Comments on: How Would You Use a Timeline on Your Family History Blog? http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/ VanFossen, West, Anderson, Farlin, Knapp, Elwell, Disbrow and More Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-2268 Lorelle VanFossen Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:27:52 +0000 http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-2268 @<a href="http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-2259" rel="nofollow">Elizabeth Bidwell</a>: There is timeline software, but I've yet to find anything easy or well-suited to use on a web page. I've created manual ones before, so you can search for techniques on how to do that with HTML and CSS. If you find any programs or easy techniques, please let me know. @Elizabeth Bidwell:

There is timeline software, but I’ve yet to find anything easy or well-suited to use on a web page. I’ve created manual ones before, so you can search for techniques on how to do that with HTML and CSS. If you find any programs or easy techniques, please let me know.

]]> By: Elizabeth Bidwell http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-2259 Elizabeth Bidwell Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:49:28 +0000 http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-2259 Do you know of any software with which you can make a family history timeline of family events and stories (e.g. Fall 1964--moved to Chile for one school year...)? Do you know of any software with which you can make a family history timeline of family events and stories (e.g. Fall 1964–moved to Chile for one school year…)?

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-1938 Lorelle VanFossen Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:19:04 +0000 http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-1938 Absolutely. It's incredibly frustrating that no one has come up with a decent timeline, especially one for viewing on a blog. Very frustrating. Absolutely. It’s incredibly frustrating that no one has come up with a decent timeline, especially one for viewing on a blog. Very frustrating.

]]> By: Murray http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-1935 Murray Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:06:01 +0000 http://www.cameraontheroad.com/family/how-would-you-use-a-timeline-on-your-family-history-blog/#comment-1935 I have had a go at incorporating a timeline on my website using the MIT Simile Timeline Project. It works well and as you say it is both interesting and informative seeing the family events in relation to historical events, however the issue of maintaining yet another database has slowed development. I am amazed that none of the genealogy database programs (as far as I am aware) provide modern methods to export data to synchronise it with a website. I would like to have the ability to selectively create an xml (or other) file and to have the means to directly integrate data (names, dates, mini-charts etc) into a website. The 'old' standard genealogy reports and charts are IMO at best boring and at worst all but unintelligible! Murray I have had a go at incorporating a timeline on my website using the MIT Simile Timeline Project. It works well and as you say it is both interesting and informative seeing the family events in relation to historical events, however the issue of maintaining yet another database has slowed development.

I am amazed that none of the genealogy database programs (as far as I am aware) provide modern methods to export data to synchronise it with a website. I would like to have the ability to selectively create an xml (or other) file and to have the means to directly integrate data (names, dates, mini-charts etc) into a website. The ‘old’ standard genealogy reports and charts are IMO at best boring and at worst all but unintelligible!

Murray

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