While at BYU, I took a Family History class. I diligently hunted down the records for four generations of my ancestors only to find out, in the end, that an aunt of mine had already compiled the information. Clearly, I could have used my efforts more effectively. Well, there is an answer to this problem in sight!

A group of local technologists and engineers (of which group I am a part) has banded together to produce a new offering, Open Willow.com with the goal of a collaborative merging of Family History research the world over. Our vision is to empower genealogical researchers by leveraging and combining work done by individuals in an open wiki-like environment.

Want to be a part of the project? Email me

p.s. Am I the only one who thinks is was crazy to change the name from “genealogy” to “family history?” I’m told the idea was for greater focus on families, but I secretly think it was because people have trouble spelling and pronouncing the word “genealogy.”

p.p.s. So, you want to do some family history work? Where do you go? Here are some Family History links: