Document it all Of course, mere documentation is not enough. It is important that you document everything as carefully and as appropriately as possible. First things first, copy the book title, reel number of the microfilm, the number of the page, author, publication year, publisher and whatever detail you could see on the sheet cover. With the resurgence of interest in family history, genealogy sites have been experiencing an increase in the number of members who have built their family trees with the help of online resources. Currently, genealogy sites contain billions of names with millions of members and online family trees. How to join Most sites require memberships before they will allow you to build your tree or conduct genealogy searches. One is through the radical order wherein the characters are organized into radicals. A radical which consists of fewer strokes are located at the front pages while those that have numerous strokes appear last. For an instance you want to find the pine tree in the dictionary with a ? character. The first thing you need to find as the radical in this character which is the ? Begin the process with your own name, after which, try to work backwards to the name of your parents and then the names of the parents of your parents, and so on. Check with legal documents It would be best to look for your own birth certificate as this basically contain the names of your parents as well as the dates of their births. In the process, other relevant information such as political setting, conditions in the society, and how their ancestors have immigrated could also be established. There are 5 types of genealogical information: Name of the ancestor s place- this tops the list because the search begins in an ancestor s place. Pedigree charts, family group records, and similar forms are available on the family history centers or online. Other centers now have compact discs that could further ease up the tedious work on genealogy. Friendly LDS people, who volunteer to help, are always on the standby. So, whether you are internet savvy and would prefer to do your genealogy online, or just someone who would like to be with other people to do research, finding your ancestors is a noble task.