Practical genealogy guides for careful beginners.
Build your first tree, ask better family questions, organise evidence and keep a research log you can trust.
ROOT & RECORD separates genealogy into four manageable skills. Start with what your family knows, then test, organise and document each new discovery.
Build the tree, conduct the interview, examine the evidence and record the search without paying for the same lesson four times.
Build a Clear Tree from What You Already Know
Start with yourself and work outward. Learn how to organise names, dates, places and relationships into a family tree that shows what is known—and what still needs evidence.
Ask, Listen & Follow the Clues
Prepare a comfortable family interview, ask questions that reveal names and places, record with permission and turn every clue into a clear follow-up task.
Organise Records Without Losing the Story
Learn what a source can tell you, what it cannot prove and how to compare names, dates and places before adding a conclusion to your family tree.
Track Searches, Sources & Discoveries
Stop repeating the same searches. Define one question, record where and how you looked, save negative results and turn each session into a clear next step.
The Genealogy Starter Collection brings together all four guides in one connected library.
Begin with a clear first tree. Use family interviews to uncover names, places and relationships. Learn how to compare documents before drawing a conclusion. Then track every search, source and negative result in a research log you can return to.
£54.99
Four digital PDF guides · No physical item will be shipped.
Each guide combines concise explanations with worksheets, source questions, visual frameworks and examples. Below you can see a sample page from each guide, followed by its contents.
THE TREE · sample page
THE INTERVIEW · sample page
THE EVIDENCE · sample page
THE LOG · sample page
THE TREE · contents
THE INTERVIEW · contents
THE EVIDENCE · contents
THE LOG · contents
Record what is confirmed, what is possible and what you will examine next. A sample page shows the editorial style of a guide — it is not the complete ebook.
Every ROOT & RECORD product is a digital PDF. After checkout, you receive access through the store’s configured digital-delivery process. Read on a compatible phone, tablet or computer, and print selected worksheets for personal use.
Yes. The guides assume no previous genealogy or archival experience.
No. Every product is a digital PDF. Nothing will be shipped.
No. Database subscriptions and record fees are not included. Availability and pricing vary by provider and country.
No. They teach a process for organising information, evaluating sources and planning your own research.
Treat living people’s information carefully. Ask permission before publishing private or sensitive details and follow the laws and platform rules that apply to you.
Sometimes a document provides strong evidence, but conclusions should be based on its context and compared with other relevant sources when possible.
Yes, for personal use. The files may not be resold, redistributed or shared publicly.
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Choose the guide that matches your next step or follow the complete beginner collection.
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