THE TRACK METHOD · ONE REPEATABLE RESEARCH SYSTEM
Keep your research organized—and know exactly where to begin again.
The Kings of Virginia Family Research Kit gives beginners and seasoned researchers a practical way to manage records, photographs, notes, questions, and next steps. Use it at home or carry the printable pages to libraries, archives, courthouses, cemeteries, historical societies, and family visits. When life interrupts your research, the system preserves your place so you can return without retracing all your work.
Follow the TRACK method
- T — Target what you want to learn
- R — Review what you already know
- A — Arrange the clues
- C — Check the evidence and record your searches
- K — Keep your place so the next step is waiting when you return
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See the method in action
Not sure whether the kit is right for you? Download a free, read-only sample completed with fictional names. It shows how a research goal moves through a timeline, evidence review, search log, and clear next action. The sample demonstrates the system without giving away the fillable tools in the complete kit.
Six-page PDF · No email address or purchase required · You may view, print, or share the unchanged sample for personal, classroom, library, or historical-society education.
What you will receive
- 29-page Training Manual explaining the TRACK method, evidence review, citations, organization, and practical use at home and in the field
- 10-page fillable Person Research Workbook for goals, timelines, people, places, sources, evidence, search logs, and next steps
- Fillable Extra Detail / Continuation Form for research that needs more room
- 3-page printable Research Trip & Field Notes for libraries, archives, courthouses, cemeteries, societies, and family visits
- Start Here instructions and personal-use license
Product details
- Four coordinated PDFs · 43 PDF pages total
- US Letter size
- Two fillable resources
- Printable field-notes companion
- Delivered together in one ZIP file
- First Edition · September 2026
Who it is for
For beginners who want help knowing where to start and what records may reveal—and for seasoned researchers who want a dependable way to organize evidence and resume a project after time away. The method works with any family or location; the manual uses clearly identified Virginia examples.
Important limits
This is a self-guided educational and organizational product. It is not a research service, database subscription, completed family tree, or guarantee that a particular ancestor or relationship will be proven.
Personal-use license and support
The purchaser may save, fill, and print reasonable copies for personal genealogy research. Redistribution, resale, shared-drive posting, classroom use, society or library distribution, and professional client use are not included. For a download or file problem, use the private contact form.