You should have received this email directly but I want to point your attention to it for
several reasons.
One is that you need to check any links you have on your websites to USGW and make sure
they are not broken.
www.usgenweb.org is all that is online now so if you were linked to
.net or .com, you will need to make changes. Also, if you linked to any pages on that
site other than the home page, you will note the pages that used to have .shtml are
broken, they are now .html. I think some other things may have been moved around, so
please just visit your site live and check the links!
Also, note there is new information there to assist you with building or upgrading your
websites. It is found under the Website Support link at the top of the page.
Linda B.
From: Denise Wells
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:47 PM
To: usgwmail-l(a)list.indiana.edu
Subject: [USGenWeb announcements] Roll out of redesigned and upgraded national site
The new redesign and upgrade of our national pages is now posted at the usual URL:
www.usgenweb.org
The purpose behind the update and revision was to also make the site compatible with the
many mobile devices from which many view our site now that many are using these as you are
at a library, doing research in archives or visiting cemeteries. We hope that you enjoy
the updated site and the changes that have been made. We have also made every attempt to
retain our basic branding for The USGenWeb Projects. There may be some font changes and
the like, but our new National Webmaster and our Assistant Webmaster have done a fabulous
job on the site.
The old site still exists and has not been done away with, but is at a different location.
Please peruse the redesigned site and let me or one of your regional representatives know
if you notice any issues or if we we should look at any other revisions. Just let us know
your thoughts.
I also am thrilled that Marsha Bryant, our National Webmaster, lives in Raleigh, North
Carolina, where the upcoming NGS Conference is presenting this May. If you are available
to volunteer to assist us during the conference, May 10-13, please let us know. Marsha
will be there and talking with those interested in designing websites and she will have a
free genealogy website that she is giving to county coordinators for free if they would
like to use it. We hope to see you at the conference.
I don't know if we will be attending the 2018 conference or not in Grand Rapids,
Michigan in early May, so if you can get to this conference, please be sure to stop by our
booth noted below and say hello to us.
ENJOY!
Denise Wells
National Coordinator 2014-2017
The USGenWeb Project
www.usgenweb.org