McElhiney donated a website to the Woodman Institute Museum, featuring a flash photo gallery, an archive of past member newsletters, and an online shopping cart. He also donated his time to install two computers in the new Whitehouse Library located at the museum. According to a museum trustee, the website has brought favorable comments and visitors from out-of-state (Hindle, 2008). The museum had visitors from 16 foreign countries and 25 states in 2007, and more than 35 states by the fall of 2008.
The website was since switched over to a Word Press website created by another volunteer. The museum staff became irritated that they had to rely on Patrick McElhiney, with his Adobe software, in order to update the website, since it was based largely in Adobe Flash. Since then, Adobe has announced it is phasing out Adobe Flash, and there are many successor languages like Swift and HTML5 that can produce similar vector-based graphics animations for little or no cost.
McElhiney was ultimately the driving force behind the Woodman Institute Museum's original online presence, and he still thinks the museum is a great place to visit on an afternoon to view the history of Dover, New Hampshire and from surrounding areas.
Links:
- Woodman Institute Museum - Dover, New Hampshire
Press Releases:
- Hindle, T., Wentworth, E. (2008, November 12). Museum couldn't operate without its dedicated volunteers. Woodman Institute Museum Member Newsletter. Dover, New Hampshire
- Hindle, T., Wentworth, E. (2008, Spring / Summer). Museum's on-line presence expanding. Woodman Institute Museum Member Newsletter. Dover, New Hampshire.
- Hindle, T., Wentworth, E. (2007, October 10). Woodman Enters The Future On The Web. The Woodman Institute Museum Member Newsletter. Dover, New Hampshire.
