I’ve started work on a blog project which will use the WordPress scheduling feature.
I’m returning to working with material written at the time of the Civil War. Next year, 2011, will be the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the war.
I will be publishing material day by day associated with the same day 150 years earlier. The material is coming from a number of sources – all from the time of the civil war or written by people who lived during that time.
So far, I have 127 posts scheduled.
Right now, the earliest post is for December 17, 1860 – which will be published December 17, 2010. (Tensions are escalating between the North and the South. South Carolina is on the verge of seceding from the Union. )
The latest post, so far, is for May 19, 1861, and will be published one year from today, May 19, 2011. (The nation is split asunder. Five weeks ago, South Carolina forces under Confederate General Beauregard opened fire on United States troops in Charleston Harbor’s Fort Sumter, reducing it to rubble in the 34 hour bombardment. Miraculously, there were no Union soldiers killed during the battle. A Confederate soldier bled to death from wounds resulting from a misfired cannon.)
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Very ambitious project! I doubt I’ll be reading about my Hage ancestor, though. He enlisted as a drummer and spent most of his time in sick bay.
You didn’t give a link.
It’s actually a little overwhelming if I think about doing it day by day. That’s why I’m starting it well in advance.
The site is still in development and won’t be open for viewing until later. There are actually no posts that have been published yet. Once the first posts are published, I’ll be making links available.
Wow! I love this project! It will be like going back in time. Love it! Please keep us updated so we can begin promoting it prior to launch. Did I mention I love this?
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Thanks, Betsy. I’ll provide updates as it gets closer.
What an excellent idea! I love this. It’s like I’ve enrolling in a reality history show, or something
That is a very interesting and ambitious project. I look forward to reading all of them. All the best. Let me know if there is anything that I can do to help.
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I’m impressed how prepared you are. I would be happy to just have my posts scheduled a week or so in advance.
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Wow Mike you are the man- it is amazing how much detail and work you are putting into your new Civil War blog- I agree with Kelly I would be happy just to schedule a few posts a week in advance. Good luck with your new endeavor.
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Davinia, for me, it’s a blogging journey of discovery. This will be my second time, that time I didn’t get all the way to the end of the war,
Rammana – thanks. It’s going to be a challenge, which is why I am getting started on it now, I’ve already indexed the sequence of when each book starts and — so far — I’m well on top of things.
Kelly – This is something I’ve been thinking about for nearly two years. I collected pdf. copies of most of my sources, all of which is in the public domain. Once the OCR is checked corrected and proofed, it’s relatively easy to schedule the posts.
Michelle – I look at it this way: It’s a five year blogging journey of discovery.
I really like how you are doing this project using corresponding dates from the past. I also love Wordpress’ scheduled posting features – it will be neat to see it come together for you. I hope it will be less work than trying to do it day by day. I’ll be trying to follow the blog myself because you make history more interesting to me than I normally would find it on my own. LOL.
teeni – thanks! It certainly is less work than by scheduling in advance than it would be doing it day by day. By scheduling in advance, I can do blocks of posts from each “author.” I just have to make sure I stay ahead of the game, though.
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