Because of this, China thought of eliminating these characters in the year of 1950. Up to now, a lot of Chinese are still not aware of their writing system tradition. On this article, we will try to understand Chinese characters so that we can appreciate its existence. 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. 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. The quest for knowing one s path will be long. If you're not sure about their services yet, sign up for their free trial which will allow you to use their Family Tree Maker and Genealogy Library. You will also have access to international and passenger records so you can also learn about your ancestors from other countries. Everton Publishers Bureau of Missing Ancestors This site allows free searches for surnames and also some details about requested information, but you'll need a paid membership in order to gain full access to everything. Keep in mind that if you do not find a particular mailing list you are interested in, it is not the end of the world. You could easily start your own mailing list. Post a note on the message board. This is actually an online version of the more traditional bulletin board. Believe it or not, there are more than a hundred thousand message boards found at rootsweb. Later on, these identifying last names evolved into their shortened version: John Paulson, John Anderson and John Jameson. John the son of William (Williamson) later on became 'Williams'. Gaelic ancestors are the source of family names like 'Mac', 'Mc', 'O' and 'Fitz', such as Macdonald, O'Donnell, Fitzherbert. 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. Some people may see it as a waste of time but the truth is it can be rewarding in the end.