I find in the face of so much tragedy it helps me to cope by making sure I 
also hear about the heartwarming stories with happy endings.  I by no means 
want to down play all the bad that has happened, but knowing that actions 
such as these are also going on in the face of devastation makes the whole 
situation seem less hopeless.

http://asmallvictory.net/archives/009719.html

Also, I know its not a huge thing, but as a pet owner I was glad to hear 
that many hotels/motels are being lax with their no pets policies.


Heather Marie Wells

>From: Eric Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Katrina-related museum news update 8/31/05
>Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:41:17 -0400
>
>Here are some more news items I ran across this morning:
>
>
>"BILOXI - Biloxi residents got their first look today at the devastation 
>Hurricane Katrina wreaked on their famed beach front.
>
>"Landmarks like Beauvoir, the final home of Confederate President Jefferson 
>Davis, are virtually demolished.
>
>"The Davis home, built in 1854, has been reduced to rubble and a frame of a 
>house."
>
>http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050830/NEWS0110/50830019
>
>
>
>"The Old Capitol Museum, facing restoration costs recently estimated at 
>$11.1 million, got an additional wallop from Hurricane Katrina winds and 
>rain. The copper roof, according to one employee, 'peeled back like a 
>banana.'
>
>"The state history museum appeared to be the hardest hit of Jackson area 
>attractions.
>
>"'The roof on the southern half is gone and that resulted in extensive 
>water coming in,' said Hank Holmes, director of the Mississippi Department 
>of Archives and History. 'That happened around 3 p.m. (Monday) and it was 
>open to rain from that point on.'"
>
>http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050831/FEAT05/509010302/1023
>
>
>
>"People stared in disbelief at the sights along Highway 90, which runs 
>along the beach through Gulfport and Biloxi: Two casinos, which are built 
>on barges because by law in Mississippi they must be waterborne, had 
>slipped loose and sailed over the Highway, essentially becoming battering 
>rams that crashed into buildings on the other side. Some old mansions were 
>peeled open like dollhouses; others, like the Danzler House, which had just 
>been remodeled to house a Mardi Gras museum, were simply gone."
>
>http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=446A509E-094A-4E88-B224-7CD00B7CEFE7
>
>
>
>"Tim Pula and his wife sought refuge from Hurricane Katrina in one of 
>downtown Mobile's sturdiest buildings, the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science 
>Center. . . .
>
>"The water stopped several feet shy of the top step that leads into the 
>museum lobby, but another part of the museum did get wet.
>
>"'An estimated 5 feet of water came into the building through the front 
>doors that face Government Street,' said Shannon Lipscomb, marketing and 
>public relations director for the Exploreum.
>
>"The museum's original exhibit gallery, Hands On Hall, was flooded with 
>about an inch of water that seeped through the doors facing the courtyard 
>on Royal Street. Hands On Hall is under renovation and the carpet was to be 
>replaced anyway, Lipscomb said."
>
>http://www.al.com/entertainment/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1125480019226390.xml&coll=3
>
>
>All my best to all those out there,
>
>--Eric
>
>Eric D. M. Johnson
>Proprietor
>The Village Factsmith Historical Research & Consulting
>http://www.factsmith.com/
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