I just received a notice saying "MyFamily.com and RootsWeb.com join forces" For the full press release, see http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm. MyFamily is part of the Ancestry.com group that charges to view their on-line genealogy holdings. The e-mail also states, "RootsWeb.com will continue to be free to all users and will maintain its own unique URL at http://www.rootsweb.com." I certainly hope so, but I can't help but wonder how long the FREE access will apply....or will Ancestry soon be putting any new RootsWeb data on their pay to view site? Making a profit from the genealogy work done by private researchers really upsets me. I send a notice with all of my FTM files stating they are NOT to be contributed to any commercial genealogical project without my written permission. However, my research keeps appearing on various web sites...including Ancestry, Family Tree Maker, LDS, and personal sites. My entire Boyer genealogy is now on the LDS site and being SOLD on their CD #1. It was contributed by a man I shared my entire Boyer research file with. Our St Anne group is an excellent sample of "sharing" genealogy. It is beneficial to everyone. We should strive to keep genealogy free. Audrey