Skorina Family Home Page: What's on skorina.com and How to Get Your Site Linked

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skorina.com is the personal home page of the Skorina family, not an official organization or business site. It is a place to browse family history and photos, and it also invites other Skorinas to get their own personal pages linked from the site. If you are a Skorina with a personal web page, you can email the site owner to request a link; if the site looks friendly, it may be added. The page also notes that design help may be available if you need it.

What you will find on the page

The site is organized around a few main sections, described on the home page as "the fun stuff":

  • Family Tree – Described as the result of Frank's genealogy work, with the note that "there are more Skorinas than you can imagine." This section shows how the Skorinas featured on the page are related.
  • Cosmonaut Training – A photo tour of Jane's trip to Moscow in June 2000 for a week of cosmonaut training.
  • Jane & Pam – Family photos collected over the years.

The page lists these as its main navigation links: Family Tree, Cosmonaut Training, and Jane & Pam. The site's last update is noted as January 20, 2006, so the content reflects that period.

Who the site is for

The home page addresses Skorina family members directly, including a lighthearted note to anyone annoyed that Frank registered skorina.com first. The stated purpose is to share the domain rather than keep it exclusive, which makes the site useful in two ways:

  1. For browsing – Anyone interested in Skorina family history, photos, or Jane's cosmonaut training record can explore the sections above.
  2. For linking – Skorinas with their own personal web pages can ask to be linked from skorina.com.

How to get your Skorina site linked

The process described on the page is straightforward:

  1. Have a personal web page ready. The offer is specifically for linking to your own personal site.
  2. Send an email to the site owners. The page says to email and tell them about your page.
  3. Wait for a review. If the site "looks friendly," a link will be placed on skorina.com.
  4. Ask about design help if needed. The page states that if you need help designing a site, they may be able to help — just let them know.

There is no form or automated submission mentioned; contact is by email, and inclusion is at the site owner's discretion based on whether the page looks friendly.

What the site is not

  • It is not an official Skorina organization, association, or commercial service.
  • It does not list pricing, membership, or paid features.
  • It is a personal family page, so content is limited to what the family has chosen to publish, with the most recent update noted as 2006.

If your goal is simply to see Skorina family history and photos, the Family Tree and Jane & Pam sections are the place to start. If your goal is to connect your own Skorina page to the site, email the owners with your link and a short description, and mention if you would like design assistance.