The basic foundation in performing genealogy is performing an extensive research. You have to do a lot of reading in order to gain knowledge and have a basis of your origin. Like for an instance, if you want to find out your real ancestors way back in the 19th century, a broad research is needed from the stored photographs in your house to the era of world war 1 and 2 and so on. There are those who actually derive personal satisfaction in knowing their past and learning more about their ancestors. For some reason, it gives people a sense of belonging and continuity. A genealogy search can also allow someone to keep a record of family activity throughout the years that would be a valuable source of information for future generations. One can find his ancestors through genetic research and knowing their backgrounds (ethnic). RootsWeb.com (by Ancestry.com)- it claims to be the oldest free site on genealogy. It offers resource tools, databases for census records, research on civil war, narratives of slaves, substitute for 1890 census, periodical source (index), history of the great migration and the biographical index for American genealogy. 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. But one should be knowledgeable in different spellings for certain places. An example of which is the place called Brocton. This village name can be found in both Staffordshire and Shropshire borders, both English counties. Take note that the LDS family history library consists of five floors. Four of the floors at the LDS family history library is open to the general public. There are also guidebooks that are available and which could help you in using the system of the library. Believe it or not, there are also classes available all through the day. 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.