‘Remember When’ page continues to grow

Charley Colton started the Facebook page “Remember When in Chase County” a year ago with the idea of promoting the Chase County Museum.
“I was kind of surprised,” Colton said.
On Jan. 3, the one-year anniversary since he started the page, he wrote a post, highlighting its number of members, posts, etc.
“In our first year we have grown to 2,015 members who have made 1,356 posts, have said or asked 16,231 comments/questions and added 98,295 reactions to those posts,” his post read.
Colton had wanted to come up with a way to promote the museum online.
“Having someone maintain a website for you is awfully expensive,” he said, “and Facebook is free. We didn’t want to spend the money from the budget to maintain the website.”
Facebook is also more interactive than just a website, he added.
While not an avid Facebook user personally, Colton puts in extra time as an administrator of the group—his children Nick and Ashton are also administrators.
“(Responses) come and go depending on what you post,” Colton said. “I’ll get busy, but then you stick (a photo on) and you’ll get a rush of responses.”
Other members have continued the conversation, taking the pressure off Colton, posing questions or posting old photographs.
Colton also takes the time to welcome all new members to the group.
“When I remember, I try to do it about once a week,” he said.
As administrator, Colton receives notifications with page stats for the week, including all new members.
During months when the museum is open, Colton will post about upcoming events.
“If we have a big event I always try to tie that in,” he said.
Those who’d like to join the group can find the Remember When in Chase County site on Facebook, click on “join” at the top and, as administrator, Colton can approve the new member.
Those who are willing to donate pictures to the museum they’ve posted, or with other questions, can contact Colton at 308-883-8584.

 

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