The Larimer County Genealogical Society website has gotten a complete makeover. There’s a new look and a lot of new content to explore so lets get started.
If you have been to the site before you will notice quite a few changes. The most obvious difference (aside from the theme) is that the News and Calendar information has moved off the front page. Rather than being pushed aside, these topics have been given their own pages so that they can be easily browsed without other content getting in the way.
The new site was designed with members, interested non-members, and researchers in mind. There are now three main sections in the menu: Society, Resources, and Members. By grouping the site information this way we hope that everyone coming to here will be able to find what they need easily.
What’s New?
For starters we have a brand spanking new resources section! There’s information on making research requests, Larimer County and general genealogy resources (links galore), informative articles, video classes and the County Indexes.
The next big addition is the Gallery. Oodles of photos of society members in action and at play.
News and Views is still here but it has taken a different form. As you can see, in the new News Blog section entries show up in a big list, just like the old site, but now they will flow over multiple pages so we’re not limited by space anymore. You can also go to the and view older news by date or category. More importantly, you can now leave comments on individual news posts. The comments will show up in a list at the bottom of the post.
The calendar has also gotten a makeover. Now there is a “quick list” which is easier to scan. If you find an event you’re interested in click on the event name and it will take you to a page with all the event and location details.
Last but not least, members have the member programs, new members pages, and volunteer opportunities pages.
Rapid advancements in web technology allowed us to provide many of the new features on this site but it was the ideas and vision of the Society Board and members that has given this site its new beginning point. In particular, we would like to thank Dolores Ray, the previous webmaster for the amazing job she did expanding the original site and for her vision (the photo gallery for one) of what the site could become.
If you would like, leave a comment and tell us what you think. Just fill in the fields below and click Submit Comment. If you have corrections, additions, or specific suggestions send me an email.
Pat Walker, website administrator.
