The time has come to unveil some more information about the future direction of Prior to Now Trust.
As you know it’s mainly the website (combedown.org) and Facebook group.
They will, of course, continue and the Trustees are very keen to make sure that TrustMembers continue to be involved.
Mentioning Trustees they are:
MARGARET HILL
Margaret and I have been married for over 40 years and it was a ‘no brainer’ to ask her to be a Trustee.
She has many years of detailed administration experience and as chair of the Parents and Friends for Prior Park raised c. £75, 000. Her fetes and Xmas market were always over subscribed.
TIM LUNT
PAUL REED
SIMON CALDWELL
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM HERE
All these good folk have committed to progressing the development of the Prior to Now Trust towards the vision of “a virtual village”.
What this means is shown in the diagram and, in creating it we want to make sure that the software is freely available to other groups like ours.
Imagine being able to enter the name of an ancestor and being able immediately to find out where and when he lived, what family he had, what he did, how he was related to others in the village, where he’s buried etc. etc
That’s the ‘virtual village’.
All of this, of course, supplemented by a growing body of family history, photos, documents, anecdotes and other historical information.
It’s clear to me that this is a substantial undertaking and, whilst there is some money in the kitty, it will need funding.
We’re looking at a number of options for that.
It’s also clear that having some volunteers will be helpful.
There are 3 main areas where you can help.
- People
- Places
- Production
The first two are about researching and writing about the people or places. Production is about crucial support to publish research results, man the social media etc.
That’s it for now.
I hope that I’ve made it all clearer than mud and hope you all think it’s a good way to continue.