2022 September 23
Modified all html pages and css files for "Mobile Friendly" menu performance on cell phones
2022 April 11
Modified all html pages and css files for "Mobile Friendly" performance on cell phones and tablets
2022 April 11
Modified all html pages and css files for "Mobile Friendly" performance on cell phones and tablets
2021 October 4
Removed all Members page buttons and corrected the members link on the Home page
2021 March 2
Updated the Home page to clarify the Demolition Request sectons
2021 February 20
National Registered locations were identified on the
Homes and
Meeting Halls pages
2020 July 18
Added inventories for 24, 26, 28, and 30 Second Lane to the Homes page
2020 July 9
Tested all pages using the W3.org Nu HTML Checker tool and corrected code as necessary
2020 May 7
Cleaned up remaining broken links and a formatting error on the Mission page
2020 March 18
Changed links to town website to new web address https://www.townofchelmsford.us
2020 February 26
The navigation color scheme was updated to match the new town website
2020 February 13
The latest Assessor's database list was added to the Homes Over 75 Years Old page
2020 February 2
Four navigation buttons were removed
and the links moved to the former credits space at the bottom. The
banner colors now match their page buttons. All code was cleaned up and
page appearance improved. A new background was creatd using a Heart Pond
sunset photo by Fred Merriam
2020 January 12
All broken links were fixed and
external links were changed from http: to https: where appropriate
2019 December 9
A Google site search utility was added near the top of the Home page
2019 July 22
Revamped Historic District Commission
page to incorporate new application form, replace old photos with recent, and clarify text
2019 May 18
Modified all code to comply with HTML5 standards using the W3Schools
Nu Html Checker program
2018 December 18
Added 2017 and 2018 Annual Town Reports to the People Page
2018 August 20
Instructions were added to the
Home Page on how to search the entire website
2018 August 17
Conversion of all HTML slide shows to PDF files was completed and HTML slide shows removed
2018 August 2
Started conversion of all HTML slide show
inventories to PDF format to make them searchable, easier to read, and
easier to print. An index of People created for the HTML slide shows was removed
2017 November 7
Rescanned 1955 Tercentennial Newsweekly
with new Scannx 7145 system for the Events page
2017 March 30
Added 2017 Assessor's Database list of
homes on the Homes Over 75 Years Old page
2017 March 25
Added Inventories in PDF format for the Middlesex Canal on the
Monuments and Waterways pages
2016 December 6
Added access to 141 Annual Town Reports
and 38 City Directories in PDF format to the People page
2016 November 21
Added 138 Inventories in PDF format and changed layout of all pages for cleanter look
2016 Sep 27
Updated all page navigation buttons to match color schemes used on the Town website
2016 Jul 13
Updated the Members page
2015 Aug 18
Inserted the August 3, 2015 approved Review
Standards in the Historic District Commission page
2015 July 31
Updated all pages with the new email
address:
Historical.Commission@TownofChelmsford.us
Updated the Members page with open positions for another member and a clerk
2015 July 16
Updated the Members
page with Deb Taverna voted as the new chairman
2015 March 31
Added the 7
North Road Committee Home Page page to the Web Links page
2014 December 31
Added Charles Frederick Jewelers at 18
Alpine Lane to the Home page
2014 October 15
Updated National Parks Preservation
Info link on the Web Links page
2014 July 10
Laura Lee's position is now vacant, and
Added Mary Jo Boxer as clerk to the Members page
2014 April 8
Added 1870 map of Chelmsford Center to the Maps page
2014 March 17
Added a link to the
Middlesex Canal National Register Historic District to the Waterways page
2013 December 29
Added five historic US maps, courtesy
of the Chelmsford Historical Society, and 11 community development
maps, courtesy of the Town of Chelmsford, to the Maps page
2013 November 18
Added Chelmsford
Vital Records
from the Massachusetts Vital Records Project to the People page
2013 November 12
Added the Jedd C. Luce House at 79
High Street to the Homes page
2013 October 4
Added Gravestones and Builder's
History by Catherine Goodwin to the Cemeteries page
2013 August 1
Updated Members
page term expirations and open Clerk position
2013 July 19
Added 109 Billerica Road to the Homes Built Before 1940 Page
2013 May 27
Changed State Inventory link from 15 Adams
Street to 15 Adams Avenue on the Homes Built Before 1940 Page
2013 May 22
Fixed the link to the
First Baptist Church on the Churches Page
2013 May 8
Added a Fire
Department History page to the Home Page
2013 May 6
Added the unpublished
History of Chelmsford Massachusetts 1916-1960 by David E.
LaPonsee (but rejected by the Committee to Update Town History) to the Home Page
2013 Apr 8
Added a map of surrounding towns with
boundary line change history to the Maps Page
2013 Mar 14
Added the link to
Amazon
where the "History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 may be purchased
2013 Mar 12
Updated the Brief Town History timeline
with content from the 2013 Chelmsford Historic and Cultural Preservation Plan
2012 Dec 17
Removed Church links from
Web Links page and added Church website links to the Churches Page
The Cemeteries page was updated for clarity
2012 Dec 16
A link to a Center Common panorama showing
wire an pole removal was added to the Home Page
2012 Nov 6
The color scheme for the entire website was
changed to match the Town website scheduled to go live at the end of 2012
2012 Jul 30
A link to the
Civil War archives page on the Historical Society website was
added to the Home Page
2012 Jul 18
Plot maps were were added to the
Cemeteries Page for the New and
Historical sections of the
Forefathers Burying Ground
2012 Jun 20
Slide show links were added for the
Center Town Hall and
Town Clock on the Home Page
2012 Mar 12
Town records for All
Cemeteries were added to the
Cemeteries and People pages
2012 Jan 16
A link to the
Land Conservation Trust was added to the Web Links Page
2012 Jan 11
Revised many Home Page links and added
History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 information
Added two Bruce Freeman Rail Trail maps to the Maps Page
Added one new Commission member and the new clerk to the
Members Page
Added links to the Jane Drury news article and oral history recordings
to the People Page
Added the Middlesex Training School to the Schools Page
Added a new link to the Web Links Page
2011 Dec 2
Repaired the link to the
Federal Rehabilitation Standards website on the
Home Page
2011 Oct 14
Info on the Historical Commission's sign program was added to the
Home Page
A link to the
Town Clock photo album
was added to the Home Page
2011 Aug 31
Two photos were added to the Town Clock presentation
2011 Aug 2
A presentation on the Town Clock was added to the
Meeting Halls page
2011 April 22
The Historical Commission Mission Statement
was re-written per decision, April 12, 2011
2011 March 18
The Historical Commission Members page was
updated
2011 February 18
A Plan of the Town of Chelmsford
surveyed by John G. Hales in 1831 was added to the
Maps Page
Google Map, MapQuest and Bing Map links were added to the
Maps Page
2010 August 26
A short story, "Triumph
Over Truancy" by George Cormier was added to the
Home Page with the author's permission
2010 August 5
The list of houses on the Houses Built
Before 1930 page was extended to 1940
The visitor counter on the Home Page was
re-formatted to work on multiple browsers
The navigation buttons on all presentation pages were updated to work
properly on multiple browsers
The Brief Town History page was updated to add a time line
2010 June 26
The Members page was updated to add Deb
Taverna, and two terms of office were updated
The Members page was updated to add Maureen
Cooper as Secretary
2010 Mar 21
Added link on
Home Page to
Oral History
page on Historical Society website
2010 Feb 22
One broken link was fixed on the Home Page, and 17 were fixed on the
What's New page
2009 Nov 16
Website main page navigation was upgraded
Website "Style Sheet" formatting was introduced
2009 Nov 06
Historical Commission Members list, new
member Laura Lee was added
Preservation Funding in
Massachusetts broken links were fixed
2009 Oct 06
246 Acton Road Jones Farm old photo c.1900 was added
2009 Sep 28
31 Princeton Street North Town Hall new content was added
2009 Aug 30
Links to the
Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail website were added
The Town Halls banner and associated links were removed from the Home
page
The link to the former Skips Diner website were removed from the Web
Links page
2009 Aug 29
A printable Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
historic sites map was added
2009 Mar 20
The Official Souvenir Program for the 250th Anniversary Celebration
was added
2009 Mar 6
The revised Demolition Delay Bylaw
which went into effect on February 25, 2009 was added
2009 Feb 2
Historical Commission Home Page has new links
for a Webshots photo album of North Town Hall interior, plus North and
Center Town Hall histories
2008 Nov 19
Academy Street on the Common Revolutionary Monument history and photos
were added
2008 Nov 13
75 North Road Simeon Spalding House (The application for full
demolition was withdrawn, and the owner
is developing a plan that preserves the historic portion of the home)
2008 Oct 15
Historical Commission Members (George
Merrill is now Chairman)
2008 Sep 30
A list of
preservation funding sources added to home page
(Supplied courtesy of Preservation Massachusetts and The National
Trust for Historic Preservation)
2008 Sep 26
Historical Commission Members (Personnel
update)
75 North Road Simeon Spalding House (Matthias Spalding history added)
75 North Road is up for
possible demolition
(Link to Independent article added to home page)
2008 Mar 8
25-27 Wright Street John Bradley House
2008 Mar 1
The Demolition Delay Bylaw
was scanned from Town records as a printable PDF
2008 Feb 6
94 High Street Daniel Lane / Gage House
2007 Dec 26
15 Bartlett Street Bartlett House
105 Garrison Road Hill Jock House
219 Westford Street Benjamin Spaulding House (Photo update)
Chelmsford Historical Commission website moved to a commercial host
site for easier maintenance
2007 Dec 17
Historical Commission Members (Bill Nolan
added)
2007 Dec 11
280 Chelmsford Street Catherine Riley House (Demolition approved)
190 Middlesex Street Imperial Upholstery Dryhouse (Demolition
approved)
2007 Dec 3
187 Robin Hill Road Osgood / Isaiah B. Spaulding House
2007 Dec 2
55 High Street Dr. Rix House (Content update)
66 High Street Elliott-Smith House (Content update)
45 Westford Street Walter Perham House (Content update)
37-39 Wright Street Fletcher / Otis Wright House
2007 Nov 13
68 School Street Isaac Bunker House (Demolition approved)
|
|
