Tips for using this page:
1) This web site
is best viewed using Internet Explorer. The reason for this is
that "newer" browser such as Google Chrome and Firefox do not allow the
captions I have inserted on most photos to be seen when you place your
mouse pointer / cursor onto the photos. Chrome does have an
extension, "Visible Alts" that if downloaded will show the photos
captions and I advice downloading this extension. Also these "newer" browser
do not support the Real Player plug-in, thus you are not able to hear
the sound files on this web site. Comments and help are
appreciated.
2)
To hear the
sound files on this site, including riverboat whistle,
press the play button that appears on each page
with a sound file.
The play button looks like this 
.
If you do not see a control panel with this play button, or do not hear any
sound, it will be necessary to
download the latest version of the Free Real Player, which is needed to listen
to the music on this page.
Click here to download the Free Real Player
3)
This site relies heavily on graphic files, each of the journal page is a separate
jpeg file. Please be patient while each page loads, the faster your
connection the quicker the page will load.
4) The Font used on most of this site is "Brush Script
MT". This font gives the appearance of being handwritten,
which I feel is appropriate for the primary content of the web site, a
handwritten journal. If you are not seeing these letters in
handwriting but in traditional block lettering it may mean one of the
following: a) Your computer does not have Brush Script MT loaded as one
of its fonts. b) Your computer may need to be restarted to clear its
memory to allow it to view fonts other than the default font. c) Your
computer may need more memory in order to view this font along with
other programs you are running simultaneously.
5) To navigate
the journal pages faster you may want to use the Master Directory or Table of
Contents. The Master Directory gives all Journal Directories, with the
details, on one page. The Table of Contents gives a listing of all pages
available, without details. Use the Journal Directory pages if you know
the time period of a particular event you are looking for.
