Family Tree Workbook Printable for Genealogy Research and Family Stories

This family tree workbook printable helps you find your ancestors, keep your genealogy research tidy and save family stories for the next generation. Its 24 undated pages hold family tree and pedigree charts, family group sheets, ancestor profiles, research and source logs and questions for interviewing relatives, as an instant PDF download in US Letter and A4.

Reprint the charts and ancestor pages for every branch you explore.

How the family tree workbook printable keeps research organized

A single numbering system, set out on the start page, ties every chart, profile and note together, so you never lose track of who is who.

Work through one research question at a time. Record each search, including the ones that turn up nothing, check off 20 kinds of records and cite every source so you can return to it. When you hit a dead end, the brick wall worksheet gives you a way forward, and 24 ready questions make conversations with older relatives feel natural.

Who this genealogy workbook is for

• Beginners taking the first steps on a family history project
• Hobby genealogists who want charts, sources and logs together in one binder
• Anyone hoping to interview grandparents and capture family stories while they can
• Families creating a heritage keepsake to hand down to children and grandchildren

Design and printing

• Elegant, minimal white pages with soft blush pink details that save ink
• Generous margins, so a home printer will not crop anything
• Portrait pages in Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) and A4 (210 by 297 mm)
• Undated, so charts, ancestor pages and logs can be reprinted for every branch
• Keep it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have a copy shop spiral bind it

Inside the family tree workbook: 24 pages

1. 1Cover page with contents
2. 2Start here, six steps that begin with you and end with staying organized, an explanation of person numbers, useful abbreviations and your reasons for tracing your family
3. 3Surname list noting spellings and variants, the country of origin, the earliest ancestor you know of and whether the line is paternal or maternal
4. 4Four-generation family tree reaching from you back to your great-grandparents, with room for siblings, a partner and children
5. 5Five-generation pedigree chart with chart numbers that connect it to your other charts
6. 6Detailed pedigree chart for the nearest generations, with space for birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, occupation and residence
7. 7Descendant chart for one couple and their marriage, with up to five children, their spouses and room for grandchildren
8. 8Family group sheet for two partners and their marriage, with up to nine children and sources for the family
9. 9Ancestor profile covering full name, birth, baptism, marriages, death, burial and places lived, each with sources
10. 10Ancestor life story for schooling, work, military service, immigration, faith, hobbies and personality, plus their story told in your own words
11. 11Life timeline listing year, age, event, place and source, alongside world events of the time and gaps still to research
12. 12Research plan for three questions, the records you want to request and people who may know the answers
13. 13Research log with the date, the library, archive or website, what you looked for, what you found and a citation number
14. 14Records checklist of 20 record types, from birth certificates and census returns to wills, newspapers and DNA tests
15. 15Source citation log with the title, repository, page or film details, the date you accessed it and how you used it
16. 16Brick wall worksheet listing what you know, assumptions worth rechecking, records already searched, fresh ideas and who might help
17. 17Interview questions for relatives, 24 of them across six themes from childhood to looking back, with space for your own
18. 18Interview notes for questions and answers, names, dates and places that come up and questions to follow up
19. 19Family stories noting who told it, when and where, the story itself, facts to verify and why it matters
20. 20Heirlooms and traditions, covering keepsakes and their stories, holiday customs, family recipes, sayings and shared talents
21. 21Photo page with two large frames and captions for who, when, where and the memory
22. 22Photo gallery with four smaller frames and captions
23. 23Places we lived, with the town, the years, who lived there, why they arrived or left and what records are held there
24. 24Notes, with names to look up and a to do list

What you download

• Family Tree Workbook, US Letter PDF (24 pages)
• Family Tree Workbook, A4 PDF (24 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief PDF printing guide

How to download and print

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• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The PDF is made to be printed and has no hyperlinks inside. It also opens in most note taking apps if you prefer to write on a tablet.
• You receive a digital file. Nothing physical is shipped.
• Colors on paper may differ slightly from your screen.
• Personal use only. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned, but if a file will not open or print correctly, email us and we will help right away.
• The workbook is blank for your own research. No genealogy records or database access are included.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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