To put something on the website (text or pictures) send it attached to email to richard@whitesite.com There is no dynamic (instant) way to place your info on the website. It is just not that sophisticated. Submissions can be sent via email (or snail mail on disk) to me.

Feel free to submit any time. We will post the updates as they arrive. Below is a reprise of the format information we sent out a while back. Please don't hesitate to ask questions if any of this is unclear.

The website is organized much like the family directory (White Book), with a sub-page set up for each of the eight (Aunts and Uncles) families. Each family may submit whatever images and text (electronic files preferred) that they wish. You might want to designate an editor or on the other hand prefer to send things individually. It makes no difference.

Pictures: Many local photo services are offering electronic images along with regular photo processing at prices that are getting more and more competitive. The preferred image file formats are gif or jpg. If necessary I can convert most other image file formats. If you need help or advice about getting images to electronic files ask your photo dealer about the most economical way to go about it. If you are still stuck I can certainly scan a few images to get things started. I can process prints or slides and see to it that the originals are returned. It is also a good idea to date your pictures and compose a brief caption to identify the faces. (I am sure those of you who haven't seen me in 20 years would need a little prompting to pick me out of a crowd).

Text: Write whatever you want (whatever you dare!). Holiday letters have been mentioned and would make a perfect place to start. But also this would be a wonderful place for remembrances and anecdotes. Old photos too might get you thinking and be the inspiration for an extended caption. I can see a whole collection on the family home on Elliott Road in Great Neck. On the subject of electronic form, useful text file formats are: MS Word (.doc), plain/ASCII text (.txt), Lotus Word Pro (.lwp) Rich Text (.rtf) Windows Write (.wri) attached to email or, if not too lengthy, right in the body of email.

We will compose on the web page and put the latest submissions at the top of each page and also keep a running reference log of when the site is updated. So take the opportunity over the coming holidays to chat this idea up among your cousins and aunts and uncles. I would love to have a couple of collaborators to help organize the material (I am, of course, expecting volumes) and would welcome your participation at whatever level works for you. Collect some pictures and stories and send them along.

As cousin Doreen says, "What a neat way to keep connected."