Website Updates
With the summer months having waned, and our first board meeting of the fall earlier today…
It is now time to start thinking about what else I can do with this website to ensure that it can be relevant to our members. I want to find a way for our members to “help each other” in our quests. I do not necessarily want to duplicate or try to supplant many of the other fine endeavors that technology is presenting to us, but I do want to find a way to make this site one that our membership can be proud of, but, more importantly, something we can use on a regular basis.
I am told that years ago, Stamford Genealogical Society had a project that collected pedigree charts from their members. In fact, these charts are said to be available with other parts of our collection at the Ferguson Library in Stamford. I wonder if we could somehow provide a means for members to contact members who happen to be researching the same lines. I do find some of the “Surname Projects” a bit overly inclusive and have found that sometimes it is a challenge to “keep up”. So this should be a nice complement to those lists. But, should we keep the information “members-only” or aid our members in publishing their genealogies in this modern age?
Let me know your thoughts. Send me an email with any ideas you might have for how we can extend this website to be more of a resource in your endeavors. I really want to hear from you!