Genealogy Web Creations and Web Design - Website Design for the Genealogist
RootsWeb FrontPage & Expression Web Mailing Lists
Are you hosting your website on one of the RootsWeb servers? Are you using FrontPage or Expression Web to design and maintain your website? If so, join us on the
RootsWeb FrontPage list or the RootsWeb Expression Web list.
CSS Layout Templates - FREE
CSS Layout Templates using external style sheets and written using XHTML Transitional Coding. They are meant to be used with FrontPage or Expression Web but can be used with any editing program. Free to use and enjoy.
Would you like some help with the design and layout of your site?
If so, join us on the following lists:
RW FrontPage list
RW Expression Web list
FrontPage List
Expression Web List
I am willing to work with you on setting up the design and layout of your genealogy
website. Why? Because I enjoy doing it and it is a way to "pay it forward" for the
help that I have received. See some examples of sites
I have helped with. I do this on a volunteer basis so may have to limit the amount
of time I can spend with you. If interested,
contact Pat.
North America's Fastest Growing Hobby - For a hobby that revolves around dead people, genealogy is remarkably popular. It is considered by most to be the fastest-growing hobby in North America, with many surveys and media sources proclaiming that it has surpassed quilting, stamp collecting and even gardening in popularity. ~ from About.com ~
In February 1996, Rootsweb.com was registered as a domain name. In the Fall, Winter, and Spring of 1996-97 RootsWeb began support for the USGenWeb Archives and for many USGenWeb counties. At present (1998), RootsWeb hosts more than 2,700 Websites and 3,600 mailing lists. ~ from Volume 1 Number 2, 24 June 1998. ~
RootsWeb houses tens of thousands of websites for the genealogy community. It provides the space free of charge but ad banners are or will be displayed on your site. To me that seems a small price for free web hosting. Genealogy Web Creations is a direct result of my two favorite hobbies - genealogy research and creating websites. Although I have to say that website design is now taking first place.
The purpose of this site is twofold -
- Give YOU the tools to create and/or update your own genealogy website
- Offer personal assistance working with you in creating or updating your genealogy site
Developing and Designing a Genealogy Website
You've been collecting data on your family for years and want to share what you've found with fellow researchers and family members. Maybe you've just started researching your family and hope to find new cousins by putting your names on line. But where do you start? First ask yourself some questions:
- What is the purpose of my site?
- Who is my audience?
- What information will I include?
- How will I present the information?
- Where will I host my website?
- What tools do I need?
A step-by-step guide for planning, designing, publishing, hosting and maintaining your genealogy website.
Website Design Tutorials
This is the fastest growing part of the site. Some of the tutorials presented here are specific to a genealogy website hosted on one of the RootsWeb servers. Many of the tutorials can be used in working with any website whether it is related to genealogy or not. Some of the tutorials cover:
- Website design in general like HTML Document Structure or Website Navigation Structure
- Website Design specifically for sites on RootsWeb servers like WorldConnect and CSS
- Tutorials specific to FrontPage like htaccess File and FPSE or Creating a FrontPage Web the Proper Way
- Tutorials specific to Expression Web like Design Time Includes and Expression Web or Anchor Tag and the Name Attribute in Expression Web
- Full list of tutorials including those located on our sister site.
Resources for Website Design
The Resources section will point you to the additional tutorials and tips you can use in designing and building your website. The cover the full range and include:
- Website Design in General
- HTML and XHTML Coding
- Cascading Style Sheets
- Color
- Graphics
- Layouts and F*REE CSS Based Templates
- Search Engine Optimization Techniques
- Tools that include programs for website design or add ons for browsers and programs.
E-Books
This section includes various e-books or electronic books that I have found helpful in developing and maintaining my websites. They range from books that will teach you how to write basic html code and set up your site to learning how to optimize your site for the search engines. Also included are books that are specific to FrontPage and Expression Web. Some of the e-books are F*REE!