What Was New - 1999

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December 1999

• Family History Database as Web Pages (created using Gen2WWW) replaces the separate Townsley, Sheeky and Strangeway Archive pages. This will enable all the names to be available via a browser and will reduce the web page creation time. Significant additions to database over Christmas - now contains around 5,400 entries.
• Additional entries in the General Photos section - mainly new Australian scenes *
• Part 8 page added + other additional entries in the Family Photos section - mainly from the family reunion in Australia this month *

November 1999

• More updates to Family History pages and database - with work on the Delaney families linked to the Sheeky and Healey entries. Also expansion of the Strangeway(s) entries to 550+, with help from other internet genealogists. Over 4,400 entries in total.
• More updates to the Pro Cycling Hall of Fame race and rider results.
• Complete Family History database loaded to web pages using Gen2WWW software.

October 1999

• Expansion of various Family History pages and database - mainly due to reserch using the 1881 UK Census CD-ROMs. Over 4,000 entries in total. New family page for Healey's in Bradford. Start on new pages covering Places with Family History Links for Bradford.
• Updates to the Pro Cycling Hall of Fame for the 1999 race results.
• More scanned images of family documents *

September 1999

• The expansion of the Family History facilities by uploading web pages to the Family Tree Maker site, improving access for genealogists in the States. Also to speed up creating new web pages from the main main database.

August 1999

• More  updates to Townsley Family History section - mainly the Sheekys in Bradford, Sheeky family archive (now around 350 names) and ability to download the genealogy database in Personal Ancestral File format.
• Start-up screen modified for faster loading of simplified graphics

July 1999

• Major updates to Townsley Family History section - mainly the Sheekys in Bradford, Sheeky family archive (now around 300 names), new family trees and World War deaths extended to include Sheekey and Sheehy. Ability to download the genealogy database in Family Tree Maker backup format added. Links to information and software sites. New family page for Sutcliffe's in Leeds (Yorkshire, UK)
• Scanned images of family documents * 
• Further updates to the Cycling Hall of Fame race results and rider palmares

June 1999

• Major efforts to unify the format of the Cycling Hall of Fame pages
• Updates to the Cycling Hall of Fame race results and rider palmares
• New page of Current Cycling Photographs (enlarged photos on CD-ROM only)
• New pages in the Townsley Family History section
• Additional entries in the Family Photos section *
• Additional entries in the General Photos section *
• Keyword entries for use by internet search engines

May 1999

• Access from Home Page to a new CV page
• Access from Home Page to this new Whats New page
• Additional entries in the Family Photos section *
• Additional entries in the General Photos section *
• Updates to the Townsley Family History section
• Corrections to a few faulty links and adding more descriptions

* Only available to family members via CD