Often I have heard other people who share my interest for Victoriana proclaim that they sometimes feel that they were born in the wrong century, and I completely understand what they are saying. I am a lover of all things Victorian, from the rich diversity of Victorian styles to the incomparable glamour of a bygone era. While visiting my webpages, I hope that you will find something here that interests you, informs you, or delights you, and that perhaps this site will give you a small glimpse into the grace and beauty of "Yesteryear". . . .
It is most definitely with a heavy heart and deep emotion that I write this message today, as it is to report that I plan to permanently close down my website. This has been a wonderful six-year project for me, and I have completely enjoyed researching, writing and creating my site. It’s been especially well-received, and for that, I am grateful to all of you. I have received much support and numerous complimentary emails—too many to count! The positive recognition that I have received has been extremely amazing and grand. I have had the honor of being contacted by and working with the Smithsonian Institute on several of their research projects; I’ve been contacted to collaborate with the BBC; and my site is used as part of several regular school curriculums. I have given authorization for many of my pages to be mirrored onto various educational websites for this purpose. I am deeply moved that my website has been so applauded and well-thought of. I am still humbled and greatly appreciative of the accolades and awards I have received for the site.
Unfortunately, with the site becoming increasingly popular over this six-year span, it has reached a point where it is nearly impossible to even access it anymore, due to limited hourly data transfer, allocated by Geocities. This was not the slightest issue for the first three years that the site was open, and then Geocities changed their policies, setting a certain hourly allowance of data transfer. This occurred just about the time that my site was really becoming well-known and coincided with it being frequently visited. For three years now, this has been an increasing problem and a great source of frustration for visitors to the site, as well as for me. It has reached a point where the pages are literally “off” more than they are “on”. I KNOW this must be EXTREMELY frustrating for visitors to my pages, especially for those who are not just browsing, but are actually using the site for research material.
In addition to this source of utter frustration, I find that I simply can no longer keep up with the quantity of email that I receive daily. Please believe me when I say that I am NOT complaining about receiving such a large volume of email! It’s simply that I feel it is unfair to the authors of those emails because they are in search of research information and because I have become extremely busy over the years, and I can no longer keep up with the needs of the site anymore. I will, however, continue to keep my email address and I welcome all email, of course.
In closing, I would once again like to express all my appreciation for your continued support of my website. It’s been such a pleasure creating this site dedicated to my favorite topic: The Victorian Era!
I will retain my address book, so if you would like to be notificed of any additional news, as well as if and when I move forward with another Victorian website, or any other Victorian project, just drop me a note and tell me that you would like to be added to the list.
Until we meet again….
In All Things Victorian, and With the Very Warmest Regards,
Dawn
ALL PAGES ARE NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
PAST SUPPORT.
Wishing you all many happy Victorian moments!
The "Victorian Ladies Society" has bestowed my site with a most honorable
award, "VSL Best Victorian Site Award, 2001"!! Some people apply for these
types of awards, but since I have never done that, I was extremely surprised and
overjoyed to receive such an honor. I am at a loss for words to fully describe
the appreciation and gratitude that I feel. It is with the greatest of pride that
I display this award, and I thank the "Victorian Ladies Society" very much!
words, and I am deeply honored that they found my site worthy!.
I display these awards with sincere appreciation!
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