The kids have to start by building a family tree, and then they put together an art project. The winners get a trip to Israel for an exhibit at the museum. Last year 13,000 students participated.

Garlinghouse is not alone in her opinion on family tree projects. Tiffanie Onwuachi told "GMA" her son was just assigned a family tree project. In the past she would have been in favor of it.

Genealogy Project Resources 4-H Genealogy: Tracing My Family Tree. Learn how to research your genealogy by completing activities in this Indiana 4-H genealogy resource guide. The project can be done ...

Source: Supplied I remember being tasked with my own family tree project as a primary school student. And how, back then, I unquestioningly produced my adoptive family’s tree as if it were my own.

The project is overseen by several volunteers who have spent thousands of hours and their own money developing a massive family tree of Irish immigrants who came to Maine during the Industrial ...