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New Friends’ Website Launched The Friends of Fort York are pleased to announce we’ve posted our new website at <www.fortyork.ca> replacing one that has served for the past nine years. Our site has always been Google’s top hit when people search for ‘Fort York,’ ranking ahead of the harder-to-find City of Toronto site at <www.toronto.ca/culture/ museums/fort-york.htm>. Because of this reality, The Friends now provide information not only about our organization but also about how to plan a visit to the fort, its hours of operation, directions on getting there, booking school visits, etc. The redesign of the website has taken a long time, but now reflects everything we’ve learned along the way. At its heart is the ‘Home’ or opening page where there are quick links to how to become a member of The Friends, make a charitable donation, subscribe to our Fife & Drum newsletter, and volunteer to help at the fort. A wealth of information about Fort York is found using a series of easily-worked drop-down menus also on the ‘Home’ page: its history, current news and events, many featured attractions and education programmes. Under the ‘Resources’ heading are back
issues of The Fife & Drum, some interesting essays, a bibliography, key reports that have guided the development of the fort and its neighbourhood, and links to organizations with like interests. Found there too are ‘Galleries’ of more than 140 images of the fort, people who have been important to it, and soldiers who have served there. It is divided into four periods of time and should interest schoolteachers, journalists, and those who just like pictures. Our sister organization, the Fort York Foundation, is profiled too. The Foundation’s immediate mandate is to raise private donations for the new Visitor Centre and improvements in the landscape around the fort. In a section of the site devoted to The Friends of Fort York four drop-down menus lead to sections on our history, current activities, past accomplishments, and to ways in which you can join and support us. Use ‘Contact’ to e-mail us with questions, suggestions on improving the website, or to report dead links. Happy exploring!
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