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Documenting your finds on paper

It's important to keep track of each individual you're working on, and document what you find and where. Here are some worksheets to get you started for individuals. And a link to a chart to keep everyone straight. Eventually you'll probably want to get genealogy software (google Family Tree Maker and Roots Magic).

National Archives Charts and Forms

Turabian Style with Evidence Explained

Note: Turabian is a version of Chicago style. If you are unable to figure out how to cite something in Turabian, use Chicago.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th ed.
University of Chicago Press, 2018 | Online access
Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
Genealogical Pub. Co., 2017
How to cite historical materials from gravestones and patents to court records and emails in Chicago Manual of Style Humanities Style.

Turabian Quick Guide
From University of Chicago Press
Sample Paper (under Paper-formatting tip sheets)