Tracing Your Ancestors Author:Anthony J. Camp A pedigreee was once the sign of noble birth and distinguished ancestry, but now the fascinating hobby of "ancestor hunting" is popular at all levels of society. Mr Camp, who is Director of Research at the Society of Genealogists and has edited several works on the subject, describes the sources by which you can build up your own pedigree withou... more »t any knowledge of your family or its history. All you need is your own birth certificate. Armed with this, it is possible to trace your "family tree" back as much as three or four hundred years.« less