"In Memoriam" page:

• Added an earlier photo clip for Neil Shuckerow. The source image was provided by Captain Kageyama.

"Our Team" page:

• Replaced photo for Captain Kageyama with a much clearer and more recent clipped image. The source image was provided by Captain Kageyama.

"People" page:

• Corrected "Business Leaders" link on image and title.

"Sport Fishing" page:

• Removed "Beach Fishing" collapsible section, per explanation from Captain Kageyama that nobody fishes the beaches (surf-casting).

"Home" page:

• Added photo for Peace Road Events.

"Home" page:

• Renamed the "12 European Seafood Pioneer Brothers" to "European Ocean Providence Pioneers".

  • Although they may have trained for seafood processing and/or fishing and boating, many of their activities in their pioneer countries extend(ed) to broader ocean related interests, ie. fishing clubs, charterboat operations, boat rentals, etc.

"Seafood Pioneers" page:

• Added more text for the European pioneers to give context.

• Adjusted terminology from European Seafood Pioneers to European Ocean Providence Pioneers.

  • Although they may have trained for seafood processing and/or fishing and boating, many of their activities in their pioneer countries extend(ed) to broader ocean related interests, ie. fishing clubs, charterboat operations, boat rentals, etc.

• Corrected Names of European Ocean Providence Pioneers trained in Kodiak

  • Klaus Hartmann from Germany

    • Attended 1994 workshop in Kodiak.

  • Ian Currie from England

    • (Corrected his pioneer country as well)

    • Atttended 1988 40-day workshop in Kodiak

    • Attended 1992 workshop in Kodiak

• Added names of additional European Pioneers:

  • Boris Kuhn from Germany

    • Attended 1994 workshop in Kodiak.

  • Habarta Zdenek from Czech Republic

    • Attended 1994 workshop in Kodiak.

  • Steinar Murud from Norway

    • Invited to 1988 workshop in Kodiak.

  • Franz Baatenburg-de Jong

    • (Checking on which workshop...)

"Upload Media" page:

• Removed excessively large icon due to platform editor constraints. May add a smaller version later.

"Timeline" page:

• Corrected spelling of Marka Bay on timeline entry for August 25, 1994.

"FFWPU Pastors" page:

• Updated Tasnah Bercy's tenure courtesy of information she provided by text.

"Virtual Assistant" page added, using Elfsight AI Chatbot.

Sitewide:

• Changed text font from seriffed to non-seriffed for easier reading.

• Changed text font, color, size and boldened titles and subtitles.

Some pages:

• Removed space-hogging banner images to reveal more content before scrolling.

"Project History" page:

• Moved entry from "...in process today" to "...done so far", for adding Mike Mickler timeline data related to Alaska into this site's timeline.

• Added more explanation to AI virtual assistant entries for "...in process today" and "...headed from here" sections.

• Made spelling corrections.

"Today in TPAK History" page:

• Modified code to give an intelligent response when no historic entries exist for the current date in the timeline.

"Project History" page:

• Updated memorials count.

• Updated current and future website features to include AI assistant and more games.

"Seafood Pioneers" page:

• Added photos to 17 of the 43 Japanese Seafood Pioneers and most of their husbands:

  • Lionel & Noriko Chapital

  • John & Fumie Clark

  • David & Kazuko Claypatch

  • Ross & Sachiko Grange

  • John & Keiko Healy

  • David & Miyako Kanagy

  • John & Keiko King

  • Tom & Atsuko Kirst

  • James & Setsuko Markquick

  • Lawrence & Yuko Mock

  • Sang Jin & Mariko Moon

  • Gianni & Chikako Raineri

  • Ricardo & Teruko Reyes-Reed (gallery added, since we now have 2 photos for her)

  • Randy & Yaeko Risedorf

  • Masumi Russell

  • Leonard & Junko Warren

  • Ken & Masako Whitmore

• "In Memoriam" page:

  • Added a photo gallery for Teruko Reyes-Reed, since we now have 2 photos for her.

• "FFWPU Pastors" page:

  • Added Rev. Charlie Hu as prior Anchorage Garden pastor.

"Seafood Pioneers" page:

• Added photo for Daniel Kenneth Clipper.

• Added country for husband where wife's country was known.

"Home" page:

• Added a link to the "True Parents in Alaska History Project: Open Letter Regarding Alaska Providence" on tparents.org.

"Timeline" page:

• Linked to youtube video from Okayama Church (FFWPU Japan), additional caption and text content to the timeline entry for August 9th, 2003, based on cross-check verification with the date and activity shown on the banner and the existing timeline entry information from church historian Mike Mickler.

"FFWPU Alaska State Leaders" page

• Added an image to the entry for Lowell Mitchem, clipped from the Cheon Bo couple photo.

"Our Sponsors" page:

• Spelling correction: role = roll

"Timeline" page:

• Fixed numerous image load failures caused by a change in the timeline software and/or Google sites support for remote images.

• Added image of CSG Book 12 "Pacific Rim Providence" title page to entries sourced from that publication.

"FFWPU Pastors" page:

• Added photos to entries for Youth Pastor Masami Kageyama cropped from his Facebook page and for Kodiak Pastor Vas Neo cropped from the photo he texted to Ken Whitmore on 2/10/2025. Pastor Neo was impressed with the website so far and with the vision for adding a gaming corner to liven up the site and get folks coming back for more fun and interesting historic information.

• Added approximate tenure info to entries for Pastor Jai Nan Fiala and collaterally Pastor Nelson Mira and Pastor Jeong Sook Moon, based on a text reply from Pastor Jai Nan Fiala to Ken Whitmore on 2/10/2025.

• Added image, cropped from a 2024 New Year photo Jeongsook shared with Masako Whitmore on Kakao Talk, to the entry for Jeongsook Moon.

• Added exact tenure info to Pastor Vas Neo, based on his text reply to Ken Whitmore on 2/10/2025.

"Timeline" page:

• Added "In Memoriam" photos into existing timeline entries.

• Added "In Memoriam" entries to the timeline for Masai Allen, Daniel Kenneth Clipper, Kimiko Inoue and Lee Shapiro.

"In Memoriam" page:

• Added Kimiko Inoue, as she ascended in December 2025 at Cheongpyeong.
  Image cropped from ascension ceremony photo shared with Masako Whitmore on Line app, courtesy of her contacts in Japan and Korea.

• Removed Mrs. Choi, due to probable misinformation and lack of details or supporting evidence. Deepest apologies to Mrs. Choi and family for the misunderstanding. 

• Added ascension date for documentary filmmaker Lee Shapiro on the reported date deceased per news report from the Christian Science Monitor, with no further information to go by.

"Today in TPAK History" page:

• Initial version of front-end code completed, pending testing with images and auto-expansion or scrolling to fit contents.

"In Memoriam" page:

• Added date of birth for Reiko Matsuura Doherty, courtesy of tparents.org.

• Added entries for Masai Allen, Mrs. Choi, Daniel Clipper and Bill Thompson, thanks to Masako Whitmore's recollections and the published testimonies of some of the 43 Japanese Seafood Pioneer sisters. Photos and further information on these individuals (except Mrs. Choi) were discovered on the internet.

"In Memoriam" page:

• Added alt-text to placeholder images, inviting viewers to upload their photos of those for whom we have none.

"Supporting Business Leaders" page:

• Added a paragraph explaining the page.

• Added Neal Drucker as Night Manager of Russian Heritage Inn, per his LinkedIn profile.

"Today in TPAK History" page:

• Completed back-end code to collect events of prior years that align with the current date.

• Front-end code is under construction.

"Business Leaders" page: Added and corrected sequence and information for ISA, IOE and TWG business leaders, thanks to Capt. Minoru Kageyama's recollections in discussion with Ken Whitmore.

"FFWPU Pastors" page: Corrected sequence of Kodiak Pastors and added end year for Pastor Jonathan van Dorsten, start and end years for Pastor Tasnah Bercy and start year for Pastor Vas Neo, thanks to Capt. Minoru Kageyama's recollections in discussion with Ken Whitmore.

"In Memoriam" page: Added Lee Shapiro.

"FFWPU Alaska State Leaders" page: Added Ben Shapiro photo & info and corrected starting year for Pastor Ernie Ho.

"Non-Profit Organizations" page: Corrected "Ocean Tribe of Alaska" to "Ocean Tribe of Kodiak" and added prior name of the organization, and added information regarding its early leadership.

New "Available Positions" page created, but unlinked, pending completion of scripts.

New "Game Corner" page created, but unlinked, pending completion of scripts.

The "Timeline" page has been upgraded with events organized into categories, inproving visibility and simplifying its navigation.

"In Memoriam" page:

• Updated Jeff Hummel's birthdate from obituary provided by Jenny Leguineche.

• Added photo and info for Lee Shapiro, with credit for tparents.org.

"FFWPU Alaska State Leaders" page:

• Added photo clip for Benjamin O'Shea, and credit for source photo, courtesy of Jim & Jenny Leguineche.

"Volunteer Application" form:

• Reorganized and expanded the form to support the "Available Positions" page options, simplifying form data entry.

New "Project History & Future" page added. (Draft: Not yet published.)

"Available Positions" page:

• Added "Register" button to each listing, linking to "New Volunteer" form page.

  • This will be changed to have its own "Register" form.

• Added "Graphic Design Intern" listing.

• Added "Podcast Editor Intern" listing.

• Added "Transcript Editing Intern" listing.

"Timeline" page:

• Added 2000-2011 Alaska related entries from Mike Mickler's official timeline. This completes all data transfers from this source.

"Timeline" page:

• Corrected departure year displayed for True Mother's departure from Kodiak on August 17th, 1992. (was "1991").

  • Thanks for reporting that, Jenny!

All pages:

• Automated the copyright notice annual updates in the page footer.

New "Avaiable Positions" page (not yet published):

• Added with 4 internship positons listed.

  • Journalism

  • Storyboard Editing

  • Video Edting

  • Website Development

• Page doesn't yet include means to register for internship.

"Site History" page:

• Added hyperlinks to each site update to enable going direcly to the updated page.

"Timeline" page:

• Added 1994-1999 Alaska related entries from Mike Mickler's official timeline. More to come from this source.

"Contact Us" page:

• Changed title bar from collapsible group to simple text box and divider line, to avoid confusion.

"In Memoriam" page:

• Added photos for Joe McCarty and ISA Plant 1 Engineer "Mitch" Tsuji.

"Timeline" page:

• Added 1990-1993 Alaska related entries from Mike Mickler's official timeline. More to come from this source.

"In Memoriam" page:

• Added information for Rand Tickner.

• Added some photo credits.

"Timeline" page:

• Added remaining entries from "In Memoriam" page, where dates are included.

• Added 1979-1989 Alaska related entries from Mike Mickler's official timeline. More to come from this source.

"In Memoriam" page:

• New image for Joo Chan Choi.

• Added Mamoru Kato and Yuko Mock.

"Supporting Business Leaders" page (not yet linked, pending further data):

• New image for President Joo Chan Choi.

"50th Anniversary Celebration" page:

• Updated footer to reflect event has already taken place.

"Timeline" page:

• Adjusted sharing settings for images provided by JJL, so they appear properly in the timeline.

• Added entries for Ocean Hope I and Ocean Hope II vessels lost at sea.

• Began adding ascension dates for "In Memoriam" entries, up to and including Jean François Franquelin.

"Seafood Pioneers" page:

• Added missing individuals among the 50 couples, removed duplicate person.