Hey, I just went to AOL and typed in my URL for the homepage I had with them and copied and pasted their posting:
Hometown Has Been Shutdown
Posted on Nov 6th 2008 1:30PM by Kelly Wilson
Dear AOL Hometown user,
We're sorry to inform you that as of Oct. 31, 2008, AOL® Hometown was shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Sincerely,
The AOL Hometown Team
Just type in your homepage web address, your last name (or any name that was in your information you sent) and perhaps they have an answer on how to get it back. I didn't really ask because I have all my genealogy on my computer. It put it on AOL homepage just to get responses from others.
Good luck!