Dear all
I thought some of you might be interested in hearing about the new
British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) Wiki:
www.postalheritage.org.uk/wiki. It's based on Zwiki technology which is
Zope/Plone developers' answer to Wiki technology.
It's a bit of an experiment and at the moment, unsurprisingly, it's
taking a bit of time to get people on there. I've started a few 'seeds'
to get people started. At the bottom of this email is an example of the
email we sent out to our E-Newsletter mailing list to try and encourage
people to contribute. It gives you an example of some of the seeds
we're using at the moment. We've created similar flyers and newsletter
articles as well.
I would be interested in hearing any suggestions others might have on
topics we could use to get people started and also experiences of
building up a community like this. I'm particularly keen to find ways
of making the most of Wikis' potential for collaborative work.
Also if you're interested, I'm currently writing my MA in Museum Studies
Dissertation on Museum Wikis, with ours as a case study. I'm blogging
about my progress at: http://rhiannonlooseley.blogspot.com if anyone is
interested in following my progress. I'd welcome any comments along the
way (please let me know if you specifically don't want me to quote your
comments, either on my blog, or by email, in my dissertation).
Best wishes,
Rhiannon Looseley
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Rhiannon Looseley
Web Officer
Tel: 020 7239 2588
Fax: 020 7239 2576
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The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA)
Freeling House, Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DL
www.postalheritage.org.uk <http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/>
British postal communications helped to shape the modern world. The
British Postal Museum & Archive illuminates the lives of people in the
Post Office, the messages carried by Royal Mail, the history we all
share. Our history through the post.
The BPMA is the public identity of the Postal Heritage Trust.
Registered as a charity in England and Wales.
Registered Charity Number 1102360
Company Number 4896056
Family History Research
Researching your postal ancestors? Want to share what you've discovered
with a wider audience? Why not use the Wiki to tell others about your
research?
Use the Wiki Family history research
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OE7Q6963B7UOK4YSTV>
page to get started.
Postal History
Do you know a lot about a certain aspect of postal history? Have you
uncovered a particularly interesting story in our archive? Why not tell
us more about them on the Wiki?
Use the Wiki Postal history
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OEYMPO78SIJ7MY0JO3>
page to get started.
Working with our collections
Did you/do you work for the Post Office? Do you recognise some of the
objects and documents in our Collections section
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OE0QP7O71MVGI0PIQW> ?
Why not tell us about what it was/is like to work with them?
Use the Wiki Working with our collections
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OEBHDGUI0DHZ2L69O7>
page to get started.
Working for the Post Office
Did you/do you work for the Post Office or Royal Mail? Tell us about
your experiences on the Wiki.
What do you think has changed over the years? We'd be interested to hear
what you think.
Use the Wiki Working for the Post Office
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OECZXA1DOTRLJIRJAD>
to get started.
Letter boxes
Do you have a digital image of a particularly interesting letter box?
Why not upload your image to the Wiki and tell us more about it.
Is there a letter box near you that you would like to know more about?
Maybe someone else out there can help you with your query. You could
post a question on the Wiki.
Use the Wiki Letter boxes
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OE789FM2I4ZDYIV491>
page to get started.
War Memorials in the Post Office
Have you noticed a War Memorial in your local Post Office? Please help
us compile our database of Post Office War Memorials.
Use our Wiki War Memorials in the Post Office
<http://www.massmailer.co.uk/go.php?RKKH2J8JU8N459OETUG225U1E5M98XFF>
page to get started.
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