I am sending a special post this morning to let you know that it has been announced that RootsWeb.com has been acquired by Myfamily.com, which has been known more familiarly as Ancestry.com until recently. Dr.Brian Leverich and his wife Karen Isaacson, who founded RootsWeb some years ago, have been unable to meet the financial demands required to keep RootsWeb afloat. Although millions of people have availed themselves of the services of RootsWeb, only a very small percentage have contributed toward the goal of keeping RootsWeb a small but viable sole proprietorship type of operation. Last year, RootsWeb chalked up a huge financial loss, and it has simply become impossible for them to continue on as they have done up to this point. We have been assured that nothing will change insofar as the RootsWeb services are concerned. All items will remain free, including the 19,000 mail lists served by RootsWeb, as well as all of the other services which RootsWeb has provided. There will be no change in the administrative team, with Brian and Karen still heading up the RootsWeb.com system, supported by volunteer staff. Realistically, however, I think we should be prepared, somewhere down the road, for some substantial changes to occur, since Myfamily.com is, after all, a for-profit corporation(albeit one of the better ones in the field of genealogy), and RootsWeb.com, in its current configuration, will always be a financial loss to them. Hopefully, that will be offset by the additional revenue which Myfamily.com may realize through its association with RootsWeb, and if that turns out to be the case, then the long term outlook for maintaining the status quo looks more favorable. Only time will tell. This is a for your information for this list and I will keep you informed. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements, Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios