What is this web site about anyway?

About This Web Site

Back way back when the world wide web got popular (outside of universities) more of the general population started setting up their personal web sites. I had one in about 1999 I think, maybe earlier. I soon realised that search engines were finding my surname in the site and this could be a good way to find other Penvers of the world?

If you are a Penver, you're probably used to getting post with your name spelt wrong, phone calls asking for Denver, Pender, Peever, etc. Annoying isn't it! And the same with search engines suggesting you have spelt your own name wrong. All this is going to change because I've got this web site and our name is becoming a proper word to Google at last!

The most popular way of finding out about your family is now the internet, and no doubt you've tried it. You search on places like friendsreunited and facebook, as these are free. There's even a Penver group on Facebook (created by me) here: http://www.facebook.com/penver#!/group.php?gid=20149606484

II thought it would be easier if I gave us a simpler way of finding us all in one place. I registered penver.com in 2007 I think, and stuck up a simple page of contacts. In September 2008 I've made it look a little more *exciting* and here I am trying to explain why. The more references to Penver I can slap on a web site, the higher the chance of another Penver finding it.

Of course once you find penver.com, and if you are a Penver, you might want to contact other Penvers? Well that's what the email accounts are about. I'm lucky enough to have my own web design company, so at no significant cost to myself I got the domain name, created this web site and set up an email post office. If you want to get yourself on the list of Penvers, just get in touch and I'll get you added. There's no charge and hopefully it won't result in someone spamming your account!