[Thursday] Collections and stories on website

[David Caldwell]

I agree a "meet some of the volunteers" page on the museum website would be
useful in interesting more volunteers, sort of a 'hey look at all the
different backgrounds people bring to this--maybe I could volunteer, too'.

I'm not sure a page on the public internet would be a good way to solve the
'I can't remember the names of all these guys I see every week' problem.
Many of us don't want to be displayed on the Internet any more than
absolutely necessary, so the gallery would always be significantly
incomplete. Maybe we can come up with another way to provide that
'volunteer directory' service without leaving it open to the whole world.

Dave


On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 4:44 PM Ernie <ernie176 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ken,
> Thanks for the compliment.
> I agree a "Meet the Volunteers" page would be good.
> Ernie
>
>
> On Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:47:22 PM EST, Ken Carr via Thursday <
> thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
>
>
> I second Craigs idea. I would include a small photograph of each person.
> Unfortunately I tend to forget names easily. A collection of names,
> photos, and stories
> would be great. We will all work better and  generate  camaraderie if we
> know each other and can greet fellow volunteers by name as Ernie always
> does.
>
> Camaraderie
> Blog:                            idlenot.com
> Automotive:                 wpraaca.com
> Wireless & Steam:      newsm.org
>
> On Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:07 PM, Craig Moody via Thursday <
> thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> It would be interesting to have a “Meet the Volunteers” page as well. It
> could be a short paragraph about background and experiences that have drawn
> them to the museum.
>
> Craig
>
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 9:23 AM David Caldwell via Thursday <
> thursday at newsm.org> wrote:
>
> There are two features on the museum website that might interest you. Both
> are works in progress--anyone who wants to add to them is welcome.
>
> Collections inventory
> Tim, Ken, Len and I have been adding to an inventory database of the
> collections that Mike Thompson started long ago. All of the buildings,
> steam engines, models and related items are included. We're well started on
> the wireless collections but there is more to do to complete this database.
> Each item has a page--all have photos, some have additional information,
> historical descriptions and more. https://newsm.org/collections/
>
> Stories
> We have a database of stories, too. Many are about historical topics
> (buildings, manufacturers, people, steam engines, wireless), others are
> about more recent events at the museum (visitors, events, projects). We've
> always intended to add educational materials, too. If you're interested in
> writing about any subject relevant to the museum, this is the place to make
> it available on the web.
>
>    - Buildings <https://newsm.org/buildings-e/>
>    - Manufacturers <https://newsm.org/manufacturers/>
>    - Museum History <https://newsm.org/history/>
>    - Newsletter <https://newsm.org/newsletter/>
>    - People <https://newsm.org/people/>
>    - Personal Stories <https://newsm.org/memoir/>
>    - Steam & Engines <https://newsm.org/steam-e/>
>    - Steam-Up <https://newsm.org/steamup/>
>    - Visitors <https://newsm.org/visitors/>
>    - Volunteers <https://newsm.org/volunteers/>
>    - Wireless & Electricity <https://newsm.org/wireless-e/>
>
>
> Dave
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