Have you ever considered that a tree's root system is much more extensive than its combined trunk, branches and leaves? The same is true of your family tree: You have more ancestors than you have parents, siblings and children. Discovering your family roots means digging into the past and uncovering those ancestors - solving the puzzles of genealogy.

Maybe you like working puzzles and outguessing detectives in mystery stories - genealogy is another kind of puzzle. Or maybe you enjoy reading historical novels - genealogy is a family-made adventure in history, sometimes even better than a novel. If you wonder about your family history, and you want to combine your curiosity with the challenge of finding solutions plus an adventure through history, then you'll love “doing genealogy.” That involves: