Getting organized
Organizing your research is important because you need to be able to compare and verify information to ascertain if it is correct. A binder for each number in a family tree is useful. Eight is a manageable number to get started.
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Handout Sites
Many sites provide free downloadable genealogy forms to make organizing ancestry easier. The forms allow you to carefully copy your ancestor's information and keep that information in your own records. You can also keep track of your research, the data you've collected, records, family trees, family groups and more with genealogy forms.
Handouts
- Ancestral ChartAllows you to record the ancestors from whom you directly descend.
The following handouts can be found on Ancestry.com 
- Correspondence RecordHelps you keep track of those with whom you have corresponded.
- Family Group RecordEnables you to compile complete, correct and connect families.
- Research CalendarGives an account of every record source you have searched.
- Source Summary for Family InformationProvides quick reference to information and sources you have found for a particular family.