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You can create a family history home page Internet site to display your own personal genealogical information—your ancestors and their families. Even if your Internet experience is limited, you can break this into do-able chunks and make it happen more easily than you may think. | [[Image:Books-Computer-Film.png|right|180x200px]]You can create a family history home page Internet site to display your own personal genealogical information—your ancestors and their families. Even if your Internet experience is limited, you can break this into do-able chunks and make it happen more easily than you may think. | ||
== Why put up a web page == | == Why put up a web page == | ||
Sharing your genealogy on the Internet is relatively easy and inexpensive compared to publishing a book. Thanks to the nature of the Internet, people from around the world will be able to view your work and contact you with queries or further information. It could lead to collaboration on some lines that may help extend your pedigree several generations. | Sharing your genealogy on the Internet is relatively easy and inexpensive compared to publishing a book. Thanks to the nature of the Internet, people from around the world will be able to view your work and contact you with queries or further information. It could lead to collaboration on some lines that may help extend your pedigree several generations. | ||
== Value of sharing == | == Value of sharing == | ||
[[Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors|Sharing]] lets the world know what you have accomplished. Sharing is the friendly and descent thing to do—it sets a good example and could lead to further discoveries. It gives your peers a chance to evaluate your work and give constructive suggestions for improvement. Your well-documented research lays a foundation on which the next generation of researchers can build. Sharing sometimes helps unite otherwise fragmented extended families. If you know others will see your work, you will tend to do higher quality work. It gives authors you cite in your sources further recognition and credit for what they did. | [[Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors|Sharing]] lets the world know what you have accomplished. Sharing is the friendly and descent thing to do—it sets a good example and could lead to further discoveries. It gives your peers a chance to evaluate your work and give constructive suggestions for improvement. Your well-documented research lays a foundation on which the next generation of researchers can build. Sharing sometimes helps unite otherwise fragmented extended families. If you know others will see your work, you will tend to do higher quality work. It gives authors you cite in your sources further recognition and credit for what they did. | ||
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The PAF program for use on Windows PCs can be downloaded for free starting at the [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.FamilySearch.org] Internet site homepage. | The PAF program for use on Windows PCs can be downloaded for free starting at the [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.FamilySearch.org] Internet site homepage. | ||
Cyndi’s List ([http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm www.cyndislist.com]) has a '''''Home Page Construction Kit''''' that lists other Windows or MacIntosh genealogy software programs that can also generate web pages. To view the list, click [http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm#Plan '''here'''] and scroll down to the '''Content''' section. | Cyndi’s List ([http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm www.cyndislist.com]) has a '''''Home Page Construction Kit''''' that lists other Windows or MacIntosh genealogy software programs that can also generate web pages. To view the list, click [http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm#Plan '''here'''] and scroll down to the '''Content''' section. | ||
== What to share, when, and where to put up your web page == | == What to share, when, and where to put up your web page == | ||
'''What to put on a web page.''' You can put all or part of your genealogy on a web page. Good source footnotes enhance the value of your genealogy to yourself and others. Whatever you choose to share, be sure your contact information is readily available. This contact information will allow the researchers who find your site to collaborate with you in order to fill in details, or to extend the pedigree. | '''What to put on a web page.''' You can put all or part of your genealogy on a web page. Good source footnotes enhance the value of your genealogy to yourself and others. Whatever you choose to share, be sure your contact information is readily available. This contact information will allow the researchers who find your site to collaborate with you in order to fill in details, or to extend the pedigree. | ||
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*genealogy surname Internet registration sites | *genealogy surname Internet registration sites | ||
== Related Content == | == Related Content == | ||
*Cyndi’s List [http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit] | *Cyndi’s List [http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit] | ||
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[[Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors]] | [[Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors]] | ||
[[Category:Beginners]] [[Category: | [[Category:Beginners]] [[Category:Research_Process]] [[Category:Use_the_Information]] | ||