Hope that many of you will seriously consider placing a GED copy of your family file (hopefully, with sources given) on the RootsWeb World Connect page. To check out this site, visit the address below: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/wcmission.html The mission of the RootsWeb World Connect project is "Our mission is simple - to provide a resource which can connect the family trees of everyone in the world." Concerning your privacy, RootsWeb promises "Unlike other genealogical Web sites, you have full control over your GEDCOM (GEnealogical Data COMmunications) file at RootsWeb. You can change or remove it completely at any time. RootsWeb will never burn your file onto a CD-ROM or charge others to access it." Concerning The Privacy of Those In Your Files, they suggest the following: "You are responsibility for the contents of your file. Please be considerate when selecting your options of what will appear on the Internet. The 100-year option is the default, and was intended to protect the privacy of those still living. If you override that option, you may be placing personal information about living people online. You will also want to be considerate on which notes appear in your file. If you override the 100-year option, and are contacted by a living relative to remove their information from your file, please do so as quickly as possible." In case you don't know how to create a GED file there are directions available for various software programs on the RootsWeb site. Right now there are 11 million names posted. You may help yourself most of all. After posting my file a few weeks ago, I have had queries from a number of people who connected to one of my lines. Jan Jackson Researching: WALKER, HADDOCK, VANZANT, SWEARINGEN, EUBANK, BROWARD, MINOR, JOHNSON, GAY, RODDENBERRY