Make extra copies Any source material you gather is best to be photocopied especially if they are source printed materials. File them all in folders with appropriate labels such as the name of the relative. Include the details of their birth dates and dates of death so as to be able to distinguish them between other family members who may have similar names. We are still using this tradition in treating illnesses especially the Chinese people. If you will just trace the origin of medicines, you will be amaze that most of it actually came from herbs and plants but with modifications. The past cultures also serve as our politician s guide in implementing new laws. Also, use of the family history center is free of charge. There are also a lot of volunteer family history center staff available to lend you valuable assistance. Where are the family history centers located? A lot of the centers are found in the meeting houses of the Jesus Christ church of the Latter day Saints. Ethnicity Search- focuses on African-Americans and Jews. Database set up by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- also known as FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch is a collection of programs and files that can help an individual in his search for his ancestors. Inclusive in FamilySearch are: Family history Library catalog, the International Genealogical Index, Ancestral file, the SSDI, church records from Scotland, and the US military index. com- this site has pointers and tips on doing genealogical work, it also has links to several races such as African-Americans, Native Americans, even Hispanic links. A researcher could also publish his genealogical sites. Genebase.com- focuses on several areas of genealogy such as analysis of DNA, family trees and finding ancestors through last name search. Research on their probate records, wills, bills of sale, plantation records, and advertisements of runaway slaves from newspapers. The next step is to focus in Africa. Just like what mentioned earlier, the slave Africans came from Africa as a form of slaves to American owners. Find any records about slave advertisements and slave sales which may you enough clues on how the slavery originated.