Slow Summer Sunday: Simple Subscription & 'site

Somebody recently mentioned that they enjoyed the blog (which is always appreciated), but often forgot to check in. And during particularly productive times like now, he'd miss a bunch of posts.

Well, there's an app for that!

If you're in the blog (as opposed to the website) - and if you've read this far, you're in the blog - you should see a little window titled "Receive New Posts Automatically" over in the upper-left-hand portion of the screen. Like, here:

All you have to do is type in your email address and hit "Submit" and you will automatically receive new posts (natch'!). My buddy thought this was pretty helpful - hopefully you will too!

And speaking of the website - you did know there was a Valley Local website, didn't you? From looking at my stats, it looks like many of you access the blog directly and may miss the website.

Is that such a big deal? Well, not too much - at least not yet. While the blog is regularly updated, the website is where I've been archiving the most important research and information that I've distilled from my posts - and I plan to do that even more in the coming months. My hope is that the site becomes the go-to place not only for information about the Valley and Air Lines, but will become one of the leading resources of general info on the New Haven RR and Southern New England life during the early post-war era.

That's a fairly tall order, but with your help - by supplying information through comments on posts or by contacting me directly - the site will become more and more informative and useful.

So, if you haven't before, be sure to check out the Valley Local website. And in case all my hyperlinks in this post weren't enough inducement, the URL is http://www.thevalleylocal.net/ :^)

Thanks again for visiting, whether through the website or the blog. At the risk of getting a little corny, this project wouldn't be the same without you stopping by.