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Discussion

• Standards:  Always spell out Fort   (i.e.  Fort Calhoun and Fort Atkinson)
• Establish Meta Tags
• Develop a "Suggest a Link" page
• DAR Rock
• Need to Develop Tourism Page
   
• Need to Develop Organization Page     organization.asp  | organization1.asp
  about volunteers, donation & memories, donating materials to the museum (accession policy), trail blazers, 501c information & matching funds.
  
• Points of Interest
  • Mormon Trail Page ( Do we keep on, where?)
  • Develop Lists of Historic Sites  
            Place Names List
            Post Offices List
            School Lists (1908 & 1954)
            Historic County Specs/Stats
                   May develop location map, descriptions and source for each
                   Link from Resource Page
• Expand Pioneer Biographies  (New Format??)
           maybe by a research group or genealogy group
          Should it be a limited list?   (Bell's History list?)
• First Council Monument -- Page on WCHA -- Maintenance of First Council Site?
       Rotation Photos
       Also list under Landmarks
       Also list under Features
• Update Highlights photo
        Add (L&C Diorama & Barn Exhibit to Rotation)
        Finish writing descriptions for Recitation Bench,  Belt Buckle, & Bartholomew Clock
• Develop an authorize "History of the County"
             for now, post a reprint History online linked from Resource Page
             develop history with well documented sources -- (not just another rewrite)
• Exhibit Descriptions  (online tour)
           Promote Use of Museum and 
                    -- people using the resources
                    -- school groups touring
                    -- family visits
• WCHA Website Things to Do
•      Intro to Landmark page
• Develop a "Suggestion a link" page.  (Need?)
• Develop a Historic Photo Gallery
• Need to get permission to use the photo of the Bertrand used on the Landmarks Page   http://midwest.fws.gov/desoto/
• Need and develop of "Tourism Page"

Develop well written Introductions for

• Landmarks Page
• Resource Page
• Links Page
• Write better text for Lewis & Clark Exhibit page.

Add links on Landmarks Page to other landmarks site (Develop better Mission of Page)

• Other sites in Washington County of Historical significance
• Develop pages for Frahm House  and Fontanelle Township Hall
• General History of Lewis & Clark in Washington County and noted L&C Historical Site
• Mormon Trail Page  ???
• Blair Historic Properties Registry (upon completion of Registry)
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Things for Nathan to Do

• develop a "Contact Us Page"  -- HIGH PRIORITY
• implement a common navigation bar and do a page insert -- HIGH PRIORITY
• pop new window on "other sites" drop down menu on main page. -- HIGH PRIORITY
• develop location map for Museum Page   (large map with driving directions)
• expand the "site map" drop down menu on the main page.
• Finish Digitalizing the 1908 Plat book
• need photo of Brewster Cemetery marker -- WAIT UNTIL SPRING
• Run reports for "Broken Links" and "Unlinked Page" -- CLEAN UP

Phase II

1)   Develop individual pages for each of the site on the Landmarks Page  (and resize photos)

3)  Develop a expanded history (with sources) for the resource page.

7)  Develop Biographies for County Pioneers

Phase III

1)  Develop Obituaries database (Malinda & Nathan to start DB and page)

• Develop Mini Exhibits  (Quilts from the Collection, Artifacts from Fort Atkinson, Cumming City, Desoto Bank,  the County Court House, Town Photo)

Char:

The main area was the "Highlights" photos. These are the various photos that show up on the home page and the text that goes with them. Basically, we would like someone to write more interesting text about them (like why this piece matters to the museum) and maybe identify more items for Nathan to photograph. It would take doing some research and then writing what you find interesting about the item.

Diane could probably use some help with the "organization" page as well if that would be more interesting to you. For example, we want to develop some text about the following topics:

History: How we were started, major projects we've done (e.g. Ft. Atkinson, First Council, additions, etc.)
Volunteers: how you can volunteer and what kinds of things you can volunteer to do
Donations & Memorial gifts: how you can donate $$
Donating Materials: A summary of the accessions policy
TrailBlazers: what this program is (I think Diane was going to start by just putting the brochure on line first).
501(c)3 information: basically just info that we are a 501(c)3 and that people should check with their employer to see if they would match donations given to the WCHA.
Board: how we operate, we may list names (that has to be discussed at a board meeting)
Committees: What committees the board has and what they do