Genealogy Research Forms: Difference between revisions

Family history forms help to organize family history work.  They help to track research efforts reducing duplication of effort and make research work quicker and more effective.  There are a variety of free family history forms available to download.  The following links are not a complete list.  A more comprehensive list can be found by searching for family history forms or for genealogy forms using your internet search engine.  

[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=ALL_RefDoc_Analysis_Chart_for_Match.ASP Blank Analysis Chart for a Possible Match]&nbsp;-&nbsp;Used for analyzing if a possible match may be your ancestor.<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=ALL_RefDoc_Analysis_Chart.ASP Blank Analysis Chart for My Ancestor]&nbsp;-&nbsp;Used for organizing and analyzing the events in your ancestor's life.<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=ALL_RefDoc_Blank_Specific_Time_Line.ASP Blank Time Line for a Specific Record for a Possible Match] - Used for organizing the events in a specific record by the dates they happened. The record may be a church, land, or tax record, etc. This allows you to analyze information about the possible match for your ancestor found in that record.&nbsp;<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=ALL_RefDoc_Time_Line.ASP Blank Time Line for My Ancestor] - Used for organizing the events in your ancestor's life by the dates they happened. <u>Census Worksheets</u> - Blank worksheets have the same columns and headings as the respective census.<br>  

Ancestry is a subscription site. &nbsp;The blank family history forms can be downloaded without subscribing.It is recommended that you use the icons provided by the Adobe Reader, rather than using your Internet browser's printing option. If you use your browser's printing option, you may experience unexpected results, such as printing a blank page or printing a distorted copy of the image.<br> [http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/anchart.pdf Ancestral Chart] -&nbsp;An ancestor chart records the ancestors from whom you directly descend--those for whom you intend to compile a complete and correct family unit. It shows at a glance the progress you have made towards this goal and what remains to be done.<br> [http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/rescal.pdf Research Calendar] -&nbsp;The research calendar gives an account of every record source you have searched and serves as a reminder of what you have already done and where you have found pertinent information.<br> [http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/resext.pdf Research Extract] -&nbsp;Use the research extract sheets to summarize information which cannot be photocopied, for which there is no document in your possession, or for things such as deeds which may be time-consuming or difficult to reread quickly when you need information from the copy you have.<br> [http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/correc.pdf Correspondence Record] -&nbsp;It is important to keep track of those with whom you have corresponded, the reasons for writing, and whether or not you have already received an answer.<br> [http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/famgrec.pdf Family Group Sheet] -&nbsp;Each piece of information concerning a pedigree ancestor and his/her family is placed on a worksheet. Since the end result of your research efforts will be to compile complete, correct and connected families, the use of family group sheets from the beginning will make the compilation much easier.<br> [http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/soursumm.pdf Source Summary] -&nbsp;It is helpful to be able to refer quickly to information you have found for a particular family and the sources of that information. Keep a separate source summary of information found for each family group.  

[http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/index_files/FamilyRecordSheet.pdf Family record sheet] - Used to keep track of family data. It features references for each piece of information.

[http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/index_files/PedigreeFanChart.pdf Pedigree fan char]t - Holds 8 generations (255 people). It is also very simple.

[http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/index_files/Relationships.pdf General family relationships chart]&nbsp;- This is `family graph paper’. Names of family members or couples are written in boxes. Optional lines highlight the relationships. Use with generations going down, or across.

<u>Cemetery forms</u> - These sheets are useful for people who wish to keep track of information in graveyards or sexton’s records. [http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/index_files/Cemetery1.pdf The&nbsp;first page] allows one to map a cemetery and has room for cemetery contact information, as well as room for two gravestone entries.[http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/index_files/Cemetery2.pdf The additional pages] have smaller maps (perhaps an inset from the first page) and room for six gravestone inscriptions.