My brother and I have been talking about expanding our family’s website to encompass our genealogy research, as well as to make it easier to share with other family members. This has been going on since last year, and we are just now getting around to it. What I have found is surprising, to say the least. There is a lot of good online genealogy software out there. I’m not talking about simply exporting your genealogy information to a web page format. I’m talking about true, real-time collaboration, that doesn’t require you to upload a new batch of files everytime you make changes or additions. They are database driven, don’t require a lot of know-how (most have clear instructions and a helpful community), some are even free, and, well, they are just plain cool. All you need is an evening, your own domain/hosting (domain names can run you around $9 a year, hosting $5 a month), and the ability to follow instructions.
The WikiTree is shaping up to be an interesting project. I’m probably mischaracterizing it when I say it’s a group project to unite various family trees that genealogists have researched.
Kloosterman.be. One of the sharpest looking family genealogy sites around. They use The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (an online, interactive genealogy application).
A good example of what family history sites can be, the Wheeler Family History goes beyond simply stating a bunch of dates and events.
Avery J. Parker has setup a new website dedicated to genealogy in South Carolina : SouthCarolinaGenealogy.org.