Black Box (back), Genealogy Report and the Green Book

When talking about writing about ancestors there are various formats.  In the photo are three examples of ancestral writing. The Green Book is a book on the Maliseet Indian tribe in Houlton, Maine. It contains information, maps and list of members about the tribe and its people, including the Josephs and Sabatis’s.  The Coiled Binder is a Genealogy Report compiled for the Wilcox Family through a program such as Family Tree Maker. You can customize the formats, and this particular copy lists mainly names, dates of birth, marriage, death, family members and places. The third is the black box. The Black Box has maps, census records, photos, cemetery, wills and land deeds, and other documents pertaining to the Cote family.

As you can see with the above examples ancestor writing can contain different information and the style all boils down to you –the historian, or as I like to call it Special Agent in Family Affairs.

In this blog, I will show you how to do your own research and show examples through my research. Your Ancestors lived in a different period and it is up to you to give them life. How much life you give to them depends on you.

If any of you have any questions along the way or suggestions feel free to comment.