The Family Group Sheet 

One of the first documents you'll start recording your family history with is the "Family Group Sheet." On this form you'll begin your genealogy research by recording:

With every added generation of ancestors (your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc.), you'll need to start a new Family Group Sheet. It is important to the success of your genealogy research that you work hard to find and document every one of the vital events (birth, marriage and death) for your ancestors and their children.