LAUNCHING SOON
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.
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. Learners gather information from relatives, examine family keepsakes, organize discoveries, and begin building a lasting record of their family history.
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 begin organizing what they discover about their family and turning scattered information into a meaningful historical record. Through guided investigations, they interview relatives, examine family keepsakes, document important events, and map family connections across generations.
Along the way, learners begin developing simple research habits, expanding their family tree, and identifying new questions they may want to explore in the future.
As they progress, they gather the information needed to write a short biography that tells the story of a family member they choose to explore.
What’s Included
• Guided explorations for documenting family stories and discoveries
• Family group sheets and other commonly used family history forms
• Research logs for organizing sources and information
• Storytelling tools such as storyboards and planning guides
• Activities for mapping family locations and migrations
• Parent Guide with teaching notes and implementation tips
How It Builds on the Starter Pack
The Family History Explorer Storykeeping Toolkit builds on the ideas introduced in the Starter Pack and provides the tools needed to organize and document family history more fully. Families who began collecting stories and information in the Starter Pack will now begin turning those discoveries into a structured family history record.
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.