting with Peter Christoph Wyneken (1644-1683/1684) on the far left and proceeding to the youngest members of the family on the right side of the chart.
The chart when printed will be about 80 cm by 580 cm, roughly 32 inches by 229 inches. That’s a large piece of paper! There’s a miniature version of the chart on the right side of this page. In real life the chart is four letter size pages wide and 22 of that size long.
To print the charts I’m currently planning on using the services of Heartland Family Graphics (http://www.familygraphics.com), the print shop endorsed by the Reunion genealogy software I use. I’m not restricted to using them but right now I see no reason to look elsewhere. The price of the charts will depend on the weight of the paper used. The company is sending me samples to aid me in making a decision.
It looks like this first chart would cost around $130, or $160 for heavier paper. There will also be additional costs for shipping and handling. I’m hoping to be able to get some kind of volume rebate if I can tell the print shop that I will be ordering copies for several parties. I’m thinking that the price ought to go down if there are lots of people who want copies. I’m hoping to be able to interest numerous people in obtaining their own copies, not only in the US but also in Germany, Chile and Spain.
Of course, it would make most sense if people order copies of all three trees so they have the information about the whole family. My rough estimate is that the tree for the Rüstje branch should be only about half the size, and thus cost, of this first tree. The third tree showing the earliest generations should only be about maybe $10.
The top of this blog page shows an excerpt from the tree. At the very bottom of the page is another excerpt from the tree.
Please note that I will never post online any information about living persons in a format that can be read or that is in text form. The tree on the right, for example, potentially contains all the names in the tree but it’s neither in text form nor in a legible size.
Wyneken Family History 