SongoftheSouth.net
 

The Site Updates section was where I would post updates that were made to this web site, from 2001-2010. Currently, site updates are posted in the main News section under the tag Site Updates, and new items added to the Memorabilia Museum can be found on the New Additions page.

This section has been archived for posterity; many links referenced are long gone or have since moved to new locations. If you're looking for where a particular page lives now, I would recommend using the Site Search & Site Map page.

2010 Site Updates

October 13, 2010: So, what have I been up to? SongoftheSouth.net has been relatively quiet for several years. Well, I've got the itch to update! Over the past 9 years, the sunset theme has proven to be a strong site identity, so that will remain unchanged. However, I originally designed this site to be viewable on 640x480 screens. That resolution is all but obsolete today, so I feel that several of the site's navigation features are now too small for modern resolutions. Thus, I'm rolling out SongoftheSouth.net v4.1, a minor facelift to v4.0. Some of the changes will include:

• New site logo for better readability; plus, I don't wish to potentially infringe on Disney copyright by using their "Song of the South" logo.
• The old splash page is going away. What was previously home.html will now be the first page visitors see. More content up front!
• New banner/button ads for SongoftheSouth.net to reflect updated logo (see Links section)
• Larger section headers with arrows to make it more obvious to the visitor what section they're currently viewing
• Larger side tab navigation with non-image text and mouseovers
• Larger text for bottom site navigation links and copyright information.
• Updated copyrights.
• Updated and verified links that point to external web sites.

Additionally, a more major change I will be experimenting with in the next few days will be a blog-driven updated News section which will utilize PHP and MySQL for easier content management. This will also potentially allow for user comments, something I haven't had on this site since I toyed around with a forum many years ago.

Another major change will be the Memorabilia section, which will be gradually switched over to a PHP / MySQL driven database as well, very similar to what I have done with my other hobby web site, Hemingray.info. This in and of itself will be a massive undertaking due to the size of my memorabilia collection.

Stay tuned!

2009 Site Updates

March 10, 2009

  • Added new article to the News section.
  • Updated petition count on home page.

January 2, 2009

  • Happy New Year! Updated copyrights sitewide.
  • Ran a site-wide link check and fixed various broken links and images.
  • Updated the site's Mission Statement.
2008 Site Updates

December 12, 2008

  • Updated the Search page to use Google's custom search. This is long overdue! It will return much more accurate results than the old built-in search engine, and doesn't require manual reindexing.
  • Removed the defunct Mailing List.
  • Updated content on Community and Memorabilia Price Guide pages.

November 12, 2008

  • Added news to the News section.
  • Added photos of 1946 World Premiere to Photos Archive.
  • Corrected various incorrect links in the Photos Archive.

August 20, 2008

July 30, 2008

  • Finally updated my Defense for Song of the South. I've wanted to do this for a long time, and I finally sat down and did it. I think it's a big improvement over my old defense, and covers a lot more issues.
2007 Site Updates

May 10, 2007

  • Added news to News section.
  • Updated Links section: Added a new category for Joel Chandler Harris / Uncle Remus links.
  • Updated the Petition count on home page and in FAQ.
  • Updated FAQ: revised Questions #1&2.

May 4, 2007

  • Added news to News section.
  • Added year links to the top of the News pages to make it more obvious to readers that there are more articles available to read.

January 1, 2007

  • Updated copyrights.
  • Updated petition count.
  • Updated Links section.
2006 Site Updates

December 23, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

November 16, 2006

  • Updated Links and Community pages with additional links to Turner Classic Movies page.

November 12, 2006

October 21, 2006

  • Updated Photo Archives: 18 Publicity photos have been added.

October 17, 2006

  • Added news to News section.
  • Updated home page news headlines format.

October 15, 2006

  • Updated Links section: verified links, updated and removed outdated links.
  • Updated Fan Art section: added new art.
  • Updated Photo Archives: revamped section. 12 Live Action photos are up; other categories will be added soon.

September 30, 2006

August 6, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

July 14, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

July 8, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

June 13, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

April 16, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

March 18, 2006

March 11, 2006

  • Added news to News section.

February 25, 2006

February 18, 2006

February 11, 2006

January 25, 2006

  • Updated FAQ: added a new question (#14).
  • Updated Petition count on home page.
  • Updated News section.

January 21, 2006

2005 Site Updates

December 10, 2005

  • Added Fan Art by Sam Zilberstein, Age 14.
  • Corrected a credit in the Technical section. Due to evidence submitted to be, Patrick Curtis allegedly playing the part of Tommy Favers has been changed to [disproved].
  • Added translation of 1946 Swedish Insert movie poster captions thanks to Stefan Nylen.

December 3, 2005

November 24, 2005

November 12, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

October 28, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

October 4, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

October 1, 2005

September 13, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

July 29-30, 2005

July 24, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

July 17, 2005

  • Updated Home page layout and appearance. I think this design better utilizes the space given.
  • Added News to News section.
  • Added Merlin Jones' Song of the South articles to News Article Archives section.
  • Updated the current number of logs (60) on WDW's Splash Mountain, thanks to Cast Member Ann!

June 3, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

May 14, 2005

  • Updated Movie Technical section. Added Norma Zimmer as the unverified solo singer during the opening credits of the film.
  • Added "Burrow's Lament" to Splash Mountain Song Lyrics.
  • Added links to the Capitol records Uncle Remus Stories in the Memorabilia section. These records can be heard online courtesy of KiddieRecords.com.

May 10, 2005

May 1, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

March 30, 2005

  • Added News to News section.

March 28, 2005

  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated Store and SongoftheSouth.net merchandise.

March 12, 2005

  • Updated Books section. Split English and Non-English books into two categories. There are now over 100 Song of the South books known! Definitely the largest category so far.
  • Updated Memorabilia Wanted list.

March 5, 2005

March 2, 2005

February 27, 2005

February 22-23, 2005

  • Added very hopeful News to News section.
  • Added Billy Butterfield 78rpm "Sooner Or Later" to Records.
  • Updated FAQ.
  • Fixed an error in the Technical section.

February 17, 2005

February 13, 2005

February 8, 2005

  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated The Movie main page, made it a little more interesting with pictures. Yay! I've been meaning to do that for a long time.

January 22, 2005

January 17, 2005

January 6, 2005

January 1, 2005

2004 Site Updates

November 24, 2004

November 21, 2004

  • Updated Links page. Verified existing sites and fixed old links.
  • Added October news article to News section. Normally I don't backdate news articles, but this was my fault for not keeping on top of things! My apologies to everyone.
  • Added c.1951 Japanese record set to Records.
  • Added c.1947 Tony Gari Spanish single to Records.

November 12, 2004

September 4, 2004

  • Updated Contact form. Posted new notices.

August 28, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

August 15, 2004

August 5-6, 2004

  • Updated and verified Links.
  • Added 2004 News Archive.
  • Rearranged dates to appear in front of headlines in all news archive pages for aesthetic reasons.
  • Updated FAQ (fixed links, enhanced some answers)
  • Updated Newsletter subscriber count.
  • Made my 404 page a little more fun. :)
  • Reindexed website for search engine, fixed bug

August 3, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

July 28, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

July 26, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

July 21, 2004

July 13, 2004

  • Switched web hosts. Contact forms are now working again.

July 8, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

June 27, 2004

May 21-22, 2004

May 16-17, 2004

  • Updated Splash Mountain music page with new info about the 20th Century Music Shop's "Wonderland Music Experience".
  • Added News to News section.

May 10, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

May 2, 2004

May 1, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

April 24, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

April 21, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

April 17, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

April 15, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

April 12, 2004

  • Updated Petition count.

March 29, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

February 25, 2004

  • Added News to News section.

February 16, 2004

February 14, 2004

  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated and verified Links.
  • Updated FAQ.

February 1, 2004

  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated other recent news articles.

January 25, 2004

January 20, 2004

  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated Petition references.

January 18, 2004

  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated archived News pages. Headlines are now posted at the top of the page, so the user can view all headlines at a glance and then click to jump to the appropriate article. All articles now have an anchor as well. For example, a news article on January 18, 2004 would have a corresponding anchor of "011804" for easy bookmarking.
  • Fixed 3 defunct external links.
  • Resurrected the Poll feature! Now in the Community section where it belongs. Used to be in the Trivia section years ago.

January 4, 2004

  • Modified my contact form due to a proliferation of spam.

January 1, 2004

  • Updated website copyrights.
  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated Technical section with new aspect ratio info.
  • Added link to Links section.
2003 Site Updates

December 7, 2003

  • Updated Community section. Section renamed to Fan Community, reorganized sections, added possible Fan Fiction section.

December 1, 2003

November 25, 2003

November 20, 2003

  • Updated and verified Links.

November 15, 2003

November 12, 2003

  • Updated Home & FAQ with updated Petition info
  • Added News to News section.

October 4, 2003

September 14, 2003

  • Added Melodie Van Het Zuiden (Dutch VHS) to Collectibles.
  • Renamed /videos/ directory to /media/ in Collectibles section to reflect the fact that there are videos, laserdiscs, and CDs all in the same category.

September 8-10, 2003

  • Added News to News section.

September 3, 2003

August 31, 2003

August 26, 2003

August 23, 2003

August 9, 2003

August 4, 2003

July 27-31, 2003

July 21, 2003

July 11, 2003

July 7, 2003

June 29, 2003 (Back from vacation!)

  • Corrected several record dates and added several original prices.
  • Updated newsletter subscription and memorabilia count.
  • Added a few new recommended items to Store.
  • Added Uncle Remus Said (Full Orchestration) to Sheet Music.
  • Added Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Japanese sheet music.
  • Added picture of Hansen pressing to WDL-4001.
  • Added Variations and picture of Canadian label to 363.
  • Added Australian Cricket record BB-66 to Records.
  • Added c.1972 and 1975 Choral sheet musics.

June 12, 2003

June 9, 2003

June 7, 2003

June 3, 2003

May 21, 2003: Archives Update

  • Added 2 new picture archives: Candid and Miscellaneous.
  • Added 10 new pictures to Picture Archives.
  • Added captions to several pictures.
  • Added midis to Audio Archive.
  • Added more Trivia to Trivia section.

May 20, 2003: Splash Mountain Section Revamp

  • Eliminated Characters and Virtual Ride sections.
  • Added 8 pictures to Scrapbook.
  • Expanded Music & Lyrics section.
  • Added Merchandise section.
  • Added Facts & Trivia section; Added more facts & trivia.
  • Added links to other Splash Mountain sites.
  • Added News to News section.

May 13, 2003

May 7, 2003

May 3, 2003

April 24, 2003

April 3-6, 2003

March 30, 2003

  • Added Peterman and Fuson FDC Cachets to Collectibles.
  • Relocated De Tar Baby Alarm Clock from Toys to Miscellany. (Not sure why I stuck it in Toys in the first place...)
  • Expanded Miscellany section to include separate categories for General Miscellany, Cards and Postcards, and Reel-to-Reel Film.
  • Corrected information on various memorabilia items.
  • Changed thumbnails for Miscellany section.
  • Added cross-reference notes to a couple memorabilia / collectibles sections (such as Splash Mountain pins to Non-Splash Mountain Pins, which are located in different sections.)

March 20-21, 2003

March 19, 2003

March 15, 2003

March 12, 2003

  • Added News to News section.
  • Re-indexed site for better search results.

February 28, 2003

February 23, 2003

February 18, 2003

  • Added "Voting and Rating" to new Community section.
  • Corrected some Little Golden Book circa dates.

February 16, 2003

  • Replaced discontinued Forum section with a new Community section.
  • Verified and added link to Links section.
  • Added News to News section.
  • Updated Legality page.

February 13-14, 2003

February 5, 2003

January 29, 2003

  • Added News to News section.

January 25, 2003

  • Updated Index page. Replaced the movie quote with a quote from Walt Disney himself about Song of the South.
  • Updated and added links to cast members' names from the Technical section. Links to IMDb filmography pages or my own Biography pages, when applicable.
  • Updated and added IMDb filmography links to various Biography pages.

January 23, 2003

  • Updated Search engine and site map. Added new Advanced Search with advanced search options.
  • Optimized search engine to filter out unnecessary pages and more unwanted results. It's not perfect, but it's better!
  • Added focus on search pages so the search field is now automatically selected.

January 21-22, 2003

  • Added Weeties #D7 (Australian) to Comic Books.
  • Updated Contact section. Added new field, Contact Purpose, to determine the intent of contacting me and set the subject heading accordingly.

January 20, 2003

January 17, 2003

January 12, 2003

January 1, 2003

  • News added to News section.
  • Web site copyrights updated.
2002 Site Updates

December 18-19, 2002

  • Modified the Trivia Quiz script so that quiz takers' email addresses are no longer required or relevant to taking the quiz.
  • Updated the About section.

December 16-17, 2002

  • News article added to News section.
  • Several error corrections made to various pages.
  • Updated memorabilia Wanted list.

December 10-11, 2002

December 1, 2002

November 25, 2002

  • Song of the South Newsletter Issue 7 Released

November 20, 2002

  • New memorabilia items added to Store; prices reduced!

November 14, 2002

October 25, 2002

  • Links section revamped, new links and categories added.
  • News added to News section.

October 15, 2002

  • Updated Trivia section.
  • Added NSS Number information to Technical section.
  • Added new Pins page to Collectibles section with 9 new pins.
  • Consolidated single stamp pages into one main Stamps page
    and relocated Stamps into Collectibles.
  • Added 3 Sing-Along videos to Collectibles.
  • Added various links and information.
  • Song of the South Quiz reinstated with more questions and a new beginner's quiz.

October 3, 2002

  • Updated Critical Analysis in Movie: Overview section.
  • Added NSS Numbers to some movie posters in Memorabilia.
  • Corrected a few various incorrect links and errors.

September 30, 2002

August 18, 2002

August 5, 2002

  • Added new Singles page to Memorabilia: Records.

July 2002: Major Memorabilia Overhaul:

June 5, 2002

June 2-3, 2002

May 29, 2002

  • Updated Lyrics section, including new links to purchase available songs on Disney CDs and VHS, where available.

May 21, 2002

  • Added Original 1947 Uncle Remus Zip! Marble Game.

May 13, 2002

May 10, 2002

May 6, 2002

April 27-30, 2002

April 22, 2002

April 15-17, 2002

April 1, 2002

March 11, 2002

  • Added News
  • Removed Library section. Explanation here.
  • Added Two Ton Baker record sleeve to Memorabilia.

February 19, 2002

February 10, 2002

February 7, 2002

February 1-3, 2002

January 22, 2002

January 8-9, 2002

January 2, 2002

2001 Site Updates

December 22, 2001

December 11-13, 2001

  • Added The Origins of Uncle Remus' Tales to Movie: Background.
  • Added German record STMA-9629 to Memorabilia.

December 9, 2001

  • Added 3 movie posters to Memorabilia: Theater section.
  • Added 3 items to Memorabilia: Publicity section.
  • Completed Campaigns section.

December 3, 2001

November 25-26, 2001

November 7-10, 2001

October 22, 2001

October 21, 2001

October 16, 2001

October 14, 2001

October 7-9, 2001

September 20, 2001

September 14-16, 2001

September 1, 2001

  • My defense of Song of the South posted.

August 27, 2001

August 24, 2001

July 30, 2001

July 29, 2001

July 28, 2001

July 27, 2001

July 18, 2001