Sometimes when wanting to begin a new project or hobby you simply have to start. That’s why I create genealogy printables to help you!
From what I hear and experience first hand is one of the difficulties with family history research is staying organized.
It can be very easy to accidently go down the rabbit hole reading all about a relative that lets be honest, isn’t really that closely related in the end.
But before you know it you’ve searched their whole life story, wasted time, and got lost in your notes.
Trust me I’ve been there.
But it has also inspired me to make these organizational family tree worksheets.
I sell many different products in my Etsy shop but in this blog article I will highlight four I recommend for starting out.
Family Tree Begin at Home Checklist
Before diving in to finding ancestry research websites, books, and all the resources out there. First you start out right in your own home!
This printable checklist gives you a guide of items to look for to start piecing together stories and facts about the people who came before you.
With this worksheet you can check off each item as you find it.
I have three main categories on the template- general items, media, and newspaper clippings.
From each document found you begin collecting bits of important information to tie together life’s milestones.
To see this genealogy printable in my Etsy shop, click here:
Begin at Home Family Research Checklist
Next, Full Genealogy Checklist
This is honestly my most popular item in my Etsy shop and one of the first products I ever made.
A broad list of information to search for broken down in to 5 categories, plus a section to write in your own checklist.
The research categories are:
- Ancestry.com
- Newspapers.com
- FindAGrave.com
- Obituaries
- Begin at Home (a snippet of what is in the other printable previously mentioned)
The guide for this is a little more advanced since it requires you to use genealogy website resources.
If you are interested in this instant download printable, please click here:
Family Tree Research Checklist
Family History Group Sheet
This is absolutely helpful for organizing each couple within your family and the children they may have had.
The printable outlines details about the individual husband and wife:
- Born
- Married
- Occupation
- Religion
- Died
- Buried
- Mother
- Father
On the side of the sheet there is a section to write the Source recording the info and lines to take notes.
The bottom of the page has a chart to write in:
- Childrens’ names
- Male / Female
- Born
- Married
- Died
To see this template, click my Etsy link here:
Family Relationship Chart
Truly I did not expect this chart to be as popular as it is, but I am glad it has helped many genealogists!
This print out sheet is more of a reference guide than a fillable form.
It maps out how two different ancestors or descendants are related to each other by sharing a common ancestor.
The genealogy guide also tells you the title of that relationship such as “first cousin 1x removed.”
If this relationship chart can support your ancestry research, click here to purchase and print as many as you want:
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog article! I hope these genealogy printable guides can help you start your family tree research.
Until next time, Rebekka of RLSPhotogenic.com
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