We started with Drupal and built out a robust search framework using Apache Solr, the current industry-leading technology for full text searching. The interesting part, however, is that we also added a custom Drupal module that used optical character recognition to digitally scan uploaded documents so that 100-year-old type-written pages could be made searchable by their website.

In addition to building the website and associated search functionality, we also implemented CiviCRM, which is a robust management tool for non-profits. With CiviCRM, the Genealogical Society can manage their member accounts, take membership payments online, and manage events and event registrations.