Genealogy is the study of family's history and lineage by tracing historical records, genetic analysis such as DNA tests and obtaining other oral information. People are always interested in finding out their genealogy in order to find about their family history in larger picture way back in time thus representing their family lineage and carving out a unique chain of belonging for oneself. If you ask that what is my geneology, you will get answer easily. Study of genealogy helps in finding out the whole family tree thus telling about who all was present in family since existence, and relationship of each members to others, their birth date, their way of living, customs, rituals and tradition held by family members and various other interesting facts thus helping the finder to weave the accurate story about ones family history and lineage.

In past the studies were mainly focused on kinship and descendents of rulers in order to obtain the wealth or thrown by proving oneself as legitimate heir. By tracing genealogy king determines to whom rulership will be passed next and if the king has no immediate heir then the next closest heir would have to be found. Genealogy has changed the face of history by giving very intricate and complex information about mummy of Egypt which would have never been possible despite the preservance of body. This study has helped many war torn people, people caught in other natural calamities like earthquake, floods, cyclone etc to find their lineage back thus restoring family. In past Accuracy of genealogy information depended  basically on the knowledge of informant and time elapsed since the inception of data  but in present time tools like DNA test and tremendous recording of data and fast software's have make the process quiet smooth easy and fast.

Today in the age of internet finding about ones or my geneology has become piece of cake in comparison to old times. Many research companies has recorded tremendous authentic data about millions of people thus saving lots of time and money of the people interested in finding about their genealogy. In past people used to travel for very long distance thus facing very hostile circumstances like unsupportive people, lack of money and time, difficult environment of ancestral place etc. Now all this can be do away with by finding ones genealogy in few hours or minutes.

In modern time genealogy is being used in various field be it solving murder , fraud cases etc by federal authority or helping common man to access ones family history easily and instantly . Many books and research is everyday being published to celebrate this wonderful study and association of people with their glorious and concrete past.