Genealogy
Workbook to accompany digital packet
Instructions: This workbook contains all the questions from the digital packet indexed by slide number.
Use the digital packet for all information and instructions, while typing your answers
directly in the workbook. You can also print this workbook and write your answers in the
space provided under each question. Once completed, please email your workbook to
rmitchem@edmondhistory.org and education@edmondhistory.org.
Slide #4 – Match the terms on the left with their definitions on the right.
A) Ancestor _______ The study or investigation of ancestry and family
histories.
B) Genealogy
_______ A member of your family who lived in the past.
C) Descendants
_______ The children, grandchildren, great grandchildren,
etc. of a person.
Slide #8 – Instructions: Use the figure below to construct your life timeline. Put the date of your life moment
in the small blank space above or below the arrow. A red arrow shows gives an example and where
to place your birth date. Then write in your life moment in the big square space above or below the
arrow. For the date, use the format month/day/year. For example, June 15, 2020 would be
6/15/2020 on your timeline. If you do not know the exact date, then just put the year, or
were
can even
put
bornhowunder
old youthe
were at the time. Be sure to put your life moments in order!
arrow.
I Was
Born!
Your birth
date goes
here.
Slide #10
1) What is something new that you learned about your family through this
interview? Did it surprise you?
2) What information did you find meaningful or inspiring? Why do you
think it would be important to pass on this information to your
descendants?
Slide #11
List 3 physical resources you saw in the video that helped Ms. Hall find out more about her
family history.
Slide #12
1) What about you? Using the examples listed in the blue box on the slide 11, find 1 physical
resource that is proof of an event that can be included in your family tree. What resource
did you find?
2) Where did you find it and how would you use it to build your family tree?
3) Do you think your resource would be important to future generations of your family? Why?
One of the best ways you can find information about your family history is by using a digital
genealogical resource! A digital resource is an electronic format of a physical resource (birth
certificate, census, photograph, death certificate, newspaper clipping, etc). Once a physical
resource has been “digitized“ it makes it available to everyone! Name 3 places or websites
where you can find digital genealogical resources on such things as marriage records, census
records, birth records, and burial information.
1)
2)
3)
Slide #13
1) According to the video, explain how indexing is done. Hint: the answer begins at the 1:00
minute mark in the video on slide 13.
2) How do you think indexing has changed the world of genealogy?
Slide #14
List three services provided by the National Family History Library.
1)
2)
3)
Slide #15
The National Family History Library in the United States has genealogy records for almost
every country in the world. Why is this important to have in a genealogy library?
Pedigree Chart Scout's Name: ________________________
His Father: Name: _____________________________
Born: _________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
My Father;
Married:_______________________________________
Name: _______________________________________ Place: ________________________________________
Born: _________________________________________ Died: _________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________ Place: _______________________________________
Married: _______________________________________
Place: ________________________________________ His Mother: Name: _____________________________
Born: _________________________________________
Died: _________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
M e Married:_______________________________________
Name:________________________________________ Place: ________________________________________
Born:_________________________________________ Died: _________________________________________
Place: _______________________________________
Place: _______________________________________
Married: ______________________________________
Her Father: Name: _____________________________
Place: _______________________________________ Born: _________________________________________
Died:_________________________________________ Place: ________________________________________
My Mother:
Place: _______________________________________ Married:_______________________________________
Name: _______________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
Born: _________________________________________ Died: _________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________ Place: _______________________________________
Married: _______________________________________
Place: ________________________________________ Her Mother: Name:_____________________________
Born: _________________________________________
Died: _________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
Married:_______________________________________
Place: ________________________________________
Died: _________________________________________
Place: _______________________________________
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Family Group Record (Listing you as a child) Scout's Name: ________________________
Husband’s Name
Birth Date Place
Died Place
Married Place
Father’s Name Mother’s Name
Other info
Wife’s Maiden Name
Birth Date Place
Died Place
Father’s Name Mother’s Name
Other info
Children (list whether living or dead, in order of Birth)
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
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Family Group Record (Listing one of your parents as a child) Scout's Name: ________________________
Husband’s Name
Birth Date Place
Died Place
Married Place
Father’s Name Mother’s Name
Other info
Wife’s Maiden Name
Birth Date Place
Died Place
Father’s Name Mother’s Name
Other info
Children (list whether living or dead, in order of Birth)
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
Name Male/Female
Birth Date Place
Spouse’s Name Other Info
Died Place
Married Place
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Slide #22
1) Name a form of technology that Eric uses in his genealogical research and how does it help
him do his job?
2) If he did not have this technology what do you think he would need to do to find this
information?
Slide #23
List three ways photographs can help a person with researching their family history.
1)
2)
3)
Slide #24
1) Now that you have begun putting together your family tree, did you learn anything new about
your family? Did anything surprise you?
2) I, your MBC, plan to continue genealogical work on my family history. I hope you have been
bitten by the genealogy bug, too! Not only will you uncover amazing stories about your
family’s past, but the information you provide will be valuable to your descendants for
generations to come. Why do you think building your family history now will be so important
to your descendants later?
