To clariy - the husband was never interested in her hobby/passion/skill at all. She knew this. Her family was/is only interested when being given a quilt (she had a process of who got quilts when). After she passed, there were quilts that no one wanted in the family and with some "persuasion" we were able to get the husband to decide who should receive them as he clearly did not want them.
We have no local museums or guilds that are interested in any of the remaining (binders). Not even the guild she belonged to for many years.
I had thought of scanning the binders, but that would be an enormous job. And giving the thumbdrive to her husband would be quickly lost, he is not computer savvy.
I am not up to setting up a website, neither is the other friend who has been helping.
i have no idea how to reach family other than her son - he lives several thousand miles away, has much of her stuff but just can't handle taking any more. Her step kids and grandkids are not interested.
Sadly, our thrift stores are not interested in the binders even, kids just don't use them anymore.
Unfortunately these binders and the history they contain will likely end up in a dumpster.