Genealogy Forms for School Projects and Research
Get your parents’ permission to download these blank PDF charts and worksheets for recording genealogy information you learn during your family history investigation or school project: 5-Generation Ancestor Chart: This chart is for recording names, birth dates, birthplaces, marriage dates, marriage places, death dates, and death places of your grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents and so on. […]
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Family History Detective Checklist for Junior Genealogists
What kind of tools do you need for your family detective work? Here’s a checklist of items you’ll find helpful. You probably have most of these things already. Ask a grown-up to help you gather the other items on the list. notepad pens or pencils blank genealogy forms to record information you uncover binder for […]
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Go on a Cemetery Tour to Search for Family History Clues
Graveyards might make you think of Halloween or or scary movies. But to family detectives, graveyards aren’t spooky—they’re a great place to find family history clues. Ask a parent or grandparent to take you to a cemetery where relatives are buried. In preparation for your trip, go to the library and get a book on […]
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Create a Time Capsule (In Reverse)
If your ancestors had left a time capsule, what would have been in it? Pick an ancestor from a time period you find interesting, and try to create a snapshot of his or her life. This is a good activity to do with your parents, grandparents or any relative who knows something about your family’s […]
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Download a Family Tree Chart Just for Kids
It’s easy to create a family tree using our form just for kids: Click the link below to download the file (get your mom’s or dad’s permission first!). Open it in Adobe Reader, a free program for viewing PDFs. If you don’t have Reader, you can get it from Adobe. To fill out the tree, […]
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Researching Early American Witch Ancestors
Was your ancestor part of the Salem witch trials? Learn more about your Massachusetts Bay relatives with these five resources, no black magic required.
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