You want to begin with the information you already know
Step one: Begin by reviewing what information you already know. Record that information and keep your records organized.
Record the facts and information that you know (such as dates, names, and locations) on either a family group record, pedigree, or in personal notes. There are many websites that provide templates for these records, and many online family tree generators. You can find a list of them here.
- Be sure to keep your research organized! If you have copies of documents or other important information, it could be valuable to someone else trying to do their genealogy - the better you record the facts you know, the easier it will be for others to trust your information. You don't want any information or clues about your family being lost.
- A good rule of thumb is to provide a way for someone else to find and access this information easily if you were not there to give it to them.
(For me personally, I usually use the software RootsMagic (7th edition) to do all of these forms. The program takes the information you have and creates it for you, it's really fast and effective. Especially for a Research Log, I find it much easier to keep organized with a genealogy software, but of course a simple notebook and pen would work as well.)
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