Hello readers,

I am on the board for the Canton Historical Society, a very small
organization. Our Museum is housed in a one-room schoolhouse, and we're
completely run by volunteers.

To get us moving onto the web, I'm looking for a good web CMS (content
management system), most likely open-source (as we have a very limited
budget), for our organization's web presence as well as some historical
photos, videos, and archival finding aids. So this had me thinking that a
CMS would help solve any problems such as data storage that a typical
website creator (like Squarespace) might not be able to handle.

I found a couple useful articles (
http://spyrestudios.com/free-content-management-systems/ and
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/free-content-management-systems/) but I
wanted to get some input from the professional community. What are some of
the pros/cons to Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, etc. specifically for the
museum sector? Is there a particular CMS most museum professionals are
utilizing? What are some of the specific options I should be considering in
selecting a CMS? Am I on the right track? Thank you so much for all your
help!

Sincerely,

Mekie Kukan
Vice President
Canton Historical Society <http://www.cantonhistoricalsociety.org/>
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/CantonHistoricalSociety/>
LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mekiekukan>

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