Gloria; These messages were about places that were as such just 1 week before the big disaster of the Middle East. I am sure that with so many lives lost that this will go down in GENEALOGY with thousands of people doing GENEALOGY. that lost families, friends etc. It is a concern with Genealogy as I am sure most all Genealogists will be documenting it somewhere in their Genealogy especially when they may have had relatives that were there, as a survivor, injured, and or casualty. My cousin was there just days before this happened and sent those messages about the same area's that are gone now due to the disaster. Never more to be the same as then. His pictures as just before the disaster are history and Genealogy. Are any references to anyone being swept out of this world from it going to be banned from Genealogy Sites???? It is a cause of death and destruction. I am sure also that many people would like to see these pictures sent to me of these places taken days before it happened showing them. It is ironic that they planned their long awaited trip when they did and returned home just days before or they no doubt would also may have been some of the injured or casualties. I wonder how many other's agree with me that this disaster will be mentioned in thousands of genealogies being done today. I have seen mention of the war's, Pearl Harbor , Battle of Bulge, Normandy Beachhead and many other items of history that family members were in. I also had a cousin who survived Pearl Harbor. A husband that went from The Normandy Beachhead clear to the Siegfried line through France to Germany survived 5 tanks destroyed, and more in the Civil War and much more. Sorry if you think it not a piece of Genealogy to thousands of people. I see much about the other Tornado's, war's accidents etc. I also had relatives killed in tornados in 1948 in Iowa. and more. Causes of death are a part of genealogy. I hope you can see the worth and ref . to Genealogy in this. I welcome any comments from anyone and your feelings now that the Genealogy aspect of this is stated. Or Are you and all going to ban mentioning any of these kinds of things in Genealogy sites???? If these items are not connected to Genealogy then I am sorry and we should make note and not mention anymore about any of the Civil War, disaster's as ,famine, storms, accidents , illness's and on and on. Everyone should be made aware so they don't post any info as such. I didn't think it inappropriate or I wouldn't have posted it. Sorry. I thought that people would like to have a idea as to what the places were like days before the terrible thing. Sorry. willma@sprynet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <gclester@juno.com> To: <WASHINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 5:33 PM Subject: [WASHINGTON-L] Disaster in the East > I'm sure everyone is sympathetic with the tragedy that is going on in the > East, but Maxine posted 3 messages to the digest I received today. Is > she doing this on other lists, too? This isn't the first time Maxine has > put personal messages on the mailing lists. She needs to find another > forum for her personal messages. There must be chat rooms or other > appropriate lists she can use for these kind of messages. > > Gloria Lester > >>^. .^<< > >