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Cedar Falls Historical Society (Iowa); Web sites--Design;

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Creating A Purposeful, Powerful Web Site For The Cedar Falls Historical Society, Douglas B. Moore Jan 1999

Creating A Purposeful, Powerful Web Site For The Cedar Falls Historical Society, Douglas B. Moore

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With communication becoming more instantaneous then ever, one fear is losing the message in the medium. Creating the web site for the Cedar Falls Historical Society was much more than giving the Historical Society a presence on the World Wide Web. It was extremely important that the Cedar Falls Historical Society web site promote the true intentions of the Historical Society with integrity and dignity. Many times, when web sites are developed, the technology overshadows the content. The Board of Directors of the Historical Society insisted their site be built with both professionalism and historical accuracy.

The Society members took …


Creation Of A Web Site For The Cedar Falls Historical Society, William W. Kay Jan 1998

Creation Of A Web Site For The Cedar Falls Historical Society, William W. Kay

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Web sites are a growing media application for conveying information to anyone with Internet access. The creation of a web site for the Cedar Falls Historical Society was designed to provide the community an opportunity to access the organization's activities, schedules, and special events and to become knowledgeable about museum facilities as well as the history and historical personalities of the local area. The site contained information on membership, donations, structure, and other useful information.

I met with the Historical Society Board of Directors and presented a description of the scope, benefits, logistics, time frame, and cost of the project. …