What you need:

Before your consultation session, gather as much information about your family as you can: names, birthdates, birth places, any other vital records information, and bring it to the session. We will use that to show you how to extend your family line.

As a minimum, you need an approximate birth date and place for at least one deceased ancestor. For privacy reasons, vital data about living persons is not accessible online. A deceased ancestor will be your doorway into your genealogical research.