Family History and Genealogy

Who Do You Think You Are? For many, the first instinct is to jump on the computer, but if you can discipline yourself to do a little offline sleuthing beforehand, you'll ultimately go a lot further a lot faster. Investigate the clues you've prob...

Get Hooked on Your Family History We recently spoke with Megan Smolenyak, the author of the book Who Do You Think You Are?, the companion to the NBC television series by the same name. A sixth-grade family history project hooked Megan Smolenyak i...

Genealogy: Recording Names and Places If someone is known by more than one name, put the alternate name or names in parentheses after the surname, preceded by “a.k.a.” (also known as). As an example, John Smith (a.k.a. John Taylor). This sit...

What's in a name? Find out by taking our trivia quiz. Learn all about the art of the alias, the history of a handle, and the making of a moniker. ...

How has the family unit changed in the past 100 years? Take our quiz and find out! ...

Genealogy Activities for Thanksgiving Giving Thanks for the Family Tree When the extended family comes together for the Thanksgiving holiday, it's the perfect opportunity to help your kids begin some genealogy research. Children love to hear abou...

Exploring History: My Life Timeline Activity One of the hardest things for a child to grasp about history is that at some time or another, all those historical events were the present. Not to mention that at the time, people probably didn't kno...

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Use this printable family tree form to organize information you learn about your family when undertaking genealogical research. ...

Use this family tree form to keep genealogical information organized. ...

This family tree form will help you organize the genealogical information you gather as you research your family history. ...

Family Artifacts and GenealogyRemember those old trunks and boxes you saw when playing around the attic and basement as a child? When you asked, Mom said they were just “family things.” Ask Mom to go through the attic with you. Make sure you...

When undertaking genealogical research, use this family tree correspondence form to keep track of which people you've talked to and which people you need to contact. ...

Print a sheet of questions to ask relatives about your family history, when you're all together at Thanksgiving. ...

Print a list of questions to ask family members to aid your genealogical search. ...

Pedigree or Family Tree Charts The family tree form you begin with is a pedigree chart, an ascendant chart. On it you start with yourself and work back in time, generation by generation, filling in your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents,...

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Working hard on your genealogical search? Print out as many copies of the family tree research form you need in order to record your findings. ...