I spent about 2 years doing research on my ancestor's on both my father's and mother's side. For my brothers 90th birthday I gave him a chart that listed our fathers ancestor's going back to 1587. It was a real eye opener. In each case I listed our string of grandfathers, wives maiden names and their children. and all their birth dates and dates of their deaths. I understand that a lot of people don't care to know their ancestor's however it is a terrific way to get to know your background. I will not go through some of the high points as it only opens an avenue for some to try to act like critics or be pretend comics. A couple of good places to start are Ancester.com or MyHeritage. There are a bunch of other sources but these are good for starters.
