The site has an assistant that could help the researcher on things like getting started, downloading forms that are useful to the search (pedigree charts or family group records), showing records that are relevant to the family name search (census and vital records, marriage and even death records) and the most important to you: the category on family organizations and surnames. If you have an ancestor who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, then you're in luck. The Mormon Church has one of the most comprehensive genealogical records in the world. It's also a good idea to get as many references as you can, since you can use these documents for cross referencing. The same can be done if the place where the relative worked was in a church or in a hospital since most of these organizations usually have a website that feature its history and current projects. If the specialized websites were not that successful, another thing worth checking out is Ancestry.com. This has information way beyond the first world war especially when a lot of immigrants left Europe in the hopes of something better in the new world. The so-called patronymics, on the other hand, allow people to be identified through their paternal parent s surname. Still some undergo modifications such as what happened to the surname Mordecai that was modified into Mort. First names- together with the last names, these are vital information, too. For other tools, these are downloadable: Timelines (personalized for your own use), dictionary for genealogy, Letter Generator (Italian Form), Relationship calculator and Converter from surname to soundex. Tools, databases, software and charts are not the only ones that are offered for free on the net. These computers that are found off-site have actual access to the indexes of the library and is generally recommended for LDS family history library beginners. Checking out of books and films are limited to five at one time. These items are generally available for use inside the library premises. Do not be afraid to ask for assistance from the library staff that are on every floor of the family history library.