Hello!
I want to let my visitors know that I'm
in the planning stages for a new website.
It will be a sister-site to
Back to Bradford. I'm calling it Bradford Stories.
When I first created Back to Bradford,
I had an idea for a site that was all personal stories
from people
who have lived in Bradford. Where Back to Bradford is mostly images,
Bradford
Stories will be mostly text.
I love reading 'Round the Square in The
Bradford Era and I want to provide a venue where
people can share
their stories. It will be a "storage shed" of memories that
visitors can read
and enjoy.
The stories can relate to schools,
sports, stores, restaurants, hang-outs, churches, natural
disasters, parades, carnivals, dances, area vacations,
neighborhoods, special people, etc.
If the story does mention other people, it can NOT reflect badly on them in any way. (slander / libel)
And please keep the story on topic (memories). This will not be a forum for modern social commentary.
Don't write your story for "publication." Write it as if it's for your children and grandchildren to read.
To help keep the site a positive place,
I will require that the stories NOT be anonymous.
The writer of the
story will be known to readers and will, therefore, be held
accountable for
their words. The stories will be Copyright to the writer.
The stories will be submitted to me by
e-mail and I will read them to make sure no questionable
content is
included. I will also proofread and do minor editing if sentences or
paragraphs are too
long for easy reading, but I will not change the
meaning of the text. The stories can be from one
paragraph to a
page long. Please try to keep to this limit. These are short stories, not autobiographies!
If there is a photo that helps illustrate the story, I will allow one (or maybe two:)
People of any age can submit a story. I
encourage family members to talk to the older generations
and write
down their stories to share. I would also love to hear from children
and teens. Adults
aren't the only ones who have "growing up"
stories!
If a teacher does a class assignment
where the students have to write a short essay about growing
up in
Bradford, I could put those stories in a section of their own for
easy viewing.
I could also do class collections of
stories that pertain to certain graduating classes. Alumni and
school
reunions could get together and participate in this way.
As I stated before, I am in the early
stages of the new website. If you have any comments or
suggestions, I
would love to hear from you.
And if you have a story to tell, please
send it in! I wouldn't want to open the site to visitors and
have it
be empty. ;)
For comments, suggestions, or story submissions, please use this e-mail address:
Thank you!