A friend at work suggested adding a blog component. As he pointed out, if family members are interested in keeping tabs on the Web site, and want to be alerted when new items are added, a blog would make sense. Also, he said, it would give everyone an opportunity to chat about what they're seeing: Add historical notes and personal observations about the photos, journals and information available on the site.
Well, he sold me on the notion. The Web site itself will remain as-is for the time being, until I can slowly redesign some elements over time. But, as I add new items, or revise others, I'll make note of it on this blog. If you subscribe to it, you'll be notified of each change -- or, as what I consider a bonus, you'll be alerted when members of our far-flung family chime in about matters, whether related to the Web site of just concerning Henderson news.
For example, I've just finished scanning all of Grandma Mary's postcard collection, and I'll begin posting Web pages devoted to the postcards within the next couple of weeks. I haven't read many of the messages on the backs of the cards, but some are bound to involve Hendersons, McIntoshes and all sorts of people from Big Horn County, Wyoming, as well as Tooele County, Utah. Maybe by reading them, and the already posted 1912 travel journal, etc., we can start discussing some family history -- noticing items from the past that we may not have known about, or that has been forgotten until now.
What do you all think? Good idea? Or not?
Would you find this blog, which will link to all the relevant Web pages, useful and/or interesting?
Please let me know by posting your comments. And if you've got ideas to improve this -- or that would be better in place of this, please don't be shy -- let me know.
(A leather postcard from Grandma's collection; it's true, for a few years, the Postal Service actually permitted leather postcards to be mailed.)
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