Are you interested in Worldwide Disasters? Check out this project! [closed]

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Do you have ancestors who have been in a disaster anywhere in the world?

The WorldWide Disasters Project has free-space pages for Explosions, Tsunamis, Plane Disasters, Forest Fires, Hurricanes as well as Typhoons, Tornados, Black Death, Blizzards, Avalanches, Dust Bowl Disaster, 1918 Flu Pandemic, Industrial Fires, Mudslides, Mining Disasters, Oklahoma City Bombing, Volcanic Eruptions, 9/11 Subproject, and the Titanic subproject, and Mining disaster subproject.

This list is just the "tip of the iceberg" for disasters that have occurred worldwide, with no limit to the era. As you can see we have covered the most recent disasters. This project covers survivors as well as rescue workers.

Example: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Disasters Worldwide Disasters 

If you are interested in this project, just reply here on G2G, or go to the project page to request to be awarded a badge. We will get a badge awarded to you.

There is always room for more space pages on topics not yet covered!

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Hi Mary, I have the badge but to date haven't been able to contribute much (busy with work). Is anyone working on the Italian Hall tragedy, connected with the 1913 Michigan miners' strike?

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I will PM you.

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D.,  I have shown the link you posted to Sheryl who has a subproject  called Worldwide Mining Disasters.  She will get back to you.  Thank you for your interest in the Worldwide Disaster Project

Answer 1

Trying to catagorise shipping disaster for my great grandfather obrien-5238

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Hi Stephanie,  

Were you interested in joining the Worldwide Disasters Project?

~Mary

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That would be great Mary thank you

Answer 2

Hi Mary

Please can I join up. Keen to support this great project!

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Hi Gillian

I have added you as a member.  Thanks for your interest.

Answer 3

I'd like to join. I have an ancestor, a surgeon, involved in the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

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Thank you Natalie for your interest,  I have contacted the leader and you should have a badge soon.

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Hi, I would like to please join. I was in a tornado when I was 12.....I almost cried! lol.......It happened at a Racetrack!.....also I have always found natural disasters to be fascinating, even before that brief, but windy encounter! Thank You!

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Thank you Shawn,  I have added your name to the list of members for Worldwide Disasters Project.

Mary

Answer 4

I only had 1 ancestor die in the 1918 flu epidemic but 64 people died in my house when it was used as an emergency hospital during the flu.  I have articles, names & obituaries.  My son's ancestor was a priest who got special recognition for nursing the sick (never caught it himself).  I also have a relatively new interest in the Johnstown, Pa flood of  May, 31 1899. Over 2200 people perished.  I would love to be added to the project & do what I can to help.

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Thank you Ruth for  your interest.   I will contact a leader and get a badge for you

We always welcome people interested in Worldwide Disasters..  The 1918 flu epidemic  sounds  just right for you.

This is the link for the Project

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters

Mary Richardson (Project Coordinator)

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Ruth, I approved you on the googlegroups.

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Thanks Lynette

for taking care of that...!!

mary

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No Probs Mary, I was in email anyway when my phone dinged that new emails had come in.

Wasn't that Johnstown flood featured on the Men Who Made America.. That working in the mine there had weakened the dam structure and the Pinkertons were called in to put down a strike, firing on the miners and mill workers.

Answer 5

I am interested in joining and in especially the Texas hurricane of 1919.

Jon P Czarowitz

(Czarowitz-1)

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Jon, I added  you to the Worldwide Disasters Project Page. This is the Project https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters

The Disasters' Space pages already created are listed above the list of members.  Thank you for your interest in Worldwide Disasters.  Next I shall work on getting a badge for you.

~Mary~

Answer 6

I'd be interested in participating in the Worldwide Disasters Project.

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Paula,   I will add you to the list of participating members and notify the leader for a badge for you. This is the Project page which has a list of the Space pages created. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters  

Do you know what you are interested in writing about?

Thank you for your interest.

Answer 7

Hi Stephans

Could you please add me to Worldwide  Disasters Project.

I have an interest in aviation disasters

Regards

Mike

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Mike  I have added you to the Membership page of World Wide Disasters Project, with your interest.  This is the pagehttps://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters

Midway down on the page are the created Disasters.  I suggest you look at the pages,  to develop in your ideas for your page.  If you need help  I am willing to help  get you started.  

Thank you for your interest

 ~   Mary

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Hi Mary

Thanks for your email, sorry I have been slow in replying, April for me is a very busy month but I am working in the background on the project.

I will be in touch when I have got a few things sorted.

Regards

Mike

Answer 8

I don't know if it would be helpful. I reside in an old coal mining community with most coming from Italy. I don't know a lot about it, but I know they have extensive records in the Local History Center. I did volunteer research for 20 years and know that a lot exists. My husband's grandfather came to America in the early years of the 20th century from Austria to work the coal mines and was injured severely, but survived. I don't know the circumstances, however.

If you think it would help the group any, I would be glad to help.

My personal interest would be in 9/11 and the Black Death, which I have been reading about recently. I recently signed up for the great course on the Black Death.

Is the 9/11 project only on One World Trade or on both towers/all the buildings?

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Welcome MaryAnn Thomas.  to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters

There is a 9/11 Project.  which only has a project page, nothing else was done..  I will place your name on it.  Feel free to research and develop space pages.  If you need my help, just ask.   Recently Martha Garrett created a World Trade Center space page also.   I will also contact you personally.  Thank you for your interest in Worldwide Disasters.

Answer 9

I am interested in joining this project.  I had 2nd Great Uncle, Charles Glenn Ludlow, Ludlow-758 that died in a tornado in Orestes, Indiana in 1922.  Thanks!

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Welcome Rhonda Zimmerman to Woldwide Disasters Project.                      This is the link https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters.                          Take a look at the page, Members usually create a space page for this.  We originally created space pages for each disaster, and there is one on tornados.  Then if you want you can create a space page to describe the Indiana tornado in Indiana.   You would need to find sources,  and images for your page.  If you need help, and have never created a space page before, just ask.    I will add your name to the list of members.