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4 October 2009
»Unfortunately
it appears that the Google Friend Connect app that I integrated into
the website is no longer amply supported by Google. In addition, it is
almost unbelievably disfunctional. For those who took the time to "join"
the site, thank you. I appreciate your support, even though your action
did not return any direct benefits. I hear Google is working on a replacement
app that will address all of the problems that made Friend Connect so
wimpy and bug-ridden. Despite the disappointment, I am still a fan of
Google apps. As you may have noted, I dropped the old email address and
went to a gmail account, and it works quite well. I will probably give
the new replacement for Friend Connect a try, when it debuts.
Site Content: I have not added a lot
of site content lately, as I am diligently working on the last few chapters
of the Afrolumens Project book. The good news is that, in doing research
for the book, I have accumulated a mountain of data from old newspaper
articles, diaries, documents and other primary and reliable secondary sources, much of which will make
its way to the website sometime in 2010.
10 January 2009
»Afrolumens
is
back. After a fifteen month absence from the web, I decided to repost
the site with an eye toward a total makover. You will find almost all
of the old data intact, with very little material deleted. In fact I
added new material and made corrections to some of the old material while
the site was down. There are some bugs to fix--mostly broken links--but
I expect to have everything running smoothly very soon.
»The
new emphasis will be on Harrisburg area antebellum and Civil War history.
During my sabbatical from web publishing I found a lot of new resources
and
a renewed
personal interest in local Underground Railroad and anti-slavery history.
In my research, I also made numerous connections between Harrisburg and
areas well beyond the local region, which means you will soon see more
items
and
articles
relating
to Maryland,
Delaware, New York and even Louisiana. I'm excited about the changes
and hope you will continue to find this site useful in your own research.
I also want to offer my thanks to those who encouraged me to repost the
site. Read a more complete essay on our new emphasis,
here.
George Nagle
Harrisburg, PA |
