Terri said: Hello, > I too, am glad that someone brought this up! > Documentation is a piece of paper, whether it be a birth certificate, Will, > death cert or whatever. If I obtain a copy and send it to my cuzzin Butch, his > copy is just as valid as my copy. No difference. It proves the same thing. I agree. Not all of us have the physical and/or financial means to obtain every scrap of evidence on our own. Why the duplication of effort? There is always more to pursue. Do that. I don't think anyone can go wrong learning the basics such as are presented by Rootsweb. This lesson explains the difference berween Primary and Secondary evidence and some other key points. Keep up the good work. I appreciate all the researchers and the DNA participants. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson12.htm Janet Crain --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.491 / Virus Database: 290 - Release Date: 6/18/2003