Otee, I'm a widow on limited income. I have absorbed all the expense of doing a Tree. I have shared all information with family. I have mailed, long distance telephoned, and paid for research. I have just written two church archives asking for information and enclosed donations in memory of the people I am researching. The truth is, I think everyone likes receiving the information. I think they think I am doing a nice thing. I also think not one of them would spend the time or money to do it if I didn't. And I don't think it would bother them if they never had the information. And I don't think that makes them bad, it just makes them different from me. It's the name of the game! Best, Elaine only1or2@webtv.net wrote: > OTEE > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Balancing needs of the non-pro and persons wanting their > research > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 08:39:29 -0400 > From: only1or2@webtv.net > To: kimh@cwnet.com > > I ,too have this situation. My sister and undle want info on 2nd ad 3rd > grandparents. I made copies of what seemed most important and sent them > off. I asked that my sister work on our fathers line as she lived in > that state and would have cheap access to that info,and I in turn would > continue on female line(N.Y.C) much more difficult.10 mo.later I am > working alone on both. As for my cousin the excuse was golf and little > league took up too much of his time and he could not research. Now ,if > anyone wants anything further ,cough up a little cash,do their share of > research,or do without. I guess they will do without! I am the least > able ,by location and financially to do this ,and ye everybody wants a > freebee. Those days are gone. Does this sound petty? > > OTEE