we are converting to  something on the  front  end  that  will look  more  like a  newspaper.   you can beat your self to death  with drupal and joomla  in that instance  or  use  someone tat offers   a maintained    system as a product and  spend  your  time on  content. Just  depends on what  you want it  to  do......
 
now  if   you do roll  your  own  cms  be aware  there are  third party addins and plug ins  that are not secure...
 
ed sharpe  archivist  for smecc
 
In a message dated 11/4/2015 9:34:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
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

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