Read Me First – An Introduction to http://www.geiserweb.com/genealogy
August 6, 2018
Last updated: 2018-August-11
A little history:
Many years ago, my father (Adolph Geiser, Jr.) began researching his family tree. This was before the age of the Internet, so his research was limited to family members and whatever data he could find in databases published on discs. He kept all his data in a computer program called Family Tree Maker.
When he died, Maryann and I inherited his database and the computer program to maintain it. Over the years, we have updated the program a few times and continue to maintain our data on our personal computer (as opposed to online at Ancestry.com, WikiTree.com, FamilySearch,com, or any of the other commercial genealogical sites). We have many more sources available to us and continue to do our best to expand the family tree and the specific information about each member. Of course, this is no longer just the tree from my father’s point of view. We have added Maryann’s family as well … so it is really one tree, from our daughter’s perspective (i.e., she is the one person who has ties to each and every person).
For a while, we would print out portions of the family tree when we wanted to discuss it with members of our families (e.g., when attending the Geiser Family Reunions that happen periodically). As the tree grew, this became more cumbersome. Recently, I found some software (The Next Generation) that I can import the database that Family Tree Maker can export and create a collection of web pages that can be visible to anyone with Internet access. Note that it isn’t quite that easy and I’m still struggling with a few idiosyncracies between Family Tree Maker and The Next Generation.
So, if you are hungry to start looking around, the Geiser/Talarowski family tree is available online at:
http://www.geiserweb.com/genealogy
or use the “Genealogical Database” link at the top of the blog site.
I know you’ll have some questions regarding this data and how secure it is. I’ve put together another post that discusses these topics here: