I have been deeply moved lately by television reports of the terrible tragedies the weather is causing in our great nation and throughout the world. This morning there was a report of the seven Israeli school girls on a field trip who were killed by a Jordanian soldier. Earlier today on Good Morning America, the comment was made that despite these terrible tragedies, people pull together and become stronger.
Entire communities pull together.
I have seen this in our own south Florida in the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Many silent heroes sacrificed their time and talents to help the unfortunate victims. Similar stories are unfolding in the Ohio and Arkansas area of this country. Unspeakable destruction by Mother Nature has completely uprooted the lives of residents there. As genealogists we especially appreciate the loss of such precious evidence of one's heritage.