Helping Us – With the data now on the
Research Library site, you can see the power of having searchable NP data
resources available from everyone’s Internet browser. Items like bibliography
reference citations, equipment rosters, catalogs of museum collections, photo collection catalogs all come alive with possibilities.
But, we have a very big job ahead of us to reach the full potential of this web
site. The effort has been divided into smaller jobs that can be done by
individual members at home.
We have a great deal of data scanned and on a Working site where our members
complete the catalog records. This allows the search functions to locate
specific items. We can use your help in completing this cataloging from your
computer or one at a local library. It does not require a great deal of
computer knowledge and you will learn a lot of interesting information about
the Northern Pacific in the process.
You can be a part of this effort, no matter where you live or your
background. While it is extremely useful
if you can use a computer and have email to communicate, you can also
participate in developing important data without using a computer or email. What is needed is for you to be willing to
tackle a research subject. To start this
process, tell us what section you want to work on and send an email to: NPRHAResearch@Hotmail.com. We will help you get started.
We look forward to hearing from
you and helping
you become a part of this significant project to provide a resource that will
keep the NP alive for future generations.
Submitting Items – If you have items that you
would like added to the NPRHA.org site, please email us at NPRHAResearch@Hotmail.com. If you have
digitized photos for use on our web site, please limit the size of each image
to no more than 1000 pixels wide and is saved as a JPG. If you don’t know about
all this technical stuff, send us an email describing what you have and we will
send you an address to mail the item to us. We will scan the item and send it
back to you. Thank you for your interest in helping us develop
NPRHA.org.
We hope
you have found the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association site
informative and easy to use.