You can share your family stories in regular, readable snippets by starting a genealogy blog. Five family and personal history bloggers share their thoughts on web publishing—and why you should get in on the action.

Q. Why do you blog?
Joy Whitney Stubbs <www.whitneyfamilyhistory.com>: My family sites connect members of the family with their common heritage through stories, photographs and documents.They’re part of a family archive and a place where family members can communicate and share memories and stories.