Farewell to the Past: The Shutdown of the Old Website
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October 08 / 2023
A piece of history leaves the TRP
In the ever-evolving landscape of the Internet, change is the only constant. Today we say goodbye to a significant part of our online history by officially announcing the shutdown of our old website "www.two-rivers-privity.de.tl". Although it is a bittersweet moment, this decision marks a crucial step forward as we move into a new digital age. Since 2007, the website from a home page construction kit has accompanied us, but now it's time to part ways for good...
Why the website shutdown?
Our old website was the digital face of Two Rivers Privity for many years. It has witnessed our growth, development and countless milestones. However, with technological advancements and changing expectations on our part, as well as that of our readers, maintaining an outdated website is becoming increasingly difficult.
Even though this move separates a small piece of history from us, there are still some good reasons for closing the old Two Rivers Privity website:
Outdated technology:
Our old website was based on outdated technologies that were no longer sustainable in today's internet environment. This posed a potential risk to our users' data and experience. With our current website, security is a top priority.
Improved user-friendliness:
We are committed to providing the best possible experience for our readers. By getting rid of the old website, we can focus our resources on a modern, user-friendly platform that offers improved performance and functionality.
Optimized content:
Over the years, our content has grown significantly, and finding relevant information on the old website had become a challenge. With the new website, we can organize and present our content more effectively to enhance the experience for our readers.
Our three personal highlights
We were proud even then of what we still do today: To give the general public a realistic picture of the rough Wild West. Whether it was horseback riding, the public open day, or our Authentic Camps - everything was recorded on the old homepage.
It hurts us all the more when we now send this little piece of history "to the eternal hunting grounds".
However, we are happy to share a few of our greatest moments with you!
1. The first Authentic Camp 2010
From June 03 - 06, 2010, the first Authentic Camp was held on our premises. We had already spent the first three years there and named the area Beaver Creek Valley. Until today this has been one of our most unforgettable moments. We look back on the past days with much joy and are proud that today, in 2023, we can already look back on 13 years of authenticity in the Old West hobby!
Looking back on the camp, we wrote on the old website at the time:
Since our "Beaver Creek Valley" fills us with pride, we decided without further ado to bring this territory closer to as many people as possible. Therefore we invited like-minded people from near and far to our "1st Authentic camp" from June 3-6, 2010 in Unterbruck.
Several guests followed this call and traveled to us from Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Dachau, Hamburg and Hohenstein. All of them enjoyed the cozy and rustic atmosphere on our property during these days. After the god of weather showed his best side from Friday on, he put cheerfulness and good mood into the minds of the people on Beaver Creek.
— Chet McCay in 2010
Here are a few pictures from our first authentic camp among friends:
2. The first open day in 2011
At the first open day in 2011, we decided to give the local population a closer look at what we are all about, which is Living History - history up close and hands-on. This went down very well with both young and old. We displayed an authentically decorated teepee, showed off our skills with the lasso, and even had a carriage for tours. Our little visitors could ride ponies while the big ones tried their hand at axe throwing.
Our summary at the time was:
We, the Two Rivers Privity and our hobbyist friends,
really enjoyed this day and will consider when
and how we will bring such a day back to Beaver Creek Valley.
— Chet McCay in 2011
And as you know, we opened the gates of Beaver Creek Valley a few more times afterwards and made the hearts of our visitors beat faster.
3. The first Irish Music Night 2013
If there's one thing that can bring us all to the same table, it's music. In our first Irish Music Night, we really kicked it up a notch! Musicians from different areas contributed to an unforgettable evening. The focus of the evening was mainly Irish folk, but Scottish music and classics of country music were also represented on this evening. A terrific evening, as we thought at the time:
Live and unplugged gaben unsere Musiker ihr Können zum Besten. Jeder der singen oder ein Instrument spielen konnte, stieg bei den bekannten Liedern mit ein, begleitete den Song und so verschafften wir manchem Lied eine unvergessliche “NOTE”!
— Chet McCay in 2013
It was difficult to limit ourselves to these three highlights among all the content! After all, we also had wonderful Christmas parties, great Thanksgiving celebrations and many other great events, such as a visit to the kindergarten in Speichersdorf or to befriended clubs, such as the Bavarian Rangers from Katzdorf!
What's next after the closure
of the old Two Rivers Privity website?
Since 2019, our new Two Rivers Privity website design now exists and has been appreciated since then. All our visitors who still knew us under the address "two-rivers-privity.de.tl" were already redirected here, to the new site. So the old site still existed in parallel, but already at that time it had no relevant content anymore.
We have already been able to implement a number of things in the new environment, including our core feature for our readers: The Beaver Creek Pioneer.
The Beaver Creek Pioneer is the online magazine of Two Rivers Privity. But articles not only feature relevant information regarding our community of interest, such as historical events, open house and other events! We also share our knowledge of American history and the Wild West in exciting articles.
A sincere thank you
As we say goodbye to our old website, we would like to thank all of our loyal readers who have been with us along the way. Your support and feedback continues to be invaluable, and we look forward to continuing to provide you with valuable and interesting content on our new digital platform!
We know that change can be challenging, but it is also an opportunity for growth and improvement.
So stay tuned as we embark on this exciting journey into the future of the Wild West and the Two Rivers Privity.
Thank you for being a part of our community,
and we look forward to sharing the next chapter with you!
Thanks!
Colton White – Beaver Creek Pioneer