ERIC KRAUSE

In business since 1996
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MAJOR PROJECTS

LOUISBOURG INSTITUTE

Eric Krause - Research Associate Since March 27, 1997

KRAUSE PROJECTS ~ ROLLUP TO DATE

NOTE: IN JUNE, 2009 fortress.uccb.ns.ca became fortress.cbu.ca

Louisbourg Institute Web Site: Site Map

Important Note: This rollup is based only on Louisbourg Institute directed projects. It does not include work undertaken on Fortress of Louisbourg directed projects. Therefore it does not rollup:

• Fortress dedicated or in support of the Louisbourg Institute projects (including new web sites) where results were subsequently posted to the Institute's site

• Substantial Website upgrades, new sites, etc. at the urging of the Fortress of Louisbourg

• Personal Krause projects (such as new websites [which are numerous]  in support of the goals of the Institute

1997

Prepared HTML formatted databases for placement upon the institute's www site:

• Fortress of Louisbourg General Inventory of Holdings (2.2 MB) - webpub/fwqforthold.htm   
• Fortress of Louisbourg Maps and Plans (1.7 MB) - webpub/fwqfortmaps.htm   
• Family Reconstitution File 1713 - 1758 (600 KB) - deposited in webpub/fwqparishp.htm 
• Louisbourg/Area Census 1713-1717, 1720, 1724 (423 KB) - deposited in webpub/fwqaddnames.htm   
• Louisbourg/Area Census 1759 (1.6 MB) - deposited in webpub/fwqaddnames.htm   
• Louisbourg - Town Concessions: 1734 (142 KB) - deposited in webpub/fwqaddnames.htm   
• Parish Record File 1713 - 1758 (4.1 MB) - webpub/fwqparishp.htm  
• 1999 Grand Encampment Military Bibliography (3.2 MB)

1998

• Louisbourg Inhabitants in Exile in France (post 1758) (On-going) - webpub/fwqaddnames.htm)

• General Finding Aid to Port Toulouse Sources (search/9813.htm)

• Entire fortress.cbu.ca  www site rebuilt with new page faces

• Mounting of the Louisbourg Militia site (LsbgMilitia)

• School Project Site (/schoolnet) and attached html files

• Select Reports Page (search/reports.html) and attached htm files

• Assorted Partners (partners) links

• Re-working of all Parks Canada Policy links

• Electronic Publications and attached html files
  (a) Heritage Notes html files (search/lhs.html)
  (b) Proceedings html files (louisbourginstitute/cover.html) 

1999

• Creation of the work-in-progress Cape Breton's National Historic Sites and Parks Staff WebSite (ParksProject) with its CB Job Opportunities Database (webpub/Fwqcbjobs.htm)
• Creation of the work-in-progress TimeLine Website (TimeLine )
• Creation of the work-in-progress Louisbourg Marconi Receiving Station WebSite (Marconi )
• Creation of the Sandy Ferguson's Cape Breton Cemeteries Database  webpub/Fwqcemetery.htm) - Only partially populated at this time
• 398 pcx files (82 MB) scanned for the Ferguson database  webpub/Fwqcemetery.htm )
• Creation of the Beaton Institute Databases  menus/Bwbcat.htm) - [Database later archived at the request of the Beaton Institute]
• Cropping of 398 pcx Ferguson files, creation of jpg files, transfer of the files to the Ferguson Database, and partial input (manually) of names in order to produce a working database (webpub/Fwqcemetery.htm )
• Re-working of web fortress.cbu.ca backgrounds as per O'Shea instructions
• Creation of the St. Peter's Site (stpeters)
• Conversion of Blocks 2, 16, 17 and Isle Du Quay Reports to Html and placement on the site (search/list_pi.html)
• General maintenance and upgrading of fortress.cbu.ca Website

2000

• Conversion of Commissaire-Ordonnateur property, Dauphin Fauxbourg, Dauphin Fauxbourg Supplementary Report, and Block 3 to searchable Html and placement on the site (search/list_pi.html)

• Placement of a Parks Canada Copyright caveat on all the appropriate sites (web fortress.cbu.ca)

• Creation of the Cornwallis and Tallships2000 Sites cornwallis and tallships2000

• Conversion of Block One Reports - Boulangerie, Hangard d'Artillerie, New England Storehouse; Magasin du Roi; and Ancien Magasin and the Engineer's House - to searchable Html and placement on the site  search/List_pi.html

• Placement of Parish Records PCX files on the site and the design of a web form to down load the images (webpub/Fwqparishp.htm)

• Populated the addnames database with the last of the major name indexes which had been created in report form in the 1970's and placement on the web (webpub/Fwqaddnames.htm)

• Re-Design of the English (homeeng/) and French Sites (homefr/) to provide quicker, more logical access to files through point and click drop-down menus, etc. - [Note: The Institute later decided to remove the French Site]

• Re-Design of all web sites that previously lacked a general theme design, to provide web fortress.cbu.ca with a more unified appearance

• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings), maintenance (e.g. broken links), and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the fortress.cbu.ca   Website

2001

• Creation of the Yvon LeBlanc Web Site (yvonleblanc/)

• Continuation with the conversion of the C11B 5X8 cards into a searchable database and placement on the web (/webpub/FwqB_C11B.htm)

• Placement of the 1995 Boston Exhibit (behind/Boston.html)

• Major Updates: Yvon LeBlanc Web Site (yvonleblanc/)

• New Sites: Collections; Samples; Assorted Forums (e.g. Genealogy, Town; Guest Book; collections and samples and homeeng/forums.htm  and samples/LiGuest/LiGuest.htm)   

• Major upgrade of the web fortress.cbu.ca  Website for the year 2002 - New English/French Home pages; Common, or near common, graphics and text appearance at the top of 24 Websites under the Institute banner

• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings); Maintenance (e.g. recheck for all broken links); After Virus-Attack ~re-loads/upgrades; Upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the Institute Website

2002

• Placement of the Fortress of Louisbourg Management Plan (English and French) in searchable html format (see: unofficial html versions on parks/LsbgMPE_1.htm  and  parks/LsbgMPF_1.htm   
• Scan and proof key social historical fortress reports in searchable html format and placement on search/Reports.html  :
  • (a) Final Research Report [Great Britain] by Julian Gwyn, Unpublished Report H H 3 (Fortress of Louisbourg, July1, 1964-June 30, 1965) - Selections from the Report
  • (b) Reports on Manuscripts Pertaining to Louisbourg in the United States by James R. McCartney, Unpublished Report H H 49 (Fortress of Louisbourg)
  • (c) Research Report [Public Archives of Canada] by Julian Gwyn, Unpublished Report H H 51 (Fortress of Louisbourg, June, 1963 [July 4, 1963]) - Selections from the Report
  • (d) Selection List: The British Library (Additional Manuscripts, Loudoun Papers; Additional Manuscripts, Liverpool Papers; Lansdowne Mss; Stowe Mss; King's Mss), Unpublished Report H J 18 02 by Fortress of Louisbourg; Dilys Francis (Fortress of Louisbourg, April-May 1966)
  • (e) Selection List: Harvard University, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Plimouth Plantation, The Mayflower and Marblehead, Unpublished Report H J 21 by Ken Donovan (Fortress of Louisbourg, September 1980)
  • (f) Selection List: National Maritime Museum ~ Admiralty L (Lieutenant's Logs), by Dilys Francis, Unpublished Report H J 18 01 (Fortress of Louisbourg, March 1966)
  • (g) Selection List: Public Archives of Canada ~ Manuscript Group 8 Manuscript Group 11 and Manuscript Group 18, Unpublished Report H J 33 (Fortress of Louisbourg, Not Dated)
  • (h) Selection List: Public Archives of Canada ~ Manuscript Group 21, Manuscript Group 23 and Record Group 8, Unpublished Report H J 36 (Fortress of Louisbourg, 1964)
  • (i) Survey of American Archives, Manuscript Sources, by Glenn Lucas, Unpublished Report H H 19 (Fortress of Louisbourg, c. 1964)
  • (j) Survey of British Archives - Manuscript Sources by The Fortress of Louisbourg, Unpublished Report H H 18 (Fortress of Louisbourg, c. 1964) - Selections from the Report
• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings), maintenance (e.g. recheck for all broken links), and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the fortress.cbu.ca Website

2003

• Registration louisbourginstitute.ca for 2003

• Registration of louisbourginstitute.ca for 2004

• Scanned the entire Domestic Architecture File (DAF - 1970-1973) and convert into searchable Dbtextworks (Property Database) or Html formats as required to (webpub/fwqproperty.htm and to a password copyrighted protected site)

• Scan, proof, and publish tosearch/Reports.html key historical fortress reports in searchable html format:

  • (a) Begin the input of Selection List: Archives Nationales, Dossiers Personnels, Archives des Colonies et de la Marine ~ Colonie E et Marine C7, Unpublished Report H J 20 by Fortress of Louisbourg (Fortress of Louisbourg, Not Dated) - search/hj20.html

• Update the Forthold.tba database (General Inventory and Location of all Research Holdings at the Fortress) for the use by possible Fortress contract researchers (such as Edward Tompkins, former NAC archivist presently residing in Paris) so that they can quickly determine on webpub/Fwqforthold.htm what the Fortress already has acquired.

• Completed the input of Selection List: Archives Nationales, Dossiers Personnels, Archives des Colonies et de la Marine ~ Colonie E et Marine C7, Unpublished Report H J 20 by Fortress of Louisbourg (Fortress of Louisbourg, Not Dated) - See search/hj20.html   

• Scanned, proofed, and published to search/Reports.html key historical fortress reports in searchable html format:

  • (a) La Glacière de l'Ilot 17, Par H. P. Thibault , Sous la direction de Pierre Bureau, Unpublished Report H D 12 (Fortress of Louisbourg, October, 1968)

  • (b) La Glacière de Louisbourg, Par H. P. Thibault, Unpublished Report H D 26 (Fortress of Louisbourg, December, 1972)

  • (c) Le Bastion De La Reine I, Chronologie (1729 - 1758), par Françoise Caron, Unpublished Report H B 2 (Fortress of Louisbourg, Ottawa, le 21 août 1964)

  • (d) Le Bastion De La Reine I, Chronologie (1729 - 1758), par Françoise Caron, Unpublished Report H B 2 (Fortress of Louisbourg, Ottawa, le 21 août 1964)

  • (e) Dauphin Bastion Preliminary Report (1720 - 1745), By Margaret Fortier (Under the supervision of B. C. Bickerton), Unpublished Report H B 6 (Fortress of Louisbourg, January, 1966)

  • (f) The King's - Queen's Curtain Wall And The Outer Works, By Jean Hankey, Unpublished Report H B 9 (Fortress of Louisbourg, December 1967)

  • (g) Preliminary Report On Dauphin Bastion, By Bernard Pothier, Unpublished Report H B 8 (Fortress of Louisbourg, September 9, 1964)

  • (h) Report On The Defensive Works Of The King's Bastion, Fortress of Louisbourg, By Ronald L. Way, Unpublished Report H A 1 (Fortress of Louisbourg, April 30, 1962)

  • (i) Supplementary Report on the Escarps of the King's Bastion 1745 By W. Stevenson, Unpublished Report H A 7 (Fortress of Louisbourg, March 11, 1964)

• Established a web master newsletter at: louisbourginstitute/WebMasterNewsletter.html to keep clients aware of current projects and completions

• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings,  maintenance (e.g. recheck for all broken links), and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the fortress.cbu.ca Website

2004

• Scanned, proofed, and published to search/Reports.html key historical fortress reports in searchable html format:

  • (a) Margaret Fortier, The Cultural Landscape of 18th Century Louisbourg (H D 32 [MRS 83]) (search/micrors83_1.html)

  • (b) Peter Bower, Louisbourg: A Focus of Conflict Unpublished Report H E 13 (Fortress of Louisbourg, March 1970) (search/he13-1.html)

  • (c) Historical Memoranda Series, 1975, H F 25, 1975 (Select excerpts) (search/list_hms.html)

• Produced the following guides:

  • (a) Guide to the Core Reconstruction/Restoration Manuscript Documents Used by Eric Krause for Structural Design Research (1713-1758) at the Fortress of Louisbourg at: search/RRBasicManuscriptDocs.htm   

  • (b) A Roadmap to 18th-century Construction Research at the Fortress of Louisbourg, by Eric Krause (Krause House Info-Research Solutions), March 29, 2004 at: search/SDRoadMap.htm   

  • (c) A Bibliography of the In-House Reports Produced by the Fortress of Louisbourg (1961-Present), by Eric Krause (Krause House Info-Research Solutions), April 2004-Present at: search/biblio3.html   

• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings,  maintenance (e.g. recheck for all broken links), and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the fortress.cbu.ca Website

2005

• Scanned, proofed, and published most of these key historical fortress reports in searchable html format to search/Reports.html / :

• Report on the Casemates of the King's Bastion (H-A10)

• Report on the Demolition of 1760 (H A-11-S1)
• Ancien Gouvernement (H-A 11-S2)
• Princess Bastion Report by Margaret Fortier (HB-03)
• Louisbourg Quay by Rodrigue LaVoie (H-B5 E)
• Louisbourg Quay by Rodrigue LaVoie (HB 5-R)
• The Louisbourg Quay in 1745 (H-B11)
• Construction Chronology for the Royal Battery (H-B16)
• Etude sur les propriété de Louisbourg (H-D3)
• Aubergistes et Cabaretiers de Louisbourg, 1713-1758, par Gilles Proulx (HF-19)

• New Site: Ask a Question and Answer Web Site: AskAQuestion/
• Ensure the regular maintenance and upkeep of the Website to keep a smooth-running and efficient operation. This involves, in particular, the regular checking of linkages and search engines to ensure they are up and running
• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings) and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the Website, removal of outdated or unfinished sites, addition of new materials provided by various heritage societies and the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
• General review of the design of the site with the Fortress committee and implementation of recommendations - to increase accessibility

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   2006

• Proofed, and published these key historical fortress reports in searchable html format to search/Reports.html / :

• Princess Bastion Report by Margaret Fortier (HB-03)
• Louisbourg Quay by Rodrigue LaVoie (H-B5 E)
• Louisbourg Quay by Rodrigue LaVoie (HB 5-R)
• Aubergistes et Cabaretiers de Louisbourg, 1713-1758, par Gilles Proulx (HF-19)

• Scanned all, and proofed and published this year some key historical fortress reports in searchable html format to search/Reports.html   according to a list submitted to the webmaster. Given that 400 pages are to published per year, beginning September 2006, the complete list will be published by May 31, 2009.

• Margaret Fortier, 18th Century French Drumming - H E 09 - 89 Pages  [Publication Date: November 30, 2006]
• Margaret Fortier, Fortress Security and Military Justice at Louisbourg - H E 14 - 97 Pages [Publication Date: February 28, 2007]
• Margaret Fortier, The Ile Royale Garrison - H E 15 - 296 Pages [Publication Date: May 31, 2007]
• Alan Greer, The Soldiers of Isle Royale - H E 08 - 123 Pages [Publication Date: August 31, 2007]
• A.J.B. Johnston, Officers of Isle Royale - H E 12 - 85 Pages [Publication Date: November 30, 2007]
• Monique La Grenade, Civil Costume at Louisbourg: Men's Costume - H F 16A E - 145 Pages [Publication Date: February 28, 2008]
• Monique La Grenade, Le Costume Civil A Louisbourg: Le Costume Masculin - H F 16A [The original report is missing,
  so this report will not be scanned or ocr] - 144 Pages
• Monique La Grenade, Civil Costume at Louisbourg: Women's Costume - H F 16 E - 113 Pages [Publication Date: May 31, 2008]
• Monique La Grenade, Le Costume Civil A Louisbourg: Le Costume Feminin - H F 16 - 119 Pages [Publication Date:
  August 31 28, 2008]
• Monique La Grenade, Civil Costume at Louisbourg: Children's Costume - H F 16 B E - 42 Pages [Publication Date:
  November 30, 2008]
• Monique La Grenade, Le Costume Civil A Louisbourg: Le Costume Des Enfants - H F 16 B - 42 Page [Publication Date:
  February 28, 2009] (12) Gilles Proulx, Etude sur Le Costume Militaire a Louisbourg - H F 17 R -142 Pages [Publication Date: May 31, 2009]

• Redesigned once again both the English [homeeng/ ] and French [homefr/] home pages while respecting earlier directions as to their content.  
• Ensure the regular maintenance and upkeep of the Website to keep a smooth-running and efficient operation. This involves, in particular, the regular checking of linkages and search engines to ensure they are up and running
• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings) and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the Website, removal of outdated or unfinished sites, addition of new materials provided by various heritage societies and the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site General review of the design of the site with the Fortress committee and implementation of recommendations - to increase accessibility
• General maintenance of and updates to: web fortressoflouisbourg.ca/  including the publication of  the yearly Louisbourg Archaeology Programme Web

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2007

• Proofed, and published these key historical fortress reports in searchable html format to search/Reports.html  :

• Fortress Security and Military Justice at Louisbourg, 1720-45 by Margaret Fortier - H E 14
• The Ile Royale Garrison, 1713-45 by Margaret Fortier - H E 15  
• The Soldiers of Isle Royale, 1720-1745, By Allan Greer - H E 08
• Officers of Isle Royale (1744) - Accommodations and Biographical Summaries, by A. J. B. Johnston - H E 12  

• Ensure the regular maintenance and upkeep of the Website to keep a smooth-running and efficient operation. This involves, in particular, the regular checking of linkages and search engines to ensure they are up and running
• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings) and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the Website, removal of outdated or unfinished sites, addition of new materials provided by various heritage societies and the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site General review of the design of the site with the Fortress committee and implementation of recommendations - to increase accessibility
• General maintenance of and updates to: web fortressoflouisbourg.ca/  including the publication of  the yearly Louisbourg Archaeology Programme Web

2008

• Proofed, and published these key historical fortress reports in searchable html format to search/Reports.html  :

• Civil Costume at Louisbourg, 1713 - 1758: Men's Costume, by Monique La Grenade - H-F16AE  
• Civil Costume at Louisbourg, 1713 - 1758: Women's Costume, by Monique La Grenade, Unpublished Report H-F16E (Fortress of Louisbourg, October, 1971)
• Le Costume A Louisbourg: 1713-1758: Le Costume Féminin, Par Monique La Grenade, Rapport Non Publié H-F16 (Forteresse de Louisbourg, Octobre 1971)
• Civilian Dress at Louisbourg, 1713-1758: Children's Dress, by Monique La Grenade, Unpublished Report H-F16BE (Fortress of Louisbourg, October, 1973)

• Ensure the regular maintenance and upkeep of the Website to keep a smooth-running and efficient operation. This involves, in particular, the regular checking of linkages and search engines to ensure they are up and running
• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg Jobs database, Structural Design Team database, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Newsletter Postings) and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the Website, removal of outdated or unfinished sites, addition of new materials provided by various heritage societies and the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
• General review of the design of the site with the Fortress committee and implementation of recommendations - to increase accessibility
• General maintenance of and updates to: web fortressoflouisbourg.ca/   including the publication of  the yearly Louisbourg Archaeology Programme Web