Family History Websites
Your family's story, beautifully told.
Uncover Your Family's Epic Story with a Stunning Digital Legacy
Your family tree isn't just a dry collection of birth certificates - it's a living saga filled with star-crossed lovers who defied convention, brave souls who crossed oceans with nothing but hope, and everyday heroes who faced down hardship with quiet determination.
That restless wanderlust that drives you to explore new places once led your great-grandfather to abandon everything for a gold rush adventure, and your stubborn streak helped an ancestor survive a brutal winter that claimed weaker souls.
Every wrinkled letter and immigration document is a portal into worlds where your ancestors loved fiercely, took impossible risks, and carved out extraordinary lives against the backdrop of history itself - their blood runs through your veins, their dreams echo in your ambitions, and their untold stories are waiting to transform your understanding of who you truly are.
Ready to unlock these hidden stories and create a stunning digital legacy that brings your family's saga to life?
Why get a family history website?
Share your family stories with relatives across the world
Preserve precious memories, photos, and milestones forever
Create a legacy that lives beyond handwritten notes and files
Easy to navigate, beautifully designed, and completely yours
Private or public - you control the access
Quick Start Family History Package - $1950 +gst
Get your family's story online in just one week with our streamlined package designed to get you up and running - fast.
This ready-to-go solution includes:
Home page - welcome visitors with an overview of your family background and site content
10 family member profiles - individual pages to display stories, photos, videos, and documents
Our Stories page - showcase family members within 4 story categories
Our Family Branches - four separate branch pages organizing your initial 10 profiles by family line
Contact page - family members can reach out to share photos, stories, documents
Personalized colours and fonts
Password protection
Walkthrough video tutorial - easily add more family members, branches and story categories
Click below to explore our demo site and see exactly how your family history website will look and work - including testing the secure login feature (password: family).
Need more pages, different features, connect a custom domain name, or have a larger family? Get in touch to discuss a custom build that perfectly fits your family's unique story.
One Week Turnaround
Fixed Price
No Surprises
One Week Turnaround Fixed Price No Surprises
“I could not be happier with the work that Kati, and Hot Lizard Designs, carried out on my website. Communication is great, and she goes above and beyond to make sure you are satisfied with her work. My website means a lot to me. She understood that. Her work is amazing!”
What You Get with Your Digital Family Legacy
Your family’s story is more than names and dates - it's memories, milestones, and moments.
Here's how we help you turn that into a beautiful, shareable experience:
A Visual Storytelling Experience
Share those stories with space for letters, photos, videos, and audio clips for each family member.
Mobile-First, Always Beautiful
Your site will look stunning and easy to use on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
Flexible & Future-Proof
As your research grows, your site can grow too. Add new branches, update stories, or include search tools - it's all built to evolve with your discoveries.
Privacy That Fits Your Family
Keep the whole site private or choose which pages are visible with password-protected pages.
Behind-the-Scenes Support
We handle the techy stuff, including: Squarespace account setup, domain name connection, SSL certificate, and custom code.
BONUS!
20% off your first year of hosting fees with Squarespace.
How It Works
You don’t need to be tech-savvy - we’ll guide you every step of the way.
STEP 1
Free Discovery Call
Schedule a call with us to discuss your project goals, explore creative possibilities, and discover how we can craft a design solution that perfectly captures what you have in mind.
STEP 2
Proposal & Deposit
Following our conversation, we'll create a tailored proposal for your project. Once you're ready to move forward, we'll begin with a 50% deposit to secure your design slot.
STEP 3
Build & Review
Using your stories and photos, we create your personalized site and send you a preview link to review. We then refine the design based on your input.
STEP 4
Launch and Share
We provide a tutorial video showing how to update your site and you get a beautiful, private, easy-to-use website to share with your family.
Featured Projects
Every story is different - here’s how others have chosen to tell theirs.
Efkere
Documenting the historic Turkish village of Efkere and the people who lived there.
The Pebble Church
The community has close ties to this beloved heritage building - three generations of the same family got married here!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! You’ll have full admin access, a walkthrough video showing you how to make those updates, and we offer ad-hoc support if you ever need help or prefer someone else to do it for you.
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Depending on your needs, we can set up anything from password-protected pages to a fully private site, ensuring that your family's personal history remains secure and accessible only to those you choose.
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We have the Quick Start Family History Package that will help you organise those within individual profiles. You can always choose to add more pages at a later date.
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Family members can be given different permission levels to access the website and add stories and images themselves. Stories and media / documents can also be submitted via customised forms and emailed directly to you.
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Absolutely! Embed videos and audio files to add a personalised touch to your family history stories.
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We take a 50% deposit at the start of your project, with the balance payable once your website design is complete.
Unlock Your Family's Legacy Online
Don't let your family's story remain hidden in old albums or filing cabinets.
Contact us discuss your family history content, your vision, and whether a starter package or a more advanced option suits you best.
You can contact us using the form, or schedule your free 20 minute discovery call using the button below.