What was new in these pages in 2003?

This page reports on the evolution of this collection of pages during the year 2003. This helps to keep the "What's New" page to a manageable size. The changes are reported in reverse order, with the latest at the top. Dates show when pages were installed on the Web server, which is not always the same as their internal dates of revision. Revisions to the list of non-carillon things will not be reported, nor will minor (cosmetic) editorial fixes.

For changes which took place subsequent to 2003, see "What's New".

2003/12/31 - Further revised site data page for

NEW BRUNSWICK - S             : USA - NJ     non-trad

based on new feedback, and added illustrations of buildings which have held these bells.

2003/12/30 - Further revised site data page for

NEW BRUNSWICK - S             : USA - NJ     non-trad

based on new feedback, and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/12/29 - Revised site data page for

NEW BRUNSWICK - S             : USA - NJ     non-trad

Revised the milestones in non-traditional carillons and provided back-links into it from all linked site data pages.

Revised the index lists for traditional and non-traditional carillons to make clear that instruments which have changed their character since original installation are indexed under their present type of playing mechanism.

2003/12/28 - Revised 6 site data pages of all kinds (list IX031227.HTM removed to archive in 2007).

Revised foundry indexing (dates) for several carillons that were relocated from their initial place of installation.

Revised the recently-added page on Hanks genealogy.

2003/12/19 - Added to the Milestones page a link to a new page which presents newly-discovered information about early American chimes.

Revised two combined foundry indexes to provide links to the defunct chime of St.Philip's Episcopal Church, Charleston, SC, now solidly documented as the first American-made chime.

Revised 25 site data pages to link back to the page of milestones in North American chime history.

Revised site data page for

GAINESVILLE                   : USA - FL     trad

and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/12/16 - Added a new index page for the Niles/Hanks foundry, including two chimes which previously had been classified separately under "Miscellaneous founders"; added a new page on the genealogy of Hanks bellfounders and revised the histories of all bellfoundries connected to the Hanks family.

2003/12/10 - Added Weblink and locator maps to site data page for

CORPUS CHRISTI - CGS          : USA - TX     trad

Revised 7 site data pages of all kinds (list IX031209.HTM removed to archive in 2007) and revised affected indexes accordingly.

Expanded contact information for Meeks, Watson & Co.

2003/12/09 - Revised 8 site data pages of all kinds (list IX031209.HTM removed to archive in 2007); revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/12/03 - Revised the page about bell weights to correct the definition of "tonne": a metric ton, not a British Imperial ton (though the two differ by less than two percent).

2003/11/21 - Revised 36 site data pages of all kinds and added two new ones (list IX031120.HTM removed to archive in 2007); revised affected indexes accordingly. Changes included correcting an error in indexing which wrongly attributed an M/W chime to M/T and changing attribution of a chime in Cincinnati from Vanduzen to Geo.L.Hanks, with date.

Greatly expanded the milestones in North American chimes and bellfounding; added an introductory page for the set of milestones pages, linked from a new paragraph in the site data top page.

Expanded the historical notes for all three of the Troy and West Troy bellfoundries to include more information on personal relationships and on other bellfoundries which were connected through such relationships (though they never made chimes).

Added notes on countries which were former colonies to the combined index for Central and South America by country.

2003/11/13 - Updated Weblinks for

CULVER                        : USA - IN     trad

and added link about the 2004 GCNA Congress which will be held there.

2003/08/26 - Revised site data pages for most North American rings to reflect current contact information, ringing schedules and Weblinks.

2003/08/25 - Discovered that Vicinity Corporation was bought by Microsoft in Oct.2002 (see news release); the former MapBlast! online mapping service has been subsumed into MSN Maps and MSN MapPoint Web Service.

2003/08/03 - Added site data page for the newest ring in North America

Dallas - STJ                  : USA - TX

and revised affected indexes and summaries accordingly.

2003/07/28 - Revised North American chime indexes by year of completion and by foundry for consistency. Revised the Website maintenance description.

2003/07/27 - Added new index to North American chimes by year of completion.

2003/07/26 - Added new site data page for

PARAMARIBO - J                : SURINAME     chime

and revised affected indexes accordingly. Revised site data page for

MANISTEE                      : USA - MI     chime

2003/07/25 - Revised site data pages for

MANISTEE                      : USA - MI     chime
OSHAWA                        : CANADA - ON  chime

2003/07/22 - Split last year's news into the separate file referenced below, to save space here.

2003/07/21 - Replaced the site data page for

NEW BRUNSWICK - S             : USA - NJ     non-trad

with an overlooked update. Revised index to non-traditional carillons by year of completion. Revised the site data page for

WESTMINSTER                   : USA - CO     non-trad

and revised affected index accordingly.

2003/07/20 - Revised the page about indexes to non-traditional carillons and added to it a new index by year of completion.

2003/07/18 - Revised site data pages for

SMITH'S PARISH                : BERMUDA      chime

and 13 non-traditional carillons (list IX030717.HTM removed to archive in 2007), and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/07/17 - Changed internal sort order for the new index by religious denomination.

2003/07/16 - Revised 4 site data pages of all kinds (list IX030715.HTM removed to archive in 2007), and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/07/15 - Added site data pages for 10 non-traditional carillons and chimes (list IX030711.HTM removed to archive in 2007), and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/07/14 - Revised site data pages for

DENVER - CWC                  : USA - CO     trad
EAST NORTHFIELD               : USA - MA     trad
GARDEN GROVE                  : USA - CA     trad

2003/07/13 - Revised the page about indexes to traditional carillons and added to it a new index by religious denomination (including "none").

Revised Weblink description for

MCDONOGH                      : USA - MD     trad

2003/07/07 - Revised 5 site data pages of all kinds (list IX030706.HTM removed to archive in 2007), including one expansion from chime to non-traditional carillon, and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/06/25 - Revised 15 site data pages of all kinds (list IX030624.HTM removed to archive in 2007), based primarily on information gathered at the recent GCNA Congress (including two advancements to Carillonneur status), and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/06/24 - Revised a page on great bells to reflect the actual weight of the World Peace Bell.

2003/06/23 - Removed all four obsolete MapBlast!-based area map pages (for Ontario, Canada; DC; Chicago, IL and Houston, TX) and removed the corresponding link from all 44 affected site date pages. (Note that an approximately equivalent functionality is currently provided by state maps linked from the combined state/province index page.)

2003/06/09 - Revised 5 site data pages of all kinds (list IX030608.HTM removed to archive in 2007); also added photo links to three of them.

2003/06/06 - Revised 14 site data pages of all kinds (list IX030605.HTM removed to archive in 2007).

2003/05/25 - Removed NEW ORLEANS - SHJ : USA - LA, adding an appropriate paragraph to sites that are no more and revising affected indexes.

2003/05/16 - Added or revised 18 site data pages of all kinds (list IX030515.HTM removed to archive in 2007) and revised affected indexes accordingly.

Added "transposition" to the Glossary pages, and revised weight-based indexes to reference it.

2003/05/08 - Revised the Schilling foundries index page.

2003/05/01 - Reorganized data top page slightly, and revised plans for future additions.

Added frames-based navigation system to supplement embedded links, as a convenience to visitors who prefer this method.

2003/04/30 - Added subject clauses to "mailto:" links for most index and general pages.

2003/04/29 - Added or revised site data pages for

BEAVER FALLS                  : USA - PA     chime - NEW
COLUMBUS - OSU                : USA - OH     chime
EAST LANSING                  : USA - MI     trad

and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/04/28 - Added historical notes to the Schilling foundry index.

2003/04/22 - Revised all foundry indexes to provide current contact information for those which are in operation plus historical information for those which are closed.

2003/03/12 - Revised site data page for

TORONTO - UT                  : CANADA - ON  trad

2003/03/02 - Revised site data pages for

DENVER - OMS                  : USA - CO     chime
DENVER - ICC                  : USA - CO     chime
NEW YORK - G                  : USA - NY     chime
NEW YORK - IC                 : USA - NY     chime
VANCOUVER - HR                : CANADA - BC  ring

and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/02/10 - Added 9 site data pages for chimes in Pennsylvania (list IX030203.HTM removed to archive in 2007) and revised affected indexes accordingly. This completes the installation of site data pages for all known chimes in North America.

Revised site data page for

HALIFAX - UM                  : CANADA - NS  chime

Downgraded

LONDON - STPE                 : CANADA - ON

from a non-traditional carillon to a chime because a planned expansion never occurred; revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/01/30 - Revised locator maps on site data pages for instruments in all multi-site cities in New York to provide signposts for neighboring instruments.

2003/01/23 - Added 22 site data pages for chimes in the metropolitan New York region of New York and revised affected indexes accordingly.

2003/01/09 - Added 8 site data pages for chimes in southeastern New York and revised affected indexes accordingly.

Prior years' news has been moved into the following separate files to save space here.

2002 - See What was new in these pages in 2002?.
2001 - See What was new in these pages in 2001?.
2000 - See What was new in these pages in 2000?.
1999 - See What was new in these pages in 1999?.
1998 - See What was new in these pages in 1998?.
1997 - See What was new in these pages in 1997?.

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