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PSGS Website Committee meeting of 12 Dec 2008:
1000-1200. Called to order, elected Linda Wilson as Chairperson. Attending were Dorothy Lindquist, Linda
and Johnny Wilson, Pat and Ken Eder, Jeanne Menchenton, Bob Edwards, and Sandie Morrison arrived later.
Discussed Calendar - retain Grid type, eliminate times, continue links, remove calendar page from other website
and provide link to this one instead, develop calendar for entire calendar year. Place list calendar in the background
pending future actons. JW to continue to be the lead on it.
Reset webmaster e-mail forwarding link in footer to go to RLE.
Concerns over page priorities, Navigation Bar priorities, and the two additonal websites; to be discussed at the next
meeting.
Discussed and approved concept of using a "Site Map" vice "Index", RLE set a sample one after the meeting, and all concurred
it was worth developing.
It was a very productive and constructive meeting.
Meet next 15 Jan 1300.
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18 Feb 2008 No Meeting
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PSGS
Web Page Committee
January 21, 2008
Meeting called to order at 1:40pm
Present: Dorothy Lindquist, Sandie Morrison,
Terry Mettling, Madi Cataldo, Bob Edwards.
Sandie made the motion that Dorothy
be Chairperson of this committee. Madi seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Vote taken and passed.
Discussion to change password to access
web page. Decided that only Web Masters Dorothy and Bob plus PSGS President should have the password.
Belfair Web Page was discussed. Having
a link on the main PSGS Web Page is all right with Madi, President of the Belfair Chapter. From the navigational bar with
Belfair Chapter heading, one will go to an internal page where a link goes to the Belfair Web Page. Discussed that the title
of the Belfair group should be “Belfair Chapter of PSGS” not “Belfair Genealogical Society“. It is
not a genealogical society but a chapter of PSGS. Madi will discuss this with her members and Jackie who does their web page.
Discussed that we would like to keep
the old PSGS Web Page up for about a year with a link to the new page and then drop it. Also need to delete the info now as
is outdated.
Discussion of having the PSGS By-Laws
on the Web Page. Voted to have the by-laws in the index only if someone wants to read them.
Discussed if we can have a pull down
box on links to display more options. Bob says not that he is aware of at this time.
Dorothy asked that members check out
the About Us e-mail that she sent out to us for our approval. We said we would do so and let her know our thoughts.
Discussed that the front page of the
Web Page should be about genealogy research and the About Us page will be about PSGS. The front page needs to have our PSGS
logo at head of page. Following pages do not but should have reference to PSGS on them, perhaps in the footer.
Sandie asked if we can have icons of
tombstones and newspapers on the cemetery page to indicate that there are photos of tombstones and obits available. Need form
with copy write info in internal info on Web Page. Also approved to have photos of individual cemeteries on each cemetery
link along with directions and history of each cemetery.
Discussed that we need a CD backup and
also a jump drive stick to use on the computer in the library for the Cemetery Database and Membership database and others.
They will be stored in the locked file cabinet and a stick or identifying ribbon as well as a label will be attached to them
so they do not get lost in a pocket. With the PSGS Boards approval, Bob will purchase 3 jump drives for this purpose. Also
discussed to have someone in charge of defraging the computer on a regular bases. Will wait until President Larry Swan is
feeling better to meet and discuss this.
Meeting adjourned at 3PM. Sandie Morrison
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17 December 2007, Mo. -
Website Committee Meeting, 1300-1500, Library, Larry Swan, Larry Hardin, Sandie Morrison,
Madi Cataldo, Bob Edwards, Dorothy Lindquist, Terry Mettling
The committee discussed:
We discussed the current Roots Web site that
the Belfair Chapter is using, and the new PSGS website. Madi Cataldo will talk
with the Chapter and let us know their decision on moving their content to the PSGS site, under a separate Navigation Bar,
and adding subsequent pages under that link.
We discussed the Roots Web site, and how it
affects our current site. Consensus was to strip it out, leave a forwarding link
to the new address, and maintain it for a period of time, such as a year.
Having a logo on the home page was discussed,
Larry Swan will provide his artwork and we will fit it up to the front page.
Larry Hardin brought a key point to our website
design, in this case having ALL price/cost figures on a single page, and every where the topic is raised, such as for Cemetery
Committee research packages, Library non-member research fees, membership dues, etc., linked from the appropriate page. This concept may be applied to other subjects, including calendar.
It was suggested that the page footer be amended. The copyright notice font size is ok, but increasing the library, P.O. addresses,
and telephone number font size was discussed. Further, the need for the footer
was discussed, no changes at this time.
Another suggestion in The Obituary Project
PDF pages was to have the copyright notice removed at the top of each of those pages.
Larry Hardin will re-write content on home
page, and work with Dorothy on fit up.
There was concern about less than complete
Cemetery Project postings online, it was decided that ongoing updates to that project’s work will be posted. Discussion on how much data to post, and how much to hold in reserve for offline transfer to the researcher
customer. Along with this, how to transfer this data, some ideas being CD, or
posting requested (gravesite marker, etc.) photo or whatever on an internal web page, and providing the requestor with the
web page address so they may download it, or by simply e-mailing it, depending case by case on e-mail capabilities and file
size.
Add link to our website from U.S. Gen Web.
Dealing with the large number of pages, and
the addition of yet more as we progress, maintaining current information, being able to ensure no items to update will get
left behind in a sweep. An example discussed was the five versions of calendars,
including lists, upcoming events, grids, and so forth. It was decided by consensus
that the single page concept, linked from other pages would be applied.
There was individual opinion provided on which
pages should be where, the committee moved forward and established a logic of priorities of how we will organize the site
content we are presenting to the public.
By consensus, priorities were established. First will be researchers, followed by members, the Belfair Chapter, then housekeeping
items. Navigation Bar will be:
Home -
Research – inc. cemetery, obituary, library catalog,
costs
Activities
– inc. classes, meetings (& programs), special events
Belfair
Chapter – starting point for chapter pages
Contacts – list of the forwarding e-mail address
Links – links to other websites
Index – list of public pages within our website
PSGS history, officer and committee roster,
bulletin board, will be linked ONLY from the Index page.
It was decided that as we have ideas, comments,
or wish to offer improvements, changes, or any other type of communications between committee members by e-mail, it is suggested
that we include ALL committee members, just so we can avoid blind sides.
Operations Webmaster Dorothy Lindquist took
copious notes and will effect actions; construction webmaster Bob Edwards will be available if needed.
Final item, President Swan advised that NO
CHANGES will be made to the website without the approval of the committee. This
applies to the public portions, not the internal or test pages, and not to corrections, removing stale information/event notices.
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29 November 2007, Thu - Held initial Website Committee Meeting, 1230-1515, Larry Swan, Dorothy
Lindquist, Bob Edwards
Discussed:
1. move obit proj, create school enrollment proj, under records pres. - RLE
2. discussed events calendar progress, ideas - RLE
working lunch
3. discussed newsletter, what we want to include on site, what we want to mail - LS
4. add page of Back Tracker articles - DL
5. discussed ancestor chart
6. will establish 3rd Mo. at 1300 for monthly committee meeting - RLE
7. merge committees page with officers page, scratch personal e-mail addresses - RLE
8. add committee page, where possible, link to existing committee pages, all others create description
in MS Word, PDF, include as link - DL
9. create e-mail account (hotmail/yahoo) we can use in office - LS
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