You would only contribute names and dates, not an article. I might contribute William Nelson Downing m. Delilah Jane Downing Feb. 27, 1862, in Logan County, IL, to the marriage file. I wouldn't contribute William to the birth file because he was born in Ohio. He died in Arkansas while in the 106th Infantry during the Civil War, not an Illinois death but certainly Illinois related. Not sure how they will handle that. Delilah's birth could be contributed to the birth file and her death to the death file. Fine you say. My information is accurate. But Janie who 'heard' her great grandmother was born in Logan County could contribute too -- no way to know if that a contribution is accurate. That's contributed information as opposed to verified, researched or whatever. Cheryl Rothwell LoganCty@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas