Introduction:
I have been researching my own Family Tree since 1982 and have uncovered many heretofore unknown relations and ancestors. It has been a very rewarding but also time consuming interest with many visits to record offices searching through record after record to find clues to my heritage as well as speaking to other family members for information or stories relating to generations past.
When I began my research, the internet was not an option and the luxury of using on-line searches was just a dream but now there are many resource sites available to allow the user to compile a family tree in a fraction of the time it took me, you can potentially go back four or five generations in one evening!
How to start your Family Tree