How to make a Family Group Sheet (FGS) Genealogy Lens

How to make a Family Group Sheet (FGS) genealogy lens:

This lens provides guidance to Squidoo! lenscrafters who would like to enter their Family Tree information on Squidoo in a hierarchical structure using the format called the Family Group Sheet
Example Family Group Sheet printable FORM:
Example

Family Group Sheet lens structure

Modules your lens should contain

I try to name all my FGS lenses in a similar fashion:
www.squidoo.com/familygroupsheet(NAME)
ex. www.squidoo.com/familygroupsheetalbertarnold

I add the following modules to a lens when making a FGS template:

Introduction
Describing the Head of Family Group

WRITE (and ADD a Photo)
Describing Parents of Head of Family

WRITE (and ADD a Photo)
Describing Spouse(s)

Make a List
listing each child (as links to their FGS page)

Google maps
pointing to locations of origin

YouTube
Add any home videos or slide shows

Amazon
listing relevant books about or by family members or related genealogy topics.

Guestbook

I also add related lenses to my lens rolls.

I have also created a Lens Group called :
Genealogy - Barrer Family

A List of information contained in a FGS

Family Group Sheet descriptions typically provide names, dates, and locations for births, deaths, marriages, and other important life events (such as immigration, baptism, graduations, burials ...) for a particular head of household.

By providing LINKS to other FGSheets containing these same names/people, the FGS's create a Family Tree structure of data.

Names of
1. Head of family group (usually husband)
2. Spouses
3. Children
4. Parents
Dates of:
1. birth
2. marriage
3. death
4. other life events
Locations:
1. Address, City, County, State, Country, zip code
2. cemetary, plot number
3. Church name & sect
Links to other FGS:
1. Up to parents
2. Down to children
3. Across to spouses
Photographs (Videos) of:
1. People
2. Houses
3. Maps
4. heirlooms
5. national flags
6. churches
7. group pictures (reunions)

Link List

Example Family Group Sheet: A sample FGS Squidoo! Lens
Example FGS Lens Group: A sample Family Genealogy Squidoo! Group
The Bailey's Free Genealogy Forms: Great free genealogy forms page

Reader Feedback

familyhistorysearcher

Cool idea Jan! I never thought of using squidoo as a connection site for each family. You could lensroll each one to tie them together. This is great for those beginning their family history search!

Posted June 21, 2008

lvcjmac

I saw the link to your lens in the Get Ratings, Give Ratings! and I find it to be quite interesting. There's a lot of good information to weed through and it's really well written. I gave you a 5 star rating and I'm hoping you can find the time to visit my lens.

Posted March 20, 2008

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