Has anybody tried to research their family tree?

My father was the only surviving son in his family , and he and mum had two daughters, so that was the end of the line for my maiden name (which is Owen). I have given my son the name Owen as one of his Christian names, but I would still like to find out a lot more about my ancestors. I have got back to around 1850 but am beginning to draw blanks now. I wondered how many of you good mylotters have researched their family history and what have you found out?