Who am I? This question is existential for us. We need to answer it to understand ourselves. Who we are, why we have become who we are - this can primarily be drawn from our own family history. The question we ask ourselves and our family takes us on a journey into the past. For Viktoria Urmersbach and Alexander Schug, family research is a path to self-discovery. Their approach is that the ancestors are within you and have something to say. This practical guide shows step by step how to delve into these messages and use family research as a hobby, an entertaining and exciting pastime, or even as a therapeutic tool. The authors have developed a modern and fresh approach to family research that turns dusty genealogy on its head. In doing so, the authors bid farewell.