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== Family Group Record == | == Family Group Record == | ||
[[ | [[Image:Family Group Record blank side 1.png|thumb|Blank family group record]]Family group records are forms with space to record information about the parents and children in one family. Good family group records show names, dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths (see the example to the right). Better family group records cite the sources for these events in the lives of family members. Thanks to computers, the best family group records also can easily display additional events such as censuses, change of residence, land purchases or sales, wills proved, and any other events in the family members' lives. | ||
Start research on a new family by compiling a well-documented family group record. This will help you gather, correlate, and analyze information. A well source-footnoted family group record bristles with clues to help you find further sources. For a more detailed explanation of their value see [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers]]. | |||
For a person who married more than once, make another family group record for each additional marriage, especially if the marriage produced children. | You may need additional pages for large families. While modern family group records are usually letter size, other sizes such as legal size have been common in the past and can still be used. | ||
Create a family group record for each couple on your pedigree chart. A four-generation pedigree chart has seven couples, so you would make up to seven family group records for such a pedigree. | |||
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== Pedigree Chart == | == Pedigree Chart == | ||