BURSON, CA -- January 7, 2010 -- The history of West Calaveras now has a home on the Internet.  The Society for the Preservation of West Calaveras History (SPWCH) has launched westcalaverashistory.org as the group’s Website and the premier source on the Internet for historical information specifically about the area, which includes Valley Springs, Burson, Wallace and more.  Among the site’s current highlights are the publication of a new, authoritative history of Valley Springs and an e-commerce shopping cart where consumers may purchase books, artwork and memorabilia related to West Calaveras history via PayPal and credit card.  All proceeds benefit the nonprofit SPWCH. 

“The site provides access to our history like no other place in the digital universe,” says Phil Weaver, a member of the SPWCH’s board of directors, who built the site through his Web development company The Site Mechanics (thesitemechanics.com).  “Westcalaverashistory.org is straightforward, easy-to-use and stylish.  Now residents, former residents and anyone else in the world interested in our history can find information and also contact the SPWCH.”  Weaver, who has been building Web sites since 1995--including today’s very popular workplace wellness site Break Pal (breakpal.com)--donated his services.  The SPWCH also received a Web hosting technology grant to help make the site possible.

In addition to a history archives, westcalaverashistory.org includes the SPWCH’s press releases and links to other resources.  The SPWCH may be contacted regarding donations, historical contributions, and requests for information via [email protected].