| Here are a few things to think about... | | | | will fit better than a genealogy only site. |
| Do you want to publish your family history on the | | | | Is the technology too difficult and too costly for |
| Internet? | | | | an online Family History? |
| The answer is, "Yes". The primary reason is that | | | | The answer to both questions is, "No". With the |
| everyone can see it - and different family | | | | tools available, if a person can do email and |
| members can contribute. And, for most people, a | | | | navigate the Internet, that person can learn to |
| blog is the best Internet publishing platform | | | | write and publish a family history on the Internet |
| because it is relatively easy to learn and it costs | | | | with a blogging platform. For most people, even |
| little or nothing. | | | | relative beginners, learning how will take only a |
| What if you are only interested in genealogy and | | | | few hours. In addition, various help facilities are |
| a family tree plus a few photos and notes? | | | | available for under $100. |
| Then maybe a site like will fit your needs. | | | | How much time will this take? |
| Ancestry has a good family tree application plus | | | | As mentioned above, it will take most people only |
| an organized approach to genealogy research. | | | | a few hours to learn to use the tools. After this |
| After a free trial, for only a few dollars, using | | | | learning period, how long it will take to do a family |
| Ancestry saves hours and hours of researching | | | | history depends, of course, on how much material |
| other genealogy sites. | | | | will be included. |
| Or do you have a lot of family history material? | | | | A benchmark might be less than one week, |
| Biographies and associated material are the most | | | | working a few hours a day, to do a smaller family |
| popular elements of a family history. Family | | | | history of a few pages and 10-20 photographs. |
| members may have much biographical material, | | | | However, in most cases, the writer will take more |
| including many photos and family stories. You may | | | | time than originally thought because there will likely |
| have family keepsakes, heirlooms and | | | | be more material to include than initially estimated. |
| hand-me-downs to photograph and write about. | | | | However, usually the time needed ceases to be |
| And so forth. | | | | an issue because the work becomes interesting |
| With more material, an online family history site | | | | and fun! |