Recently I updated readers about the status of the Red River Valley Website, an early and important website documenting my hometown region's history, created by a distant cousin of mine. Another native of my area, Kris Baldwin Ohmann, has been working behind the scenes to obtain the over 6,000 files that make up the site. In the past month, Kris was able to visit in person with Dennis, and obtain all the files from his computer. She then came home and obtained information from me to remotely upload the files to the Ancestry.com community Rootsweb, where the site was given a free home in perpetuity. It will be, we are hoping, it's final and secure home long-term...
Thank you SO much, Kris. We - those of us today, and those of us to come tomorrow - thank you for helping preserve our history!
Comments from readers made on Facebook...
ReplyDeleteCindy Poulton Karol
looks like alot of work
Trish Short Lewis
It is, it has been, and it might be again, but I love it. Just like I love writing all my blogs. Can't stop. Writing is like breathing to me...
Darlene Anderson
Trish, Thank you so much for all your work. This is great. I already found the Anderson family and will pull out our papers and get you more info to fill in for them. Also, found the paper that Alan Anderson (Arne's brother) wrote in 1969 on the Steamers on the Red River.
Deborah Kopylov
Good job you guys! A great service to many people!!
Trish Short Lewis
@Darlene, that is VERY cool - I look forward to seeing that! :)
Michael Rustad
Kudos to Trish & Kris. This is a real breakthrough.