Information for New Borough
& Census Area Coordinators

 

If you know the town, but not the borough or census area,  click here.

So, you're interested in adopting a borough or census area. Hopefully, this page will answer any questions you might have. If you have any suggestions that might be of help on this page, please let me know.

WHAT IS REQUIRED:

  1. A love of history and genealogy, and a willingness to share information on a web site.
  2. The ability to create web pages.
  3. Familiarize yourself with the mission and the purpose of the project. For more information on the American Local History Network, Inc. (ALHN, Inc.), please visit the national website at http://www.alhn.org/. You will want to visit the Mission page as well as the About ALHN page.

 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

There are a few requirements for webmasters for their pages.

  1. You must obtain your own web space. You are free to get web space from whomever you choose. Many of the ALHN webmasters use usgennet.org because they offer free space to all ALHN-affiliated webmasters. They also have an appealing logo and NO banners.
  2. Webmasters must provide a link back to the ALHN National Page and the ALHN Alaska State page.
  3. Town and village Webmasters should also provide a link to their respective Borough/Census Area Web Page. You may also provide links to the state and national web pages if you wish, but it is not required. 
  4. Logos: National logos are provided on the ALHN Graphics page. ALHN AK graphics are located here.  For those that like to create graphics, you are also welcome to create your own, if you would prefer. National logos must contain either "ALHN" or "American Local History Network."   At the minimum, State logos must show an outline of Alaska, the Big Dipper constellation, and the words "ALHN AK" or "ALHN Alaska."
  5. Your site must contain some original content and not be a page primarily of links.
  6. You must respect copyright law. If you have any questions regarding copyright, please see U.S. Copyright Office
  7. All web pages must be child-safe sites. In other words, no pornography or obscene subject matter, photos or otherwise.
  8. Other than these above listed requirements, these are independent sites and therefore are yours to create and maintain.
  9. Once you have decided to adopt a borough or census area, please get in touch with the ALHN Alaska Coordinator.  If you are interested in adopting a city, town or village, please get in touch with the appropriate borough or census area webmaster.

 

MAILING LISTS FOR ALHN WEBMASTERS

As a state, county or town webmaster affiliated with ALHN, you will want to be on the ALHN mailing list. All ALHN webmasters are eligible to join this list. To subscribe, email: alhn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

All ALHN webmasters are not members of ALHN, Inc. To become a voting member and have a say in the running of the corporation, you must request membership by subscribing to the ALHN membership-voting list. To sign up for the ALHN Membership-Voting List, which is used only for official announcements and polls, email: alhn-membership-voting-subscribe@yahoogroups.com 

Join the list created specifically for ALHN AK volunteer coordinators.  Send a blank email to
ALHN-AKVC-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.  This is a private list and your subscription must be approved. 

 

CREATING WEB PAGES

Need a little assistance on your pages, boards, etc.?  Try WEB-HELP

Want to adopt but don't know how to create your own web pages? Try these tutorials:

Here's another helpful web site with lots of information: Help4Web

 

FTP

Ftp is a program that allows you to upload your newly created or edited web pages onto your webspace provider. These are two of the more popular programs and have free trial versions available for downloading.