Welcome aboard, Patrick!
Keep adding to your family branches and you'll keep discovering more about your family history.
One way to discover members with an interest in the same names and locations as you is to add tags to your profile. You can then click on the tags to see others with those tags.
You can also use the search box at the top of the page to search for surnames. Leave the first name field blank and insert the surname. When you click on the search button, you will find out more about that name. You can click on genealogists to find other members with an interest in that name.
Come back here to the forum if you have any questions.
Good luck with your research and enjoy your journey into the past!