What Are The Advantages of Family Tree Research?

Keith Lockwood, Ph.D.
2 min readDec 10, 2022

There are many benefits to completing a detailed family tree of your family, including the possibility of securing alternative citizenships that can provide access to resources such as education for yourself and future generations.

A family tree is a visual representation of a person’s ancestors and descendants, and can provide valuable information about a person’s family history. By completing a detailed family tree, a person can learn more about their ancestors and where they came from. This can help a person to feel more connected to their family and their past, and can provide a sense of belonging and identity.

Additionally, a detailed family tree can be a valuable tool for genealogical research. By documenting the names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death for each person on the tree, a person can create a valuable resource for future generations of their family. This can help to preserve the family’s history and to provide a valuable reference for those who may be interested in researching their own family tree in the future.

One potential benefit of completing a detailed family tree is that it can provide access to alternative citizenships. In some cases, a person may be eligible for citizenship in another country based on their ancestry or the citizenship of their ancestors. For example, if…

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Keith Lockwood, Ph.D.

ASL teacher, Teacher of the Deaf, Keith is also a New Jersey based genealogist specializing in British, Irish and Italian genealogy and citizenship reclamation.