What's New
What's New on Histopolis - Q3 2009
Here are some of the changes that were implemented in July, August and September of 2009 (in reverse order):
26 September 2009
- Link to Us. Created a Link to Us page to encourage and facilitate links to Histopolis.com.
- Created a Link to Us section on place-specific pages to invite links to Histopolis.com and make it quick and easy for webmasters to "deep" link to a specific place on Histopolis.
- There are now over 64,700 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
- Several miscellaneous improvements.
18 September 2009
- There are now over 49,200 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
- Several miscellaneous improvements.
6 September 2009
- Introduced a cleaner and simpler site design. Let the webmaster know if you like it or have suggestions for improvements.
- Long lists (of cemeteries, cities, counties ...) are now grouped into subsections based on the first letter of the entry and you can jump directly to each subsection. For example, if you display the list of all cemeteries in Texas, the list contains about 6,000 entries and you can now jump directly to the entries starting with 'R' (or any other letter).
- Added links at the top of the page that let you jump directly to specific sections on the page, such as Details, Resources, Cemeteries, Cities, ...
- Resource listings for a place now also include a link to the site's homepage and include the last modification date of the resource web page if known.
- Browser Compatibility. Improved compatibility with Firefox and Safari browsers.
- There are now over 35,500 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
- Several miscellaneous improvements.
30 August 2009
- Municipio Borders. The map for a Municipio (Municipality) in Puerto Rico now shows the Municipio border.
- There are now over 30,700 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
- Several miscellaneous improvements.
19 August 2009
- Resource listings for a place now provide more detail including the page title and description when known.
- The map for a cemetery now indicates the location with a marker when the location is known. When the location is not known, the map shows the associated county (or township, if known) with a question mark icon.
- County Borders. The map for a county now shows the county border.
- There are now over 18,500 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
- Several miscellaneous improvements.
4 August 2009
- Nearby Cities and Cemeteries. The detailed information for Cities and Cemeteries now includes references to nearby Cities and Cemeteries including the distance and direction to the nearby place.
- There are now over 13,600 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
- Several miscellaneous improvements.
19 July 2009
- Added place navigation and search toolbar and place search capability.
- There are now over 8,500 links to place-specific genealogy resources.
6 July 2009
- Implemented user-friendly URLs for places, such as http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/NE/Sarpy_County/Bellevue instead of http://www.histopolis.com/Place.aspx?ID=881501166. The old URLs are still supported.
- Added place breadcrumbs, such as:
Place: World > United States > Nebraska > Sarpy County > Bellevue. - The lists of cities and cemeteries in a state have been moved to separate pages.