64 Genealogy Items to Collect from Your Home

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(This page's most recent update is October 2024)
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Are you just starting your genealogy research? Are you going to write your autobiography or a bunch of family stories? Maybe you are going to write a biography of your grandmother? In any case, you are surrounded by genealogy-related items in your home (or in your grandmother’s home)!

Here’s a list of the kinds of items that will not only help to document information for your family tree but also will be a part of your documented family history. Not to mention that reviewing and referring to these items will trigger memories that you will want to capture.

Account BooksJournals
Adoption PapersLand Deeds
Appointment Books and CalendarsLegal Records
Awards & CitationsLetters and Postcards
Baby AnnouncementsMarriage Records
Baby BooksMilitary Awards
Bank BooksMilitary Records
Baptism RecordsMotor Vehicle Registration
Birth RecordsNaturalization Papers
Business and Calling CardsNewspaper Clippings
Citizenship PapersPassports
Confirmation CertificatesPersonal Address Books
Court RecordsPhotos and Albums
Death RecordsPoetry
DiariesProbate/Estate Records
DiplomasRecipes
Divorce PapersReligious Records
Draft CardsReport Cards
Driver’s LicensesReunion Books
Employment RecordsSchool Records
Family BiblesScrapbooks
Family StoriesSocial Security Cards
Funeral Programs and BooksStocks and Bond Certificates
Government RecordsTax Records
Graduation RecordsTelegrams
Greeting CardsUnion Cards
Handcrafted Items and QuiltsWedding Albums
Health/Medical RecordsWedding Announcements
HeirloomsWedding Guest Books
Hunting & Fishing LicensesWedding Invitations
Identification CardsWills
Insurance RecordsYearbooks

Download the Quicksheet PDF

To obtain the free Quicksheet pdf with the list of these 64 items that you may have in the home, you can download it by clicking on the Download button below:

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Genealogy QuickSheets – Frequently Asked Questions

Quicksheets are also known as Quick Reference Guides. They are generally a one or two page PDF that is downloadable. A few QuickSheets are as large as a five page PDF.
Every QuickSheet is in a specific post on The Ancestor Hunt website. Just bring up the post, and at the bottom of the page is a big brown Download button that allows you to view and/or download the PDF when clicked.
There are over 80 QuickSheets. Here are links to the 10 Most Popular: A list of all the QuickSheets is at All Quicksheets
Yes! You can view or download as many as you wish.

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