 Provide an introductory activity in our genealogical work
 Establish what you know already and what you need to research
 Determine how you will earn the additional points beyond your base grade
 Identify resources your family already has
1. Who will be your “primary person” (Number 1 on the five generations chart) This person is usually the student, but can, if the family wishes, be another family member, a different generation, or a person from another family.
3. List all the brothers and sister of the primary person in the order by age with the oldest first.
4. Now fill in as much of the Family Group Sheet as possible. An example has been attached. Label this Family Group Sheet Number 1. Put a star next to the name of the primary person. Please note that if you get the information from a person put them down as a source.
5. Now fill in as much of the Five Generation Chart as possible. Put your primary person in space marked #1. Then fill out as much of the chart as you can. Do not be concerned if you have blanks – that is where your research will be! I have included my family’s chart as an example.
6. Make a list of the people and sources you used to complete this sheet so far. Then go to question 7.
7. Answer each of this series of questions about possible sources of information.
a. to your knowledge, has any family research been done in the past? Yes No
b. if yes, please put the person’s name or the name of the person who has the information
c. does your family have any documents or photographs of any of the people you listed on the five generation chart? Yes no
d. if yes, who has this information?
8. In the space below, summarize any family stories and information that you think would be interested in researching . This could be things such as “ My Grandma came from Italy” or My Great-Great-Great- Grandfather fought in the Civil War”.
9. Do you have any questions or concerns that you would like to share? These could do with your family research, or questions about the project, etc. Please write them in the space below.
10. Would you and your family be interested in having a Family History Research Night at the school in the evening? We may be able to use the computer lab and have genealogists attend to help us with our work?