I too am NOT interested in giving my family tree to a group that then sells it to the public. I want other searchers to have easy access to what I have struggled to find, and, in turn, to share with me what they have found. Other places than public libraries where I have left my family tree are: the genealogical and/or the historical societies in the counties where my ancestors lived in VA. and KY. and in the state historical societies. All of them had genealogical files or libraries and were glad to get people's family information. Many of them already had many dozens of family files, some in folders in filing cabinets and others in binders filed in a section of family histories. The KY. Historical Society in Frankfort has row upon row of binders and bound family histories as well as a filing cabinet of folders with letters of inquiry, etc. So does the Filson Club in Louisville. A tip: I only wish that many individuals had put their family names on the cover rather then using clever titles, especially when the surname is a common one! I had to spend hours looking inside most books/binders to discover the family line it listed. I want to commend two of of the county groups that I have found the most helpful and with the most information: The Historical Society in Harrodsburg, KY. across the street from the court house. The genealogy room there is large with scads of material related to all of the counties in the area, and and the volunteers are especially knowledgeable and eager to help. The VA.-N.C. Piedmont Genealogical Society has its own large room in the Danville, VA. Public Library. There too, the volunteers were excellent. This room is not open as many hours as is the library, however. So you need to call to find out the hours; they do vary from day to day. Two volunteers who were walking encyclopedias of genealogical information were: Mrs. Marilyn Halstead in Danville and Mrs. Alma Ray Ison in Harrodsburg. (Mrs. Ison stunned me by asking if I were related to a a woman who had been doing research there in the 50s and 60s---my mother! She even had a file at home of letters my late mother had written to her about our family 40 years ago!) I definitely would go to these genealogical rooms on the days that they are there! BTW, its easy to copyright your material. At least you would have proof if someone took your info and sold it! Elizabeth Kaspar Searching for elusive VA. BAKERS who must have grown there in cabbages! George G. Morgan wrote: > MaisieAnn is correct. Libraries will often accept your work for their > vertical files IF it applies to people in the locale that the library > serves.... >