I was able to find many of the blog posts that my hosting provider deleted by using the Wayback Machine http://archive.org/web/ . If you haven’t used the Wayback Machine, give it a try, it is fun. In addition to my blog posts I was able to find a website I created in 2001.
The Wayback Machine is maintained by a non-profit organization that has been archiving the web since 1996. From their website:
What’s the significance of the Archive’s collections?
Societies have always placed importance on preserving their culture and heritage. But much early 20th-century media — television and radio, for example — was not saved. The Library of Alexandria — an ancient center of learning containing a copy of every book in the world — disappeared when it was burned to the ground.
I was inspired to make a donation. You can donate to the Wayback Machine at https://archive.org/donate/