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So why hasn't the site been updated recently?
Hello, friends -- My apologies for being such a slug about updating
this website. Life has been very full lately, both at home and at
work. It will probably be around mid-November before I'm able to
get back to this, so I'm posting this note to let you all know
that. This way those of you who check regularly to see what's new
can save yourselves the trip for a few weeks. I do have a list of
updates I want to make, and hope to have at least some of those posted
next month. Meanwhile, thanks for your interest and your
patience! Best regards, ChuckP.S. The Businesses section still has the old format, to be updated soon.
The website is getting a makeover.
I began this website in the late 1990s, and the last major site revision was done in April 2003, so now it's six years later and I think that it's time to do that again. What you see here is the beginning of that process. If you've visited this site before, you might notice a slight change to the way the site looks. I kept the overall page design but just made some small changes to it.More importantly, there are some new categories listed at left. In addition, as the revision proceeds, I'll be changing the way information is organized on the pages, hopefully making them easier to use. More of the information and photos that readers have sent to me will also be added to the site.
So, this will take awhile, but I made a beginning on the first weekend of May 2009 and will keep at it as I have time, redoing a few pages at a time. For the new category pages, I've made placeholder pages but haven't added the content yet. Please be patient.
Meanwhile, if you happen to notice any broken links or other problems as you are using the site, please let me know so that I can fix them. Thanks, enjoy the site!
Note: Photo from J. Zubach; identification from Gretchen Collins says the business on the right was Merkt Confectionery, run by Charles and Lena Merkt. It was located in the Birkbeck Block on Centre and Main streets.