How can you trace your family tree back to its beginnings?

Question:

How can you trace your family tree back to its beginnings?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: First you need to get as much information as you can, talk to family, Aunts, Uncles Parents, Cousins etc.

Have you any printed things Diary's letters and and the like, Then it's Birth Marriage and death certificates,

some web sites can help, try
www.rootsweb.com
www.familysearch.com
www.ancestry.com (subscription)

and www.cindyslist.com

Good Luck and Good Hunting PS

You will never stop trees go backward but also sideways you do not know where you will end up.