The facts re the RootsWeb and MyFamily.com Merger can be found in the official press release at http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm or http://www.myfamilyinc.com/pressroom/rootsweb.htm The following is taken from a message to RootsWeb Donor & Donor Plus subscribers ... "And don't worry, you won't be charged to access RootsWeb. No one will put your data on CD without your permission. Our Privacy Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/pledge.html) and our Acceptable User Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html) are unchanged. Other promises made over the years will continue to be honored. You'll still deal with the same RootsWeb volunteers and employees. In fact, most users won't notice any changes, except exciting new tools, more content, and better genealogical resources." regards Peter Cook List owner of the ButeshireGenWeb, SCT-RENFREW & SCT-ARGYLL mailing lists.