The Relative Detective Membership
What’s Included
The Relative Detective membership area is being built as a warm, organized place for genealogy resources, printable tools, mini courses, research guides, and future community features.
Built for beginners and everyday family historians who want practical help without getting overwhelmed.
Built for Real Research
A Home Base for Your Genealogy Work
Family history research can scatter fast. One clue leads to a record, the record leads to a question, the question leads to twelve tabs, and suddenly your notes are living their own private life.
The membership area is designed to bring those pieces together in one easier-to-use space.
The focus is on clear explanations, simple organization, useful downloads, and practical next steps — not complicated professional systems.
Included Areas
What Members Will Find Inside
The membership area will start with core sections and grow over time as more tools, guides, and community features are added.
Digital Download Library
Printable worksheets, trackers, planning pages, and simple genealogy tools to help keep research organized.
Get NotifiedMini Courses
Short, beginner-friendly lessons focused on one research skill, question, or habit at a time.
Get NotifiedMember Guides
Clear member-only guides for records, clue reading, family tree cleanup, and common genealogy problems.
Get NotifiedResearch Organizers
Tools for tracking family lines, search logs, open questions, next steps, and messy research piles.
Get NotifiedResearch Notes
Note-taking help for recording sources, search summaries, conflicting clues, and useful record details.
Get NotifiedCase Packets
Future focused packets for same-name people, mystery branches, conflicting clues, and tricky family groups.
Get NotifiedMember Dashboard
An Organized Place to Start
The member dashboard is the main home base. It brings together downloads, mini courses, member guides, community areas, updates, badges, and future profile features.
- Quick links to member tools and resources
- Future profile area with photo and about section
- Badge cabinet for future participation badges
- Announcements and recent member updates
- Easy access to message board and future community areas
More like a research desk than a confusing control panel with buttons that lead to Narnia.
Community Features
Future Member Community
The community side is planned carefully, with the message board first and the chat room later.
Message Board
A future space for introductions, research questions, wins, organization help, and helpful member discussions.
Get NotifiedMember Challenges
Simple future activities that encourage organization, participation, helpful replies, and steady research progress.
Get NotifiedFuture Chat Room
A casual chat area may come later after the message board and community structure are settled.
Get NotifiedResource Vault
A future member library for reference pages, useful links, guide collections, research reminders, and extra materials connected to the downloads and courses.
Get NotifiedAnnouncements & Recent Updates
Members will have places to check for new downloads, new guides, message board updates, challenge notices, and future membership news.
Get NotifiedKeeping It Clear
What This Membership Is Not
This membership is focused on beginner-friendly genealogy education, organization, resources, and community. It is not being built around advanced research services.
Coming Soon
Want to Know When Membership Opens?
Join the waitlist to get updates when The Relative Detective membership area is ready.
The membership area is still being built. Sections, features, tools, and community areas may change as everything gets connected and refined.