It is such a shame that a few people can ruin a good thing. A few month's ago, I received news of a heinous crime against a fellow researcher. She is technically blind, but before her eyesight was gone, she collected a wealth of info on her HALL and PEER lines. She had been corresponding with a man on the net for a while, when he asked if he could visit her and get copies of her court and pension records. A date was set, but the man appeared early one weekend when he knew she was going to be out of town and manipulated his way into her house, by telling her daughter some cock n bull story. I bet you can imagine what happened next. Left alone with her documents and her library, he and his girlfriend proceeded to make multiple trips out to his car and stole all of her books, photos, documents and correspondence---A LIFE TIME OF EFFORT. And because of her failing eyesight, material that can never be reproduced. He even coerced her daughter into allowing him access to her computer files and then, so I am told, erased her computer files. This man is a Rootsweb researcher-- someone you may have corresponded with --- Scary isn't it. After a lenghty battle -- and a clear threat of a law suit, the man did FINALLY return her books and some of her papers to her last week. However, many documents and pictures are missing. He even took copies of her long distant telephone bills????? I wanted you to hear this story and hopefully be on guard. Be careful when you invite someone to share your research material. Let your family know that this material is priceless to you and that under no circumstance would you want it to be left unprotected. NO MATTER HOW HARMLESS THE INDIVIDUAL SEEMS. This particular man is reported to do volunteer work for the LDS and has done civic duties in the community. God bless you all and be careful-- this may have happened to you--I know it could have been me, but for the grace of God. Candee