Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY - User contributions [en]

External Links (Hilltowns)

2024-11-23T17:57:21Z

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Each Hilltown has specific web sites related to it:
{| class="wikitable"
!External Links
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*[[External Links|External Links for Berne]]
*[[External Links|External Links for Knox]]
*[[External Links|External Links for Rensselaerville]]
*[[External Links|External Links for Westerlo]]
|}
==Further research==
*[https://altamontenterprise.com/ Altamont Enterprise] - online copies of the [[Altamont Enterprise]] since 1884
*[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc7079.htm Rensselaerwyck Manor Papers] in the NYS Library, Albany.

==Albany Hilltown Companion sites==
*[http://albanyhilltowns.blogspot.com/ Helderberg Hilltowns] - a blog to keep people up to date on the latest activities and postings on this site. It is an alternative for folks who do not want to join Facebook.
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39859776842 Albany County Hilltowns] - A Facebook group is for folks interested in:
:- History of the hill towns of Albany County and the people who lived there.
:- Historic building preservation in the hamlets and countryside of the hill towns.
:- Preservation of the farmland and scenic beauty.
:- Promoting farms and farm activities.is a place for discussions this site and to keep informed of new developments on this site.

You don't have to be a member of FaceBook to visit the site and see what is happening. It is safe to visit.
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39859776842#/group.php?gid=186705153492&ref=mf Head for the Hills - the Helderberg Hilltowns] - a Facebook group dedicated to encouraging folks to visit the four Albany hill towns. You don't have to be a member of FaceBook to visit the site and see where we are headed.

*[http://www.Hilltowns.org/ www.Hilltowns.org] - web site maintained by the Helderberg Hilltown Association. It contains information about Hilltown farmers, artisans, businesses, and recreation.

This Web Site

2024-11-23T17:55:22Z

Admin:

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*'''History''': Hal Miller started this site. It was too successful and became impossible to manage. In a perfect storm of unfortunate events, the old site developed unrecoverable technical problems. An update of the site contained the data of the original site, but spread it over 6 independent MediaWikis to make it easier to maintain. Since 2020, [https://altamontenterprise.com The Altamont Enterprise] has maintained and hosted the site to preserve local history and relieve volunteers of the cost. All available data was migrated to a single, mobile responsive site.

*'''Contributions''': You are encouraged to add information to the site. To prevent vandalism, you must email The Altamont Enterprise [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com], who will create your account. Send your full name, the potential contributions you can make, and the email address you want associated with the site.

*'''Organization''': Main categories include Hilltowns, Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, and Biographies. At the top of the page you can see a "Bread Crumb" trail showing the path you have followed through the site. Click on a page name to return there. The tabs at the top of your screen will have icons [[File:NavigationTabs.gif]] that indicate which site you are currently on.

*'''Searching''': The home page has most major links listed. Use the search bar at the top right to look up information across all categories.

*'''Coding Changes''': You can link among the wikis in the articles you contribute, but you need to indicate where to look for the linked file. If you reference the "Berne Town Hall" in a biography or in a article in Knox, the coded reference is <NOWIKI>[[Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]].</NOWIKI> Try it: [[Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]]. The prefixes are: '''h:''' for Hilltowns, '''b:''' for Berne, '''k:''' for Knox, '''r:''' for Rensselaerville, '''w:''' for Westerlo, '''bio:''' for Biographies, '''g:''' for Gallupville. The link name is listed a second time after the vertical line so the prefix does not appear on the page. All links to another site appear blue, even if the link is faulty. Test each link.

*[[Instructions for Entering Service Personnel]] and general Biographies
*[[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]]
*[[Instructions for posting Then and Now images]]

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*[[Instructions for uploading graphics from the CD-based site]]

Instructions for posting Then and Now images

2024-11-23T17:52:35Z

Admin:

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If you have some "Then and Now" photos you would like to share:

1. Go to [[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]] for general infroamtion about uploading and displaying graphics.
:a. Set up a title line and create a gallery on the "Then and Now" page for the town where the pictures were from.
'''<nowiki>==Old Berne Fire House; now apartments==</nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{Then image.jpg}|<center>{Then and date}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{Now image.jpg}|<center>{year, your name}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>''' 
 
:b. Fill in the file names and descriptions
:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:d. Upload the files as explained in [[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]]

Example:
==West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church==
[[West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church|West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church]] was started early in the 19th C. The present building was built 1888.
<gallery>
Image:WestMtME-old.jpg|<center>West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church about 1920</center>
Image:West Mt ME Church 2009.jpg|<center>West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church Oct., 2009: Eric Chamberlain</center>
</gallery>

Source Code:

'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki> '''
'''<nowiki>==West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church==</nowiki> '''
'''<nowiki>[[West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church|West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church]] was started early in the 19th C. The present building was built 1888.</nowiki> '''
'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki> '''
'''<nowiki>Image:WestMtME-old.jpg|<center>West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church about 1920</center></nowiki> '''
'''<nowiki>Image:West Mt ME Church 2009.jpg|<center>West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church Oct., 2009: Eric Chamberlain</center></nowiki> '''
'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki> '''

*If you need more information please see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki mediawiki.org]

Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics

2024-11-23T17:51:43Z

Admin:

__NOTOC__
[[File:EditLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=This Web Site|Back to This Web Site]]
Graphics can be added to any page at any time.
==Get a User Name and Password and Log In==
1. Email The Altamont Enterprise at [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com]
:a. In your email, include you full name, the potential contributions you can make, and the email address you want associated with the site
:b. An email confirming your account will be sent with a password reset link.
:c. Click the link an set a new password.
2. Log In to the site
:a. Click Log In in the very top where you want to add or edit data.
:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''
:c. Under your preferences, please click the "confirm your email address" button and follow the instructions.

==Prepare your Picture==
1. The only graphic formats that can be uploaded are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg.
:a. Large files take too long, so resize your picture so they are around 800 pixels across or less. This size lets users zoom in on details.
:b. Regular digital photos are TOO BIG and '''must''' be reduced in size.
:c. Most graphics programs have a Save As option where you can choose '''jpg''' as an option
:d. MediaWiki file names as case sensitive. Flag.jpg, flag.jpg, Flag.JPG, flag.jpeg, flag.JPG are all different files as far was the program is concerned. The safest way to refer to a file is to copy and paste its name.
:e. Name your picture in a way that can help users identify what they are seeing from just the file name.
==Display a Single Picture==
:a. A typical format to display a single picture is:
::<nowiki>[[File:Grave-Knox-HanesElias.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox Cemetery - Elias Hanes</center>]]</nowiki>
:b. 300px is the width, thumb is the display style, right is the alignment (center and left are options)
:c. Text after the vertical pipe "|" is the caption which will be centered because of the <nowiki><center></nowiki> tags.
:d. An inline graphic could be:
::<nowiki>[[File:NavigationTabs.gif]]</nowiki>

==Working with Galleries==
1. Galleries are good for displaying many pictures that are related to each other, as postcards of Knox Cave, or graves of family members.
:a. A typical gallery has the format below. You can have as many pictures as you want in a gallery.
'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>''' 
:b. Replace {filename} with the name of your file, and {caption} with the caption of the picture.
:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:d. Click on Edit for any page to see how other writers have created their pages.
:e. Below is a typical gallery as it appears on a page.

==Jim Hamilton==
Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594|Lot 594]].
<gallery>
Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center>
Image:Thatcher_view.JPG|<center>Fall Colors from the Overlook</center>
Image:Escarpment.JPG|<center>Valley view from the Helderberg Escarpment</center>
Image:Grain_sunset1.jpg|<center>Sunset over the Switzkill Valley June 2006</center>
</gallery>

:f. The code for the above gallery is: 
<nowiki>==Jim Hamilton==</nowiki> 
<nowiki>Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594|Lot 594]].</nowiki> 
<nowiki><gallery></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Thatcher_view.JPG|<center>Fall Colors from the Overlook</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Escarpment.JPG|<center>Valley view from the Helderberg Escarpment</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Grain_sunset1.jpg|<center>Sunset over the Switzkill Valley June 2006</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki></gallery></nowiki> 

==Upload your Pictures==
1.Start the Upload process
:a. Copy the caption of the picture as it appears on the page.
:b. Click on Upload File in the left navigation column
:c. Paste the caption you just copied into Summary text box
:d. After the caption enter at least category, like '''<nowiki> [[Category:Natural History]][[Category:Hilltowns Natural History]]</nowiki>'''
:e. Browse to the image you want to download, click on its name, and choose Open
:f. Click on Upload

2. Check your work
:a. If you have already entered the file name in a gallery listing, the name of the page containing the picture should appear toward the bottom of the page.
:b. If no page name appears, chances are excellent you have a typing error in the name of the file on the page where you want the picture to appear.
:c. Copy the name of the picture file, navigate back to the page with with picture, edit the page, and paste the correct picture name into your page code.
:d. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:e. You picture should now appear on the page.
:f. Sometimes there is a delay between your picture entry and when it can show up. If you see a blue box instead of your picture, click on the blue box to see an enlargement of the picture. Eventually a thumbnail will be created and displayed on the page.

*If you need more information please see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki mediawiki.org]

Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics

2024-11-23T17:51:01Z

Admin: /* Get a User Name and Password and Log In */

__NOTOC__
[[File:EditLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=This Web Site|Back to This Web Site]]
Graphics can be added to any page at any time.
==Get a User Name and Password and Log In==
1. Email The Altamont Enterprise at [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com]
:a. In your email, include you full name, the potential contributions you can make, and the email address you want associated with the site
:b. An email confirming your account will be sent with a password reset link.
:c. Click the link an set a new password.
2. Log In to the site
:a. Click Log In in the very top where you want to add or edit data.
:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''
:c. Under your preferences, please click the "confirm your email address" button and follow the instructions.

==Prepare your Picture==
1. The only graphic formats that can be uploaded are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg.
:a. Large files take too long, so resize your picture so they are around 800 pixels across or less. This size lets users zoom in on details.
:b. Regular digital photos are TOO BIG and '''must''' be reduced in size.
:c. Most graphics programs have a Save As option where you can choose '''jpg''' as an option
:d. MediaWiki file names as case sensitive. Flag.jpg, flag.jpg, Flag.JPG, flag.jpeg, flag.JPG are all different files as far was the program is concerned. The safest way to refer to a file is to copy and paste its name.
:e. Name your picture in a way that can help users identify what they are seeing from just the file name.
==Display a Single Picture==
:a. A typical format to display a single picture is:
::<nowiki>[[File:Grave-Knox-HanesElias.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox Cemetery - Elias Hanes</center>]]</nowiki>
:b. 300px is the width, thumb is the display style, right is the alignment (center and left are options)
:c. Text after the vertical pipe "|" is the caption which will be centered because of the <nowiki><center></nowiki> tags.
:d. An inline graphic could be:
::<nowiki>[[File:NavigationTabs.gif]]</nowiki>

==Working with Galleries==
1. Galleries are good for displaying many pictures that are related to each other, as postcards of Knox Cave, or graves of family members.
:a. A typical gallery has the format below. You can have as many pictures as you want in a gallery.
'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>''' 
:b. Replace {filename} with the name of your file, and {caption} with the caption of the picture.
:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:d. Click on Edit for any page to see how other writers have created their pages.
:e. Below is a typical gallery as it appears on a page.

==Jim Hamilton==
Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594|Lot 594]].
<gallery>
Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center>
Image:Thatcher_view.JPG|<center>Fall Colors from the Overlook</center>
Image:Escarpment.JPG|<center>Valley view from the Helderberg Escarpment</center>
Image:Grain_sunset1.jpg|<center>Sunset over the Switzkill Valley June 2006</center>
</gallery>

:f. The code for the above gallery is: 
<nowiki>==Jim Hamilton==</nowiki> 
<nowiki>Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594|Lot 594]].</nowiki> 
<nowiki><gallery></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Thatcher_view.JPG|<center>Fall Colors from the Overlook</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Escarpment.JPG|<center>Valley view from the Helderberg Escarpment</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Grain_sunset1.jpg|<center>Sunset over the Switzkill Valley June 2006</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki></gallery></nowiki> 

==Upload your Pictures==
1.Start the Upload process
:a. Copy the caption of the picture as it appears on the page.
:b. Click on Upload File in the left navigation column
:c. Paste the caption you just copied into Summary text box
:d. After the caption enter at least category, like '''<nowiki> [[Category:Natural History]][[Category:Hilltowns Natural History]]</nowiki>'''
:e. Browse to the image you want to download, click on its name, and choose Open
:f. Click on Upload

2. Check your work
:a. If you have already entered the file name in a gallery listing, the name of the page containing the picture should appear toward the bottom of the page.
:b. If no page name appears, chances are excellent you have a typing error in the name of the file on the page where you want the picture to appear.
:c. Copy the name of the picture file, navigate back to the page with with picture, edit the page, and paste the correct picture name into your page code.
:d. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:e. You picture should now appear on the page.
:f. Sometimes there is a delay between your picture entry and when it can show up. If you see a blue box instead of your picture, click on the blue box to see an enlargement of the picture. Eventually a thumbnail will be created and displayed on the page.

*If you need more information please contact John Elberfeld at [mailto:JElberfeld@aol.com JElberfeld@aol.com]

Instructions for Entering Service Personnel

2024-11-23T17:49:52Z

Admin:

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Information that would be useful in a biography includes
*Photo
*Birth (date, place, parents)
*Education
*Military Service
*Marriage and Children
*Occupation
*Death (date and burial)
*Obituary
*Other Media (newspaper articles, service papers, obituary, etc.)
*Gallery (photos)
==Get a User Name and Password==
1. Email The Altamont Enterprise at [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com]
:a. In your email, include you full name, the potential contributions you can make, and the email address you want associated with the site
:b. An email confirming your account will be sent with a password reset link.
:c. Click the link an set a new password.
2. Log In to the site
:a. Click Log In in the very top where you want to add or edit data.
:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''
:c. Under your preferences, please click the "confirm your email address" button and follow the instructions.

==Enter a Biography==
*'''Do a search on the Hilltown Biographies wiki using all possible spellings of the last name to confirm the biography does not already exist.''' For example, Dietz, Deitz, Diets - or Clickman, Clyckman, Clikeman - if known, use in your biography the spelling found on the grave stone or in the obituary.
1. Create the biography page
:a. Click on the Hilltown Biographies link in the column at the left of the page and log in if needed.
:b. Click on Create A Biography
:c. Select the Civil War Template for Civil War Soldiers - otherwise select the top Biography Template
:d. Enter the name of the individual: First Name Middle Name or Initial Last Name - John Q. Doe
:e. Click Create Page
2. Add information
:a. All possible categories are listed at the bottom of the template. Delete the categories that do not apply to your individual. One individual may have lived in more than one town and fought in more than one war.
:b. Enter information under the appropriate headings for your individual
:c. '''Click Save''' at the bottom of the page and preview your work
:d. Click Edit in the top menu bar to make corrections and add more data.
:e. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
3. Rename your individual
:a. Click the down arrow to the right of View History in the top menu bar
:b. Select the Move option.
:c. In the To New text box, enter the individuals Last Name, First Name Middle Initial - Doe, John Q.
:d. Click Move Page to create a second link to the biography. Both <nowiki>[[John Q. Doe]] and [[Doe, John Q.]] will send a user to your new page.</nowiki>
4. Add veterans to the appropriate veterans list.
:a. Navigate to the town, its Military History, and the specific war the veteran fought in.
:b. Log in if needed.
:c. If the veteran's name is NOT on one of the lists, please add it
:d. Click Edit
:e. Scroll the the appropriate list
:f. Lists are alphabetical by last name. Click at the end of the soldier's name that is just before your individual's name in the list and press the Enter key to start a new line for you soldier's name.
:g. Enter your individual's name as <nowiki>*[[Doe, John Q.|Doe, John Q.]]</nowiki>
:h: Bio sends the user to the Biographies wiki.
:i. The text to the right of the vertical pipe is what appears on the screen.
:j. Links are case sensitive
:k. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
5. Check your work
:a. Click on the link you just created to be sure it send you to the intended biography
:b. If the link fails, go to the new biography directly, copy its title, and paste that title after the <nowiki>[[</nowiki> text
:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''

*If you need more information see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki mediawiki.org].

Instructions for Entering Service Personnel

2024-11-23T17:28:02Z

Admin: /* Get a User Name and Password */

[[File:EditLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=This Web Site|Back to This Web Site]]
Information that would be useful in a biography includes
*Photo
*Birth (date, place, parents)
*Education
*Military Service
*Marriage and Children
*Occupation
*Death (date and burial)
*Obituary
*Other Media (newspaper articles, service papers, obituary, etc.)
*Gallery (photos)
==Get a User Name and Password==
1. Email The Altamont Enterprise at [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com]
:a. In your email, include you full name, the potential contributions you can make, and the email address you want associated with the site
:b. An email confirming your account will be sent with a password reset link.
:c. Click the link an set a new password.
2. Log In to the site
:a. Click Log In in the very top where you want to add or edit data.
:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''
:c. Under your preferences, please click the "confirm your email address" button and follow the instructions.

==Enter a Biography==
*'''Do a search on the Hilltown Biographies wiki using all possible spellings of the last name to confirm the biography does not already exist.''' For example, Dietz, Deitz, Diets - or Clickman, Clyckman, Clikeman - if known, use in your biography the spelling found on the grave stone or in the obituary.
1. Create the biography page
:a. Click on the Hilltown Biographies link in the column at the left of the page and log in if needed.
:b. Click on Create A Biography
:c. Select the Civil War Template for Civil War Soldiers - otherwise select the top Biography Template
:d. Enter the name of the individual: First Name Middle Name or Initial Last Name - John Q. Doe
:e. Click Create Page
2. Add information
:a. All possible categories are listed at the bottom of the template. Delete the categories that do not apply to your individual. One individual may have lived in more than one town and fought in more than one war.
:b. Enter information under the appropriate headings for your individual
:c. '''Click Save''' at the bottom of the page and preview your work
:d. Click Edit in the top menu bar to make corrections and add more data.
:e. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
3. Rename your individual
:a. Click the down arrow to the right of View History in the top menu bar
:b. Select the Move option.
:c. In the To New text box, enter the individuals Last Name, First Name Middle Initial - Doe, John Q.
:d. Click Move Page to create a second link to the biography. Both <nowiki>[[John Q. Doe]] and [[Doe, John Q.]] will send a user to your new page.</nowiki>
4. Add veterans to the appropriate veterans list.
:a. Navigate to the town, its Military History, and the specific war the veteran fought in.
:b. Log in if needed.
:c. If the veteran's name is NOT on one of the lists, please add it
:d. Click Edit
:e. Scroll the the appropriate list
:f. Lists are alphabetical by last name. Click at the end of the soldier's name that is just before your individual's name in the list and press the Enter key to start a new line for you soldier's name.
:g. Enter your individual's name as <nowiki>*[[Doe, John Q.|Doe, John Q.]]</nowiki>
:h: Bio sends the user to the Biographies wiki.
:i. The text to the right of the vertical pipe is what appears on the screen.
:j. Links are case sensitive
:k. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
5. Check your work
:a. Click on the link you just created to be sure it send you to the intended biography
:b. If the link fails, go to the new biography directly, copy its title, and paste that title after the <nowiki>[[</nowiki> text
:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''

*If you need more information contact John Elberfeld at [mailto:JElberfeld@aol.com JElberfeld@aol.com].

This Web Site

2024-11-23T16:35:18Z

Admin: Added Altamont Enterprise hosting to the history section. Removed John Elberfeld as admin contact and references to multi-site navigation.

[[File:HilltownsSmallLogo.jpg|137px|right|link=Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY|Back to Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY]]
*'''History''': Hal Miller started this site. It was too successful and became impossible to manage. In a perfect storm of unfortunate events, the old site developed unrecoverable technical problems. This new version of the site will eventually contain the data of the original site, but will spread it over 6 independent MediaWikis which will be easier to maintain. Since 2022, [https://altamontenterprise.com The Altamont Enterprise] has maintained and hosted the site to preserve local history and relieve volunteers of the cost. All available data was migrated to a single, mobile responsive site.

*'''Contributions''': You are encouraged to add information to the site. To prevent vandalism, you must email The Altamont Enterprise [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com], who will create your account. Send your real name, preferred user name and password, and the email you want associated with the site.

*'''Organization''': Main categories include Hilltowns, Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, Westerlo, and Biographies. At the top of the page you can see a "Bread Crumb" trail showing the path you have followed through the site. Click on a page name to return there. The tabs at the top of your screen will have icons [[File:NavigationTabs.gif]] that indicate which site you are currently on.

*'''Searching''': The home page has most major links listed. Use the search bar at the top right to look up information across all categories.

*'''Coding Changes''': You can link among the wikis in the articles you contribute, but you need to indicate where to look for the linked file. If you reference the "Berne Town Hall" in a biography or in a article in Knox, the coded reference is <NOWIKI>[[Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]].</NOWIKI> Try it: [[Berne Town Hall|Berne Town Hall]]. The prefixes are: '''h:''' for Hilltowns, '''b:''' for Berne, '''k:''' for Knox, '''r:''' for Rensselaerville, '''w:''' for Westerlo, '''bio:''' for Biographies, '''g:''' for Gallupville. The link name is listed a second time after the vertical line so the prefix does not appear on the page. All links to another site appear blue, even if the link is faulty. Test each link.

*[[Instructions for Entering Service Personnel]] and general Biographies
*[[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]]
*[[Instructions for posting Then and Now images]]

----
*[[Instructions for uploading graphics from the CD-based site]]