How to put your family history on the web,
complete with pedigree charts

The family histories on my home page were built from GEDCOM files using Gene Stark's conversion program.
Pedigree charts were added to these family histories using a program that I wrote. You can download this program, pedigree.zip. This zip file actually contains two files: my program pedigree.exe, and a program called tar.exe which you will find useful when and if it becomes necessary to move your newly generated HTML files to a UNIX server.

On this page is a step by step description of the process I used to construct my web family histories. Both Gene's conversion program, G2HWIN, and my program, PEDIGREE, run on a PC. As time allows, I may get PEDIGREE running under UNIX.

First you will need to get your genealogy data into a GEDCOM file. This file can be produced by several of the currently popular genealogy programs. Next you should obtain Gene Starks's program. If you are using DOS, believe me, your life will be simpler if you download his DOS "ZIP file".

You should read Gene's instructions about converting GEDCOM to HTML. The pedigree charts are built into the HTML files after G2HWIN generates them.


Here is a step by step list of what you must do:

If everything has worked to this point, you have your data on the web!

Contact me via guestbook or e-mail if you would like to have a link from my home page.

Or let me hear from you if you don't know a UNIX from a Unicorn and none of this makes much sense.
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