Our Family History. Part 2: Genealogy Research: For recording all kinds of background information about ancestors and keeping a research log.

For anyone researching his/her family history, there is now a series of two separate workbooks: one book for making the family tree and a separate book for recording all research data and background information. The books can be used independently or together. Part 2: Our Family History: Genealogy Research * Research log Here you can write a summary of your findings, questions, list of sources * To-do list * File index During your research you will probably collect a lot of items, such as photocopies of old documents, photographs and maps. Here you can write where you stored those items. * Alternate spellings of names In older records, you’ll often find names spelled in a variety of ways. Here you can record the various spellings of each name. * Addresses & Places of worship In these chapters you can share information about where your ancestors lived and the religious organizations they were members of. * Family memorabilia Overview of memorabilia such as newspaper articles mentioning an ancestor and birth announcements. * Maps & Timeline On the maps you can indicate where your ancestors lived. You can mark important family events on the timeline, such as the establishment of a company or a relocation. * Family characteristics Here you can list characteristics shared by a number of family members, such as a particular first name or profession. * Biographies This is where you can include extensive biographies of certain ancestors. * Personal message This is a space for the researcher to write a message to the family. It can be about the family research or it can be used to pass on life lessons. * Contact information Contact information of family members, archives and genealogy organizations Part 1 of the series Our Family History: Family Tree. ISBN-13: 9789492828330Individual datasheets for 127 ancestors, a family tree that includes seven generations and an index of all the ancestors, so you’ll know where to find each one’s data sheet. Jacobien Beeker previously authored ‘Genealogy Notebook’.