{"id":11606,"date":"2015-10-08T12:57:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T16:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=11606"},"modified":"2021-04-21T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T19:29:20","slug":"hurricane-preparedness-protect-your-family-your-genealogy-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/hurricane-preparedness-protect-your-family-your-genealogy-records.html","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Preparedness: Protect Your Family \u2013 &#038; Your Genealogy Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year we read about hurricanes raging toward the U.S. coast and nearby islands.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11619\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dallas-morning-news-newspaper-0806-1980-hurricane-allen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dallas-morning-news-newspaper-0806-1980-hurricane-allen.png\" alt=\"[Hurricane} Allen Slams into Jamaica, Dallas Morning News newspaper article 6 August 1980\" width=\"934\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dallas-morning-news-newspaper-0806-1980-hurricane-allen.png 934w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dallas-morning-news-newspaper-0806-1980-hurricane-allen-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dallas-morning-news-newspaper-0806-1980-hurricane-allen-500x245.png 500w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/dallas-morning-news-newspaper-0806-1980-hurricane-allen-900x440.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 6 August 1980, page 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>This year\u2019s hurricane season will be no different.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/photo-1008-2015-ready-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/photo-1008-2015-ready-logo.png\" alt=\"screenshot of the &quot;Ready&quot; logo for hurricane preparedness from the Department of Homeland Security \" width=\"874\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/photo-1008-2015-ready-logo.png 874w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/photo-1008-2015-ready-logo-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/photo-1008-2015-ready-logo-500x292.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take a minute to be prepared in the event a hurricane strikes your area.<\/p>\n<p>[search_box]<\/p>\n<p>You \u2013 your family \u2013 and your genealogy records are all depending on the steps you take to be prepared for the storm.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security has issued tips for getting ready for a hurricane:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">Basic Preparedness Tips<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">Preparing Your Home<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">Hurricane Watch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">Hurricane Warning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">What To Do When A Hurricane Is 6 Hours From Arriving<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">What To Do When A Hurricane Is 6-18 Hours From Arriving<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">What To Do When A Hurricane Is 18-36 Hours From Arriving<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">What To Do When A Hurricane Is 36 Hours From Arriving<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/beta.ready.gov\/hurricanes?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=hurricanes&amp;utm_campaign=2015%20NPM\">When There Is No Hurricane: Make A Hurricane Plan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Save your family history work by getting it online! See the related articles below for details on scanning, saving and preserving your genealogy research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/how-to-scan-save-share-your-family-photographs-online.html\">How to Scan, Save &amp; Share Your Family Photographs Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/getting-genealogy-records-online-my-clean-up-plan.html\">Getting Genealogy Records Online: My Clean-Up Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/preserve-and-protect-your-family-history.html\">Preserve and Protect Your Family History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/a-guide-to-using-social-media-for-genealogy.html\">A Guide to Using Social Media for Genealogy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/best-family-tree-software-websites-to-share-your-genealogy.html\">Best Family Tree Software &amp; Websites to Share Your Genealogy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[bottom_post_ad]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year we read about hurricanes raging toward the U.S. coast and nearby islands. This year\u2019s hurricane season will be no different. Take a minute to be prepared in the event a hurricane strikes your area. 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