The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding 5.1.2 (TNG)

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) 5.1.2 is available for registered TNG 5.x users. TNG is an online genealogy colaboration application. It uses PHP and a database (MySQL, etc.) and allows families to collaborate on genealogy research – the data can be updated in realtime by authorized users, without having to upload anything and GEDCOM files for local use can be downloaded from this application- this is a true genealogy applications. It also provides an easy way for viewing genealogy information.

A big advantage TNG has over, say the output from an offline genealogy program, is that you do not have to upload and/or manage 100s or 1000s of individual files – you can make your changes online, or upload a GEDCOM file and us it to populate a family tree in TNG.

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Setting up a Family Website with TNG

Curious about how to build a family genealogy website based on The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) as well as adding to it and maintaining it?

Cees Kloosterman, owner/creator of Kloosterman.be one of the best TNG websites around, has published a write-up on how they did it.

You can access the how-to guide here and they’ve also published an article on why they did it, accessed here.

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding – DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour

Darrin Lythgoe is going to be interviewed tonight on DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour (watch that site for more information). Darrin is the creator/developer for The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding – an online genealogy application that allows genealogists and family members to easily collaborate over the internet, using PHP and a database such as MySQL.

The link/interview hasn’t been posted yet, but you can track the link above, or this link.