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Research Templates

Family historians rely on a number of organizational tools, including commonly used forms to record their research efforts and findings. Even though most genealogical software programs will export your findings into such formats, it is important to understand how each works and how they can be organized to best support future research. The following templates will help you organize your research, save you time, and present your information in a consistent and accurate way.

Family Charts

Five generation family chart.

A multi-generational chart provides a road map of your ancestors and includes basic information about each couple: full name and date and place of birth, death, and marriage. Each person on the chart receives a number. The subject of the chart is number 1; the subject’s father is 2, the mother is 3; the father’s father is 4, the father’s mother is 5; etc. Each chart is assigned a number and cross-referenced to connect charts and generations. Thus, every ancestor receives a unique number that can be used as shorthand or for filing. E.g., 3:6 refers to chart number 3, person number 6.

Family Group Sheet

A family group sheet provides a snapshot of each nuclear family and records pertinent information about each family member. This information may include:

• For father and mother: given and last name(s); birth, death, and marriage date and place; parents’ names; other marriages
• For children: sex, given and last name(s); birth, death, and marriage date and place; spouse’s name

Research Plan Template

A research plan provides a roadmap for your genealogical research. This easy-to-use template takes you through the process of forming a good research question, identifying which records help you answer the question, clarifying record availability for your time period and location, and listing specific repositories where the records may be found.

Research Log

Research logs are an excellent way to keep track of the research you have already accomplished. They contain a list of every source you consulted—and whether your search was successful or not. Handwritten or typed, these logs help prevent duplicate searches and lookups.

Annotated Research Log

This annotated research log (excel file) provides a starting point for you to track your research and stay focused on the genealogical issue at hand. You can easily add columns, rows, and sort your findings.

Interview Questions

Gather information about your family and ancestors by interviewing family members, friends, and neighbors. These suggested interview questions will help!

Family Questionnaire

Compile additional information for your research or publication by mailing or emailing relatives and family friends a questionnaire.

Early Census Comparison Charts

Beyond the head of household, early censuses provide little information about the individual members of a family. It can therefore be difficult to track families from one census to the next. Use these forms to help compare families between censuses.

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Uncovering the history of a house may shed light on family dynamics, social class, historical context, material culture, and more. You may be surprised at what you find! Use the below forms to organize your house history research:

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Format your article or book manuscript using  Register  style—a widely used genealogical format that's been used for more than 100 years. An editor looking over an article submitted for possible publication will be favorably impressed and will follow your text more easily when the material is presented in  Register  format.  Read more about the  Register

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An  ahnentafel , or ancestor table, begins at or near the present and follows a direct line of ancestors as far back as is traceable or for a certain number of generations. Each person is numbered. If you are tracing your own ancestry, you would be number 1, and each person would be numbered in a particular order from there: your father would be number 2 and your mother number 3; his parents would be 4 and 5; her parents would be 6 and 7, and so on. Men are always even and women are always odd. You double a person’s number to get his or her father’s number; you double the number and add 1 to get his or her mother’s number. This template will help you organize and format the content for each numbered couple.

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Women in History Research Pages

Women’s History Month is celebrated in March annually. If you are looking for a way to incorporate learning about some amazing women in your activities, then check out these Women in History Research Pages .

With this research printable pack, children will learn about 71  inspirational women.

The women in this pack include: Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton, Florence Nightingale, Helen Keller, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, Oprah Winfrey, Wilma Rudolph, Angela Merkel, Benazir Bhutto, Catherine the Great, Cleopatra, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Eva Peron, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Indira Ghandi, Margaret Thatcher, Michelle Bachelet, Queen Victoria, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Alexandra Raisman, Billie Jean King, Carli Lloyd, Danica Patrick, Dominique Dawes, Gabrielle Reece, Gracie Gold, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Joan Benoit, Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Wie, Nadia Comaneci, Nancy Kerrigan, Ronda Rousey, Serena Williams, Alexa Canady, Barbara McClintock, Caroline Herschel, Elizabeth Blackwell, Emilie Du Chatelet, Irene Joliot-Curie, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Lise Meitner, Mae Jameson, Maria Mitchell, Marie M. Daly, Mary Anning, Mary Somerville, Rosalind Franklin, Anna Pavlova, Audrey Hepburn, Charlotte Bronte, Coco Chanel, Diana Ross, Eleanor Powell, Georgia O’Keefe, Grace Kelly, Jane Austen, Joni Mitchell, Julia Child, Louisa May Alcott, Marilyn Monroe, Misty Copeland, Tina Turner, Anne Frank, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Malala Yousafzai, Maria Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth I, and Queen Elizabeth II.

Preparing the History Research Worksheets

Once you have grabbed your copy of these pages, you will need to print them out. As there are 71 different women to learn about, you may just want to print a couple of pages at a time or the ones that your child is keen to learn about.

To complete these pages, children will need access to books or the internet to complete the details in these worksheets.

Using the Women’s History Research Pages

As mentioned previously, print out all the pages or just the ones that you want. Children can complete the pages after studying the women.

The information on these worksheets include:

• A black and white picture that can be coloured in
• The dates of birth and death of the woman
• Personal Hardships
• Important Influences
• Three Fun Facts
• Achievements

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Women's history month research activity, grades 3–8, by: erin lynch.

Did you know March is Women's History Month ? In this article, you'll learn how to celebrate women throughout history in the grades 3–8 classroom with a simple research activity. Plus, download and print my FREE Interesting Women In History Research Activity worksheet for students.

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Women's History Month Research Activity for Students

Every March, I make it a point to celebrate Women's History Month with my students. Instead of assigning a typical biography report, I have students choose a woman in history they want to research.

Step 1: At the beginning of the month, task students with reading about a minimum of five women. These women can be important historical figures or ancestors from the students’ own family tree.

If students choose to use an ancestor as one (or more) of the women they will learn about, they must be able to present documents or family tree verifying the historical accounts or stories.

I found the website: WomensHistoryMonth.gov to be very useful. It has biographical information, lesson ideas, videos, exhibit locations, etc. This is their explanation of the origin of Women's History Month that I will share with my students:

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28, which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week." Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as "Women’s History Week." In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9, which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month." Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”

Step 2: After researching at least five women, students will use the Interesting Women In History Research Activity worksheet to reflect on who  inspired, surprised  and intrigued  them the most.

This research activity and worksheet offer a more interesting way to study women in history than simply recording biographical information that will soon be forgotten.

Step 3: Have students share their worksheets with their classmates and have them note any commonalities (e.g., four students were inspired by Gloria Steinem; eight students were surprised by Anne Frank; three students were intrigued by Emily Dickinson, and so on).

Step 4: Have each student give a 60 second presentation sharing which women intrigued him/her the most.

Women's History Month is a great time to engage students in reading biographical texts. Have your students research at least five women in history and then complete an Interesting Women In History Research Activity worksheet.

Download the worksheet so your students can complete this research activity about important women in history this March.

Australian Freedom Ride Lesson

Learning objectives

In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of the 1965 Freedom Ride in Australia's civil rights history. They will develop an awareness of the key people, events, and concepts associated with this event. Students will have the opportunity to achieve this through choosing their own method of learning, from reading, research, and video watching options, as well as the chance to engage in extension activities. This lesson includes a self-marking quiz for students to demonstrate their learning.

How would you like to learn?

Option 1: reading.

Step 1: Download a copy of the reading questions worksheet:

Step 2: Answer the set questions by reading the webpage below:

Option 2: Internet research

Download a copy of the research worksheet below and use the internet to complete the assigned tables:

Option 3: Watch video

Step 1: Download a copy of the viewing questions worksheet:

Step 2: Answer the set questions by watching the video below:

NITV. (2015).  Living Black S2015 Ep2 - Freedom Rides .

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