Colonial Roots

The Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook helps you plan your genealogical search and organize what you find. Use it to keep your work on track and your records accurate, thorough, and in one place. Whether you're just starting or you're deeply involved in researching your ancestors, you'll add to your success.

More than 20 brand new and more than 20 revised genealogical forms make organizing the search, recording information and keeping records easy.

Croom has included fascinating illustrations from actual research, showing how to use each type of form. She also includes ideas for sources to search, tips to help write more effective genealogy letters and cross-references additional information in her other books.

In this workbook, you'll find:
• more than 40 genealogical forms for organizing, searching and record-keeping, and for presentation to your family. These include forms for abstracting indexes and records, forms for interviewing relatives, and a family group sheet with a convenient way of listing references. Multiple copies of most forms are included.
• interesting examples of each type of form from actual research, showing how you can use them.
• explanations of the purposes and uses of each form - plus ideas for sources to search.
• tips to help you write effective genealogy-related letters.
• references, where applicable, to more information in Unpuzzling Your Past or The Genealogist's Companion & Sourcebook.