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While an effort has been made to include a variety of sources, the definitive history of the trails is the publication of the Minnesota Historical Society by Rhoda Gilman et al. entitled Red River Trails, which is cited over two dozen times. (Google Books reproduces parts of this work.) And at least one of the other sources which postdate that work relies on it. (The Hess NHRP form, listed in the references, clearly relies on Gilman's book.) Although not lengthy, the Gilman book is richly sourced, and is based on extensive research into old records, including orginal surveys, railroad plats, and letters from pioneer users of the trails. It "occupies the field" as a comprehensive history of the trails, and to suppress some of the citations to it, in favor of derivative or less scholarly works, would be a disservice to a reader who wants to research further. Kablammo ( talk) 01:35, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
The article was originally written in American English, but was changed to Canadian English spellings. While the Red River Trails were of regional importance in the United States, they may be said to have been of national importance in Canada, for the reasons discussed in the article. Kablammo ( talk) 01:35, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Excellent article, very well written and comprehensive. Even though I'm a native of L'Étoile du Nord, I knew little about the Red River Trails.
One question: Wouldn't it be appropriate to mention the Red River Valley (song)?
Sca ( talk) 16:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Trish Lewis 21:49, 12 January 2010 (UTC) - This is what I have discovered in my own research on the song: As was shown by the research of Canadian folklorist Edith Fowke, the song originated among British troops who came to Manitoba, the Red River Valley of the North, to put down the Metis rebellion of the late 1860s. Like "Fraulein" and all the other soldier's-sweetheart songs that were popular country standards in Cold-War America and on Armed Forces Radio, "Red River Valley" is a song of military occupation. - From the The Great Plains Songbook
What would a teflon axle collar or some powdered graphite have fetched, had they existed then ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.218.201.141 ( talk • contribs) 19:26, March 30, 2009
When I was at the Museums and the Web 2010 conference last week, I met someone from the Minnesota Historical Society and I was happy to be able to tout Wikipedia using this article - he was impressed by it. Hopefully we'll be able to recruit people from their Society to write articles, contribute references, etc. :) Awadewit ( talk) 19:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
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I would like to suggest the merging of the Pembina Trail article into this one, under it's own subheading. I think it would be more beneficial to have the history and descriptions of the major trails in one place to create cohesiveness and avoid repetition. As well, the Pembina Trail article on it's own is very short. S.cacciotti ( talk) 05:00, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
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St Paul, Minnesota? |
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While an effort has been made to include a variety of sources, the definitive history of the trails is the publication of the Minnesota Historical Society by Rhoda Gilman et al. entitled Red River Trails, which is cited over two dozen times. (Google Books reproduces parts of this work.) And at least one of the other sources which postdate that work relies on it. (The Hess NHRP form, listed in the references, clearly relies on Gilman's book.) Although not lengthy, the Gilman book is richly sourced, and is based on extensive research into old records, including orginal surveys, railroad plats, and letters from pioneer users of the trails. It "occupies the field" as a comprehensive history of the trails, and to suppress some of the citations to it, in favor of derivative or less scholarly works, would be a disservice to a reader who wants to research further. Kablammo ( talk) 01:35, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
The article was originally written in American English, but was changed to Canadian English spellings. While the Red River Trails were of regional importance in the United States, they may be said to have been of national importance in Canada, for the reasons discussed in the article. Kablammo ( talk) 01:35, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Excellent article, very well written and comprehensive. Even though I'm a native of L'Étoile du Nord, I knew little about the Red River Trails.
One question: Wouldn't it be appropriate to mention the Red River Valley (song)?
Sca ( talk) 16:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Trish Lewis 21:49, 12 January 2010 (UTC) - This is what I have discovered in my own research on the song: As was shown by the research of Canadian folklorist Edith Fowke, the song originated among British troops who came to Manitoba, the Red River Valley of the North, to put down the Metis rebellion of the late 1860s. Like "Fraulein" and all the other soldier's-sweetheart songs that were popular country standards in Cold-War America and on Armed Forces Radio, "Red River Valley" is a song of military occupation. - From the The Great Plains Songbook
What would a teflon axle collar or some powdered graphite have fetched, had they existed then ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.218.201.141 ( talk • contribs) 19:26, March 30, 2009
When I was at the Museums and the Web 2010 conference last week, I met someone from the Minnesota Historical Society and I was happy to be able to tout Wikipedia using this article - he was impressed by it. Hopefully we'll be able to recruit people from their Society to write articles, contribute references, etc. :) Awadewit ( talk) 19:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
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I would like to suggest the merging of the Pembina Trail article into this one, under it's own subheading. I think it would be more beneficial to have the history and descriptions of the major trails in one place to create cohesiveness and avoid repetition. As well, the Pembina Trail article on it's own is very short. S.cacciotti ( talk) 05:00, 29 November 2019 (UTC)