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. Not only are they focusing on online searches, they also have their so-called family history centers that you can visit to do family history work free of charge! Also note any of their physical and personality traits. Be open When asking, try as much as possible to be flexible, catering your questions to each interviewees digressions. These details could bring valuable information that though unexpected could be a vital treasure. However, do not also forget to stay on track. The Chinese characters are viewed as complex but in reality they are just made up of a few simple ideographs and pictographs which are built to be remembered easily. In the tradition of Chinese, one syllable corresponds to a single character. Almost all of the words in contemporary times of Chinese are multi-syllabic or polysyllabic which need to write two or more characters. Common problems you might encounter Adoption. You might have a little difficulty, unless you can communicate with your biological parents. If not, you will need to get legal advice to know the proper procedures since adoption agencies don t normally reveal records of biological parents to anyone. No marriage records This usually is the case when children are born out of wedlock. When you have access to such documents, immediately make a photocopy out of these and return the forms and original documents to your parents or to a place that is secure and safe. Search pictures and photos It is also helpful if you go and search through family picture albums, especially the old ones. The same can be done if the place where the relative worked was in a church or in a hospital since most of these organizations usually have a website that feature its history and current projects. If the specialized websites were not that successful, another thing worth checking out is Ancestry.com. This has information way beyond the first world war especially when a lot of immigrants left Europe in the hopes of something better in the new world.