In reading Cara's e-mail it seems like she DOES have something against the LDS website. I see nothing wrong with adding to the information there. The more we help each other, the better. It is one of the few free websites with no strings attached. I have accepted that they take whatever information they're given, and post it, that they were not responsible for correcting it. I don't know much about the Mormon religion, but I am grateful that they do this type of thing and that it's open to the public. I also strongly disagree about people keeping family stories to themselves until there is documentation, if I read the message right. I think you should get as much information from family as you can, write it down and regard it as clues to be sorted out later if needed. I had very little to go on with my mother's family, and had to use stories I heard to start searching, even though they turned out to be a hodge-podge of mixed information. I wish my Aunts were here now to know what the truth turned out to be, so far (maybe they do know now), but the stories they supplied had valuable clues and I'm glad I wrote them down and that I asked for them. Everyone has to have a starting point, whether it turns out to be documented truth or not. I think proving authenticity is only part of the search, and it should be regarded as mystery-solving, no stone unturned to resolve things. I am not a Mormon, but I find the LDS website one of my invaluable tools. If you simply keep in mind that they do not verify the information posted and take whatever they're given, you can still gain valuable information there. That's my view...Linda Haviland