Family History Starter — Working Edition

Six worksheets for a research question, person references, optional interview choices, sources, candidate comparison, and conclusion and sharing review. Includes a six-page fictional sample and a seven-page practice guide with the complete invented sources, five answered exercises and a continuation sheet.

Free public working edition 0.4 — November 2, 2026. Expanded worksheets and worked guidance; editorial and reader review continue.

Start with the blank workbook and practice records before reading the worked sample. All example people and records are invented. Compatible details are not proof of identity. Keep living-person information and interview permissions private.

Download your working files

Choose US Letter or A4. The six-page blank workbook has 36 fillable fields, each limited to 120 characters. Download it before typing, save a copy, reopen it and inspect the saved entries in your viewer. Use Word or the practice guide’s labeled continuation sheet for longer notes. Sample and practice-guide PDFs are not fillable.

Combined blank workbook, fictional sample and practice guide — Editable Word 0.4

Practice guide and fictional sources — A4 PDF 0.4 (7 pages)

Blank fillable workbook — A4 PDF 0.4 (6 pages, 36 fields)

Blank fillable workbook — US Letter PDF 0.4 (6 pages, 36 fields)

Fictional worked sample — A4 PDF 0.4 (6 pages)

Practice guide and fictional sources — US Letter PDF 0.4 (7 pages)

Fictional worked sample — US Letter PDF 0.4 (6 pages)

Reading and review notes

The PDFs are not tagged. No PDF/UA or screen-reader compliance is claimed. Automated file checks do not replace native-app, assistive-technology or physical-print testing. Test one page before printing a full pack. Completed worksheets stay with you; do not send private responses to DTP.

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