Wayne County Historic Sites is part of the Wayne Historians Organization (WHO) website: http://waynehistorians.org/
Overview: Go to the WHO homepage and click on the Wayne County Historic Sites link or enter waynehistorians.org/Places/ in the address bar of your browser.
To get a list of Historic Sites, select the Town and Category, then click on the Find button.
Click on the Site # link to view the information for that site.
Registration: To add information to a Historic Site you must be registered. Registration is via your email and it must be on file with WHO. Click on the Sign In button, in the upper right. If this is the first time that you are signing in, leave the Password field empty and a new password will be sent to your email. Open your email and open the new message from WHO. If you have not received an email within a short amount of time (minutes not hours), check your Spam or Junk folder. Now Sign In again with your email and new password. You may change or reset your password once you are signed in.
Sign In: When you are signed in, your name will appear in the upper right. Click on your name for other options. This is where you can Sign Out. You should always do this on a Public Computer. Settings is where you can reset your password. Reports is for sharing your accomplishments with WHO, including upcoming events for your Town.
Edit/Add a Site: Now that you are signed in, get a list of Historic Sites for your Town. You will now see an Edit button after each entry. There is also a New button at the end of the list for creating a New Historic Site. If you click on the link for an entry, you will also see an Edit button at the end of the page.
Click on the Edit button. This next section will describe how to change and add information for an Historic Site.
Historic Site #: The Site # consists of a two digit number and a three digit number, separated by an hyphen (-). The first number is the Town, listed alphabetically. The second number is the Site for that Town, listed in no particular order. This number can NOT be changed and a new number will automatically be generated when a new site is added. It should be noted that the first site for a Town is numbered 000. It is used for the Town itself and the government of that Town. The Town numbered 00 is for the County (of Wayne). There are NO other sites under the County.
Under the Site # is an indication of whether the site still Exists or is Gone (has been destroyed). Select the appropriate radio button.
Type of Site: What kind of Site is this? The Site can be of more than one Type or Category. Check the box to the left of the Category. Expand the list of Categories by clicking the (see more) link. Collapse the list by clicking (see less). Any Types checked when the list is expanded, will be preserved if the list is collapsed.
Site Name: A descriptive name for the Site. Note: names may vary across different websites (eg: National Register of Historic Places on the nps.gov website)
Site Address: The street address for the Site. (Not necessary to include the town, state or zip.)
GPS Coordinates: in decimal degrees (DD), linked to Google Maps. Enter the latitude and longitude in the fields below. Finding GPS Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD) (Step by Step Example). Coordinates can be calculated via Google search (other search engines not tested). Enter a street address or coordinates in DMS (Degrees, minutes, seconds) to find or convert to DD.
latitude: Enter decimal degree between 43.00 & 43.30
longitude: Enter decimal degree between -76.77 & -77.32
Contact: Is there a Contact for this Historic Site? Enter the Contact information.
Name: Responsible person to contact for more information, to schedule a private tour, etc.
Title: Historian, caretaker, etc.
Fees: Dollar amount for a visit/tour, or free.
Suggested tour time: Time of Year/Month range.
Hours of operation: Time of Day, please call or other.
Description: Enter a description of the Site using this simple free form rich text editor. You can change the text to Bold or Italic, add text color, adjust the formatting, add lists, and add links.
Add Images: Click on the Choose File button to select an image from your computer. The image should ideally be jpg format. A gif or png image is OK but... (it would be nice if the images were of standard format.) The images can be of any size (quality is best at a larger size). If the images are really large, they will be automatically resized to fit a 2 by 2 (side by side) or a 1-up format. (But there are other things you could do to facilitate image information and display. Change the name of the image to reflect its description/caption [five to six words separated by an hyphen (-) or underline (_), followed by the extension]. Ensure the image is properly oriented/rotated.)
Caption: Add a caption for the image.
Ord: Change the Order of the images. If you uploaded a number of images and then you uploaded another image that you would like to appear in the middle or beginning of the other images, you can change the order.
Historical narrative: Enter an Historical narrative of the Site using this simple free form rich text editor. You can change the text to Bold or Italic, add text color, adjust the formatting, add lists, and add links.
Links: Generally you will be providing links to other (external) websites. These links should include the 'http://' before the url/web address. To easily obtain the link, open the page to which you are linking in a new tab. Copy the link from the URL or address bar at the top of the page. Even though the 'http' does not appear, it should be in the copied link. Go back to the Historic Sites Edit page and paste the link into the Link url/web address field. Visually ensure that the 'http' was included.
There are two different types of Links. Ones that are listed after the Description are informative and point to other websites that contain similar or additional information/descriptions about the Site. And References.
References: Links that appear in the Reference section, under Historic narrative.
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Reset Password: Click on the link to change/reset your password.
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Report Sharing: Add your sharing information for the next meeting.
Report Generation: Generate a report for the current meeting (for the Secretary).
Report by Individual: Customized report.