ADVERTISED ANNOUNCEMENT
The St Augustine Historical Society has an established web page containing information
regarding the history and creation of the society. This page receives an average of 300 to 400
visits per month. An announcement regarding the award of the NCPTT grant was placed on this
page. E-mail messages regarding the announcement placement were forwarded on a regular
basis to all interested visitors to this site.
The Bayou Talk, a 10 year old California based newspaper whose audience is the general
Creole public located nationwide, provided articles covering the announcement of the
NCPTT grant award and the proposed survey. The Bayou Talk has a subsriber base of
over 5,000 people.
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
Investigation into equipment purchase initiated as a first step in this project. Equipment
purchases were made during the month of October 1996. Prior to the actual purchases, bids were
received on the major components in an effort to maintain budgeted amounts. All equipment was
purchased and set up by the end of October.