DIY Research Forms

After years of research, I have created my own documents to stay organized and efficient. If you would prefer to do your own research you can purchase any of the documents I have created to use for your personal research. 

Research documents can be purchased by the set.

Documents available are: 

Big Picture Research Documents $40 for the set

• Family Tree 

• Horizontal Ahnentafel Chart

• Vertical Ahnentafel Chart

• Surname Search & Source- This is a one stop shop. You use it to track all of your searches, what the sources and locations are along with what you did or didn't find. Allowing you to see where you've been, where you found it and what you should circle back to.  

• Tree Specific Searches- a checklist of over 100 places to look and mark off when you have found the info. 

• Multi-branch timeline- tracks the movement of individuals from various families allowing you to see potential patterns or connections.

• Remarkable- helpful for seeing what ancestors did that were remarkable things and how they relate to you. 

• Branch at a Glance - allowing you to see 7 generations of direct family members and the names of their children.

• Questions & Notes- allowing you to write notes on what you found so you can easily refer back to it if needed. 

Family Worksheets $40 for the set

• Ancestor Fact Quicksheet- keeps all useful information front and center to allow you to research more easily and streamline. Info includes vitals for husband and wife, their children, census & population questions, occupations, military, soundex, alternate spelling, nicknames & abbreviations, and Family, Associates & Neighbors (FANs). 

• Ancestor Source Quicksheet- a checklist of items to look for and tracking the source information once found. 

• Possible Relatives- tracking of potential leads and trees you have made to see if they fit in your tree. 

• Timeline- movement as well as FANs

• To-Do List

• This set works best when bought with the Big Picture Set. These pages can easily be copied and reused for various branches and generations. 

Logs $20 for the set

• Occupations

• Birth & Baptism

• Military

• Family and Associates

• Neighbors

• Migration

• Name Variations

• Mortality

• Will & Probate

• Cemetery

Worksheets $20 for the set

• Lined Notes

• Grid Notes

• Land Survey plot

• Correspondence Tracking

• US & UK Census Tracking

Personal Organization $40 for the set

• Naming system for documents, pictures, articles, movies

• Formatting system for documents, pictures, articles, movies

• Computer folder formatting and placement

• Citation formats

• Family numbering system

• Checklist of what items to keep, digitize and toss regarding family heirlooms.

• Index & transcription of items

• Color coding

DNA $40 for the set

• Blank Leeds

• Shared cM & Cousin Calculator

• Match Correspondence

• Memberships & Results

• Shared Matches and their information

• Blank diagram to track matches and their relationship to the owner

• Color Organization & Family Names

• Tracking DNA segments

• YDNA map

Genealogist Files $40 for the set

• Subscriptions

• Weekly Planner

• Researchers Kit- what to bring, what to look for, and where to find it

• Places to visit

• Goals

• Annual Tasks

• Lineage Proofs

• Printed Projects Checklist

• Time Log

• Research Report

• Client Questionaire

Digital Genealogy Book documented sections- these are templates to be personalized with information that is appropriate to whom you researched and can be uploaded to create your own printed coffee table book.  $60 for the set

• Adoption Records

• Birth-Related Records

• Business & Occupation Records

• DNA

• Club Involvement

• Crime

• Death

• Education

• Events

• Memberships

• Marriages

• Newspapers

• Name Origins

• Directories

• Possessions

• Sports

• Military

• Royalty

• Travel

• Stories

• Church

• Recipes

• Letters

• Land Grants or Patents

• Workhouses/Poor House/Orphanage

• Residences

• Passenger Lists

• Wars