[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] New look for the SGGEE website

[margaret]

Jerry,  I just spent 3 hours on your new website.  I intended to look at it 
and do something else but I was hooked.  It is
so much easier than the original site. I
thank you, you have made my day and I
will visit again and again.  Margaret
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frank" <FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 9:47 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] New look for the SGGEE website


> We are pleased to announce a new look for the SGGEE website.
>
> After some seven years of tireless dedication to creating and looking 
> after the original site, Gary Warner has turned the reigns over to me.  We 
> thank him for his dedication and commitment.  He will continue to look 
> after the databases by collecting, adding, correcting, and merging data in 
> them.
>
> For the past four months we have put countless hours into making the 
> transition to the new format.  Special thanks to Irene Kopetzke for her 
> underlying site design.  She created the basic layout and then was very 
> patient with me as I learned much about site design and maintenance from 
> her example and instruction.  She also helped me find all the mistakes (or 
> at least most of them) which I made with the German pages.  She, with the 
> assistance of Gerhard Koenig, will continue to be involved with the 
> maintenance of the German language pages and the creation of new ones.
>
> The site displays the new logo designed by Les Ollenburg.  Les is a 
> professional artist who did a great job in creating a simple logo with 
> significant meaning.  Thank you Les.
>
> We also had the help of Klaus Leiss, Ray Bloch, and Paul Work with changes 
> and additions to the German language pages.  Still others helped with 
> evaluating and proofing the site, too many to mention.  We thank them for 
> their efforts and assistance.
>
> Matt Warner provided invaluable assistance in the technical aspects of the 
> change and continues to ensure that ALL our computer systems remain in 
> good working order.
>
> Yours truly transferred the material from the original site to the new and 
> reformatted them as required to suit.
>
> Most of the material on the new site is identical to the old.  We have 
> relocated some material to better reflect a logical indexing system but 
> you should have no trouble finding what you are looking for.
>
> With any change of this type involving literally hundreds of pages of 
> material, there are bound to be some glitches.  Please let me know if you 
> find any broken links, spelling or grammar errors, etc. which may occur. 
> We would like to correct them to ensure that we have a professional 
> looking site.  In particular we are presently experiencing some problems 
> with the appearance of the search report pages.  Please bear with us as we 
> work through them.
>
> An important note for Explorer users:  please set your "text view" feature 
> to "medium" for best viewing.
>
> As with any change in control over material such as this, you will 
> continue to see changes to the site over the next few months.  I want to 
> assure you that in all I do, it is my intention to maintain the ease of 
> use and the integrity of the site and to build on the legacy that Gary 
> built up in the past years.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
> FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca
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