Having all of the branches on the family tree filled with names is the goal of every family historian. However "collecting ancestors" should not be your goal. Some people are only interested in the begats, but wouldn't telling each person's story be more interesting?
Try to flesh out each person's story with as much detail as possible, even if it means including family lore. [Be sure to note that family lore is just that.] Include birth, death, marriage, occupation, residence and the like.
Write up a bio of each individual. It may be two sentences, it may be two pages. Try to bring the ancestors to life with their stories. Add pictures of the person, family, his/her home, map of the town[s] in which they lived, anything that adds to the story, if you can find them.
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