| There are several sites where you can download | | | | type you choose. There are many choices so the |
| family tree forms. The great part is they are | | | | one you ultimately decide to use will be fine. You |
| free. All you have to do is download the forms | | | | will find they are available at many online |
| and they are ready to fill them in as soon as you | | | | databases and there are scads that are totally |
| have all your information together. In addition, | | | | free to download. |
| there are other forms you will find handy as well. | | | | If you are planning to start with a basic form |
| They are free to download and this might include | | | | there are the type that have a space for direct |
| the following: | | | | descendants. These are often not spacious |
| * Biographical outline | | | | enough for adding brothers and sisters. If this |
| * Heirlooms form | | | | type is the one you choose, you may have to go |
| * Traditions form | | | | back and get more for adding the extra names. |
| * Cemetery forms | | | | You should also have a pedigree chart. This is a |
| * Adoptive family and stepfamily forms | | | | chart that will show the complete family. The fan |
| These are just a few that will be perfect for | | | | type pedigree chart is best if you are trying to |
| organizing all your information so you can put | | | | get the most ancestors on the same page. This |
| together a family tree. Census forms are a great | | | | type will hold approximately eight generations if |
| tool for getting everything written down that you | | | | not more. |
| find on census records you may search. | | | | The timeline form is another tool that will be quite |
| If you put the names and birthdates and where | | | | beneficial. This form will allow you to write down |
| you found this information, it is less likely that you | | | | important dates in history and how they pertained |
| will find yourself going back to the same sources. | | | | to your family. Another form you may need to |
| You can simply look at your form and you will | | | | find is the genealogy research form. This will help |
| know you have already been to the site and | | | | you to keep a record of the research you have |
| researched everything. | | | | already done and what you are doing presently. |
| Another form you might need would be an | | | | This can be on one person or an area in which |
| immigration form. Often you can find records that | | | | your family lived. The most important thing about |
| were kept by ships that were coming to America. | | | | this form is it keeps all the information you have |
| The records will include a passenger list. If your | | | | found while doing your research so that you will |
| relatives were on the passenger list, this is the | | | | not have to go back to the same places. Not only |
| information you will want on the immigration form. | | | | does it save time, but you will know once you |
| Of course, there are various family tree forms | | | | have exhausted all the information at a particular |
| that you may use for filling in your family's names | | | | site. |
| as well. What type will you use? Will it be one that | | | | Keeping organized when you download family tree |
| actually looks like a tree? A fan type that has | | | | forms will save you time and Using free sites will |
| room for adding all the relatives might be the | | | | save you money! |