Thanks, Sandra, I had really had not thought about that. By making the deposits it will help someone else down the road in the future and, hopefully, help them where they do not have to do all of the research we are doing. I enjoy doing the research, but some people are not much of a detective for digging up old relatives and ancestors as some of us. Joseph Sealy, TX Sandra <sgordon817@earthlink.net> wrote: I nearly lost hope of ever finding someone in my family that would preserve my research. I have one daughter who was completely uninterested. But, she assured me that she would preserve my research until someone was actively interested in it. A few years ago, I discovered that my dear niece loves to look over my "archives" and has promised to preserve everything. In the meantime, deposit your research in everyplace that you can. The Mormon Church, your local library, the library and/or historical museum where your family hailed from, the Newberry Library in Chicago -- EVERYWHERE. Don't rely on family. There are countless repositories that want to house and preserve your valuable research. Find them!!!!! Sandra ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== NO VIRUS warnings or topics of any kind relating to this subject to be posted to the list. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx