A guided toolkit for exploring, documenting, and preserving your family’s story.
The Family History Explorer Storykeeping Toolkit expands on the ideas introduced in the Starter Pack and guides families into a deeper exploration of their own history, combining foundational genealogy practices with guided storytelling.
Who It’s For
The Family History Explorer Storykeeping Toolkit is designed for families ready to move beyond introductory activities and begin documenting their family history in greater depth.
Activities are flexible and can be adapted for learners of different ages, making the toolkit well suited for individual learners, homeschool families, and co-op classes.
What Learners Will Do
Learners gather information from relatives, organize their discoveries, and begin building a lasting record of their family history. Through guided investigations, they examine family traditions, document important events, and map family connections across generations.
Along the way, learners develop simple research habits, expand their family tree, and identify new questions they may want to explore.
As they progress, they use what they’ve gathered to write a short biography that tells the story of a family member they choose to focus on.
What’s Included
This toolkit is a guided system for building your family story — a set of connected tools that help you gather, organize, and shape your family’s story step by step.
Gathering & Evaluating Information
Clue Tracker / Research Log
Source Confidence Assessment
Organizing Family Information
Family Tree
Family Group Sheet
Building Understanding
Storykeeper Space
Ancestor Character Card
Shaping the Narrative
Storyboard
Story Map
Writing the Story
Step-by-step guide for writing a short biographical sketch
This toolkit is designed to be used again and again as you explore new ancestors in your family history journey.
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FAQ section
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The Storykeeping Toolkit is designed to be flexible for learners of different ages. Activities can be adapted for younger students while still providing meaningful research and storytelling opportunities for older learners. The Parent Guide includes suggestions for adapting each experience for learners across grades K–12.
The Storykeeping Toolkit is designed to be flexible rather than tied to a strict schedule. Some families complete the activities over several weeks, while others spread them throughout a semester or school year. The materials are designed so learners can work at their own pace and revisit activities as new discoveries are made.
No prior genealogy experience is required. The Storykeeping Toolkit introduces commonly used family history tools and guides learners step by step through the process of documenting their family history.
No. The activities focus on family stories, interviews, and personal keepsakes. However, families who wish to explore historical records can begin doing so as part of their research.
Yes. The flexible format works well for individual learners, homeschool families, and co-op settings. Many homeschool groups find it to be a meaningful way to begin the school year, sparking interest in history and setting the tone for future studies.
Yes. The Storykeeping Toolkit is part of the Roots & Routes Family History Series. Future programs will guide learners into deeper genealogical research and historical investigation.
Go beyond the basics with a guided toolkit designed to help you gather, organize, and shape your family’s story.
Family History Explorer Storykeeping Toolkit