Begin forwarded message: > From: Anne Peat <anne.peat@bigwindows.demon.co.uk> > Date: 6 February 2011 16:26:31 GMT > To: isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com > Cc: "isle-of-thanet-l@rootsweb.com" <isle-of-thanet-l@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] New Margate History Website > > Thank you for bringing this to our notice, Suzannah - and thank you to Antony Lee for constructing the site > > Anne > On 6 Feb 2011, at 16:03, Suzannah Foad wrote: > >> NEW Site! >> >> http://www.margatelocalhistory.co.uk >> >> The idea of the site is to have a number of zoomable historical maps of Margate, with clickable links through to a collection of pictures of particular locations. At present the site contains just a number of directories for Margate and a collection of maps. >> >> Two of the maps (Edmunds Map and the 10 ft/mile OS Map) have drop-down> menus from which you can go straight to a street or location of interest. >> These locations are marked by coloured spots, and the intention eventually is that clicking on these spots will open a window of views of that location. For an example of what is intended, click on the St John's church button on either map. A Gallery Viewer will open - hover> above the menu buttons to see what they do. There is still a lot to do to add the remaining Picture Galleries. >> >> Have fun >> Suzannah >> >> >> ---