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The Schüren Pedigree Chart. (The Family History
Library, Utah, USA, pedigree number 1361).
Descendants of Michael Schüren (1703-1777) and
Agatha Pasch (1698-1771). Some descendants lived
in New Jersey - no locations given on the chart. The
main author of this record is Henry Joseph Schuren,
1932- .Published: Henry Joseph Schuren, Stanhope,
New
Jersey,
United
States,
1990.
Author: Takla Sadeq Makuriya
Title: YaItyopya Tarik: KaAse Tewodros Eska
Qadamawi Hayla Selase
Published: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1956.
The book in which the family tree is found is a history
of Ethiopia from the time of King Tewodros to that
of Emperor Haile Selassie. The objective of the family
tree is to establish the blood ties between Sahle
Sellassie (1813 – 1847), descendant of Menelik I, Son
of King Solomon, and Emperor Haile Selassie I,
(1892-1975). The family tree was made in 1944 by
the famous historian, Takla Sadeq Makuriya.
Row 2 left to right:
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Traditional 19th century thread-bound
genealogies. From the collections of Shanghai
Library, China.
photo: Gu Yan, Shanghai Library, China
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Genealogical Chart of Sahla Sellassie, King of
Shoa, Ethiopia, 1971.
Author: Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 18921975.
Title: Heywatena YaItyopya Ermeja. Vol.1
Written in Bath, England, United Kingdom, 1937
Published:
Addis
Ababa,
Ethiopia,
1973.
The book is an autobiography by the Emperor Haile
Selassie, the great grandson of Sahle Selassie. The
circular chart was made by Mahtama Selassie Walda
Masqal in 1971 and adds more family and offspring
to the smaller ‘blue curtain’ family tree (Row 3
centre) made by Takla Sadeq Makuriya. The original
script of the book was written in England. Haile
Selassie was in exile in Britain during the years of the
war between Ethiopia and Italy, 1936-41.
Watercolour of Hjoerring Town, North Jutland,
Denmark. Painting by Elise Koefoed in an autograph
album belonging to Sophie Brinch-Seidelin, 1845.
© Vendsyssel Historical Museum, Hjoerring,
Denmark
Row 3 left to right:
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Family Tree of Sahla Sellassie, King of Shoa,
Ethiopia, 1944.
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The Descent of George Washington from King
John and Nine of the Twenty-Five Barons
Sureties of Magna Carta. (Family History Library,
Utah,
USA,
pedigree
number
1493).
George Washington (1732-1799) was a descendant of
nobility and royalty. Families included De Ros, De
Clare, De Lacy, De Vere, Plantagenet and
Washington.
Published: [Washington, District of Columbia]: Library
of
Congress,
United
States,
c1991.
IFLA GENLOC Posters
Heredity and Environment Genealogy and Local History for All
POSTER 1
IFLA Genealogy and Local History Section
www.ifla.org/en/about-genealogy-and-localhistory
Members of the Standing Committee
www.ifla.org/en/node/559
Ruth Hedegaard, Denmark, Chair
Russell S. Lynch, USA, Secretary
Janice McFarlane, Scotland, UK, Treasurer
Janet Tomkins, Canada, Information Coordinator
Elizabeth Melrose, UK, Newsletter Editor
Heredity and environment contribute to who we are and
how we live – and reveal the significance of local and
family histories. What is our inheritance?
The IFLA Genealogy and Local History Section consists
of a growing community of librarians and historians
dedicated to the dissemination of international
genealogy and local history. The posters demonstrate
the nature of genealogy and local history and why these
disciplines are important in terms of libraries, archives
and museums.
POSTER 1
Row 1 left to right:
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Family Tree from the Juan Family in Taiwan.
The Family Tree is written in this huge volume and on
a large piece of white cloth of 3 x 120 Chinese feet. It
was composed by Mr. Lien-Chou Juan of the Juan
family from the Chung-Hwa County, Taiwan, using
the traditional brush pen. The 1st Generation quoted
commences in 1686 when the first ancestor, ChiaSheng Juan, moved to Taiwan from mainland China,
and it continues to the 12th generation in 1974.
By permission of Miss Chin-Lin Juan and the
Juan Family

Pedigree and Achievement of John Morgan,
Carmarthen, gent, by Thomas Jones (‘Twm
Siôn Cati’), c 1530 – 1609). Fountain Gate,
Tregaron, 1605. National Library of Wales Pedigree
roll 52 from the sixteenth century, compiled by
Thomas
Jones
[Ach a Statws John Morgan, Caerfyrddin, bonheddwr,
gan Thomas Jones (‘Twm Siôn Cati’), Fountain Gate,
Tregaron, (Ceredigion, Mid – Wales), 1605.]
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Confucius: a traditional ancestral portrait from the
Chinese genealogy, Kong shi zong pu (Kong
Genealogy). 26 vols. Compiled by Kong Jichang,
Kong Shaozhen, and Kong Xiande. 1918.
Row1 left to right:
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The Martin Family. (Family History Library, Utah,
USA, pedigree number 1386). Compiled and
produced by the Family History and Genealogy
Research Center, Brigham Young University.
Presented to Governor James G. Martin from the
North Carolina members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in support of National
Family Week. It includes Bodiford, Fleming, Grubbs,
Morrison, Peeples, Price and related families. This
genealogical chart contains biographical sketches of
the ancestors of James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935),
Governor of North Carolina. Family members lived in
North Carolina, Georgia, New York and elsewhere.
Published in Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University,
1985.
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The Family Tree of the Radulovic-Pandurica
Family
from
Moraca
in
Montenegro.
Created by a member of the genealogical circle
involved
with
the
genealogy
website
www.srdjevdan.org. This website is a voluntary
project dedicated to the Saints Day of Saint Sergius
and Saint Bacchus, (or slava Srdjevdan in Serbian –
also Sveti Srdj). The site tries to encourage an
interest and research in genealogy, family history,
culture and tradition, among people connected with
the celebration of these Patron Saints. Working on
the project is an informal community of individuals
who celebrate Srdjevdan as a Saints Day for their
family, and also many who have an interest in
genealogy, family history, ethnology, history, ethnogeography etc.
Notebook showing the deaths from Spanish Flu
1918, Illinois, USA.
© U.S. National
Administration
Archives
and
Records
Row 3 left to right:
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Haymaking at Mearbeck, near Long Preston,
Yorkshire, UK, late 1940s or early 1950s.
This group includes members of one family from the
Long Preston district (the Cooks), but the two men on
the right are itinerant farm workers from Ireland.

The Family Tree of Herzog Ludwig I of
Württemberg, Germany (ruled 1568-1593).
POSTER 2
By permission of the National Library of Wales

Madein Family Tree. (The Family History Library,
Utah, USA, pedigree number 2413)
The Madein Family of Jordan. An Arabic pedigree
chart. Published [S.l. : s.n.], 1999.
This Family Tree belongs to the online
collections of the Srdjevdan.org community
website,
www.srdjevdan.org/rodoslovi/radulovicpandurica.html. Reproduced by permission.
Row 2 left to right:
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Saksreferatet om Saktmoen av 22. November
1591. [Norwegian document] The Saktmoen case
reference of 22nd November 1591. NRA, Oslo
bispestol, Eidsberg prestearchiv, diploma av 22.
November 1591, Oslo.
[The Saktmoen Family.]
photo: Odd Amundsen, Riksarkivet

The Thompson Family in Paradise Square, Long
Preston, Yorkshire, UK, nd.