Enabling the Distributed Family Tree

This is the official research blog for the Distributed Family Tree, an open network of genealogical data and metadata.  In a nutshell, the big idea is that we can combine all available genealogical information on the Internet into a single distributed network.  The foundation for this network is the substance of the Master's Thesis that I am currently working on.

The Dusty Archives

  1. Oh, I Almost Forgot… / Filed in Genesis / March 4, 2008
  2. Not to Mention… / Filed in Genesis / February 26, 2008
  3. Also Coming Soon… / Filed in Genesis / February 19, 2008
  4. Coming Soon… / Filed in Genesis / February 12, 2008
  5. Goodbye Database! / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / June 19, 2007
  6. Search Disclaimer / Filed in Genesis / June 12, 2007
  7. Dynamic Search Results / Filed in Genesis / June 11, 2007
  8. Still Replumbing + New Search / Filed in Genesis, SPARQL / June 8, 2007
  9. More Replumbing / Filed in Genesis, SPARQL / June 1, 2007
  10. Replumbing / Filed in Genesis, SPARQL / May 23, 2007
  11. Search Results Columns Update / Filed in Genesis / May 11, 2007
  12. Stop Searches and Other Small Tweaks / Filed in Genesis / May 4, 2007
  13. Media and Sources Update / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / May 3, 2007
  14. Media and Sources Screenshot / Filed in Genesis / April 25, 2007
  15. “I’m Not Dead Yet!” / Filed in Genesis / April 23, 2007
  16. Goodbye, Cruel World! / Filed in Genesis / April 13, 2007
  17. Guide to Writing Scripted Extensions / Filed in Genesis / April 12, 2007
  18. Cache Manager / Filed in Genesis / April 11, 2007
  19. Interpreted, Sortable Dates / Filed in Genesis / April 10, 2007
  20. Digital Rights / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / April 9, 2007
  21. Interpreted Dates / Filed in Genesis / April 6, 2007
  22. Progress on Scriptable Plug-ins / Filed in Genesis / April 5, 2007
  23. Clearing the Cache / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / April 4, 2007
  24. Scriptable Plug-ins / Filed in Genesis / April 3, 2007
  25. Query Builder / Filed in Genesis / April 2, 2007
  26. Linked SPARQL Results / Filed in Genesis, SPARQL / March 30, 2007
  27. New RDF Graph Viewer / Filed in Genesis, SPARQL / March 29, 2007
  28. Subtle New Look / Filed in Genesis / March 28, 2007
  29. Improved HTTP Connections / Filed in Genesis / March 27, 2007
  30. Feature Catalog / Filed in Genesis / March 26, 2007
  31. Guide to Extending Genesis / Filed in Genesis / March 23, 2007
  32. Genealogy Domain Abstraction Layer / Filed in Genesis / March 22, 2007
  33. SPARQL Syntax Coloring and Errors / Filed in SPARQL / March 21, 2007
  34. New! Free! SPARQL, PGVAgent, and Agent Writing Guide / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent, SPARQL / March 20, 2007
  35. Post FHTW Report / Filed in Thesis / March 19, 2007
  36. New PhpGedView Site Registry / Filed in PGVAgent / March 16, 2007
  37. FHTW 2007 Demo Handout / Filed in Thesis / March 15, 2007
  38. FHTW 2007 Demo Poster / Filed in Thesis / March 14, 2007
  39. Links to Parents, Spouses, and Children / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / March 13, 2007
  40. Busy as a Bee / Filed in Thesis / March 12, 2007
  41. I Am My Own Grandpa! / Filed in Other / March 9, 2007
  42. All I Want For Christmas / Filed in Other / March 8, 2007
  43. Repurposing XSLT / Filed in PGVAgent / March 7, 2007
  44. Using the GedML GEDCOM Parser / Filed in Genesis / March 6, 2007
  45. Piggybacking on Google / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / March 5, 2007
  46. New Enhancements: Search History and Sortable Columns / Filed in Genesis / March 2, 2007
  47. Individual View / Filed in Genesis / March 1, 2007
  48. Latest Version of Genesis for Windows Now Available / Filed in Genesis / February 28, 2007
  49. Welcome! / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / February 27, 2007
  50. Problem With Uploading to Google Code / Filed in Other / February 26, 2007
  51. Coming Attractions / Filed in Genesis / February 23, 2007
  52. Automated Build Process / Filed in Genesis / February 22, 2007
  53. BYU Recruiting Propaganda / Filed in Thesis / February 21, 2007
  54. Genesis Update Manager / Filed in Genesis / February 20, 2007
  55. Code And Documentation / Filed in Genesis, PGVAgent / February 19, 2007
  56. Still Not Finished With Documentation / Filed in Genesis / February 16, 2007
  57. Commentary on Comments / Filed in Genesis / February 15, 2007
  58. What Exactly Is Genesis? / Filed in Genesis / February 14, 2007
  59. New Domain, Wiki, Group, Project, and Buildmeister / Filed in Other / February 13, 2007
  60. More Platforms Available / Filed in Genesis / February 12, 2007
  61. It’s Finally Here! / Filed in Genesis / February 9, 2007
  62. Wrapping Things Up / Filed in Genesis / February 8, 2007
  63. SPARQL Revisited / Filed in Genesis, SPARQL / February 7, 2007
  64. PGVAgent Update / Filed in PGVAgent / February 6, 2007
  65. Research Manager / Filed in Genesis / February 5, 2007
  66. Long Literals Table / Filed in Genesis / February 2, 2007
  67. Named Graph Support / Filed in Genesis / February 1, 2007
  68. Database Restructuring / Filed in Genesis / January 31, 2007
  69. New Resource Browser / Filed in Genesis / January 30, 2007
  70. Data Model as a “Blackboard” / Filed in Genesis, Data Model / January 29, 2007
  71. PGVAgent / Filed in PGVAgent / January 26, 2007
  72. The Smallest Details Take the Greatest Amount of Time / Filed in PGVAgent / January 25, 2007
  73. Another Meeting With the Good Doctor / Filed in Thesis / January 24, 2007
  74. Enable/Disable PGV Remote Sites / Filed in Genesis / January 23, 2007
  75. New PGV Hacking Attempt! / Filed in Genesis / January 22, 2007
  76. New and Improved Search! / Filed in Genesis / January 19, 2007
  77. On Sticking to the Spec / Filed in Genesis / January 18, 2007
  78. Goodbye AskOntos, Hello Ontos! / Filed in Other / January 17, 2007
  79. Monster Indexes / Filed in Genesis / January 16, 2007
  80. Search Implemented / Filed in Genesis / January 15, 2007
  81. Search Scenario / Filed in Genesis / January 12, 2007
  82. Cached Domain Object Implementation / Filed in Genesis / January 11, 2007
  83. Search Query Parser Extension Point / Filed in Genesis / January 10, 2007
  84. Similarity Test Extension Point / Filed in Genesis / January 9, 2007
  85. Refocus / Filed in Genesis / January 8, 2007
  86. Notification System / Filed in Genesis / January 5, 2007
  87. HSQLDB + Lucene / Filed in Genesis / January 4, 2007
  88. My First Time to Use SOAP! / Filed in Genesis / January 3, 2007
  89. Advanced Query Filter Boxes / Filed in Genesis / January 2, 2007
  90. Back! / Filed in Genesis / January 1, 2007
  91. On Hiatus / Filed in Other / December 20, 2006
  92. First Screenshot! / Filed in Genesis / December 19, 2006
  93. Four Dimensions of Genealogy / Filed in Genesis / December 18, 2006
  94. Open Question / Filed in Genesis / December 15, 2006
  95. Development Game Plan / Filed in Genesis / December 14, 2006
  96. Web Information Quality Assessment Framework / Filed in Data Model / December 13, 2006
  97. Optimized Index Structures for Querying RDF from the Web / Filed in Literature Search / December 12, 2006
  98. Thoughts on the Implementation of the Belief Model / Filed in Genesis / December 11, 2006
  99. Storage and Querying of E-Commerce Data / Filed in Literature Search / December 8, 2006
  100. On Stress / Filed in Other / December 7, 2006
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