Introduction

Do you have a family tree? No, don’t look around for a big trunk topped with green leaves. That’s not the kind of tree we’re talking about. When you are born, you become a living and growing part of your own family tree. Your parents and brothers and sisters, and your aunts and uncles and other relatives, all play their parts in helping the branches of your family tree spread out and grow strong. Are you ready to put them in their honored places in your family tree? It’s time to learn about and meet your ancestors. And it all begins with a word you may have heard: genealogy.