created initial rails framework
tweaks
got debugging to work
updates from installing in home environment
configured for MySQL DB access.  next : generate models
added model setup text file
created models and migrations.  may have bugs, testing db creation next
migration edits
migrations working and tables created as desired.
added schema.rb
added source data files
create is still yelling about 'name' not having a default value, even though it's being specified everywhere.  pfft.  enough for now.  will address when fresh on Monday
fixed db:seed issue.  models should not declare ActiveRecord attributes (I think this differs from Rails 3)
now ignoring workspace.xml
schema tweaks : year values are now 4-character strings.  to accommodate 'uuuu' and '19uu' type years.
created DataLoader library for populating the database from a specified data file
bug fixes
now loading data into the database as desired
basic search and journal display now working
basic trail now being generated