Many people get pleasure out of family history research.
It gives them a sense of place and identity in a changing world, and helps them relate to a larger family than anticipated. It brings them into contact with previously unknown relatives in many lands. They learn sharing information is necessary for success in family history research. People really interested in tracing family roots get involved in group activity through genealogy or family history societies located in the places of origin and settlement of migrant ancestors. The numbers of people who have honoured their ancestry by producing family history books has, in recent years, risen considerably.