As obsessed as I am with my own family history, and particularly with the , life of my maternal grandmother who died just before my birth, I found her diary, 1921-26, a bit boringly mundane, sparked here and there with true gems of accounts (i.e., eye-witness account of the still birth of a grandchild, 1925 visit to her daughter and family in Hawaii, break-up of her 2nd marriage.) It's an invaluable window into the soul and life of a woman who had her dull periods and noteworthy ones, too. Maybe she could have made her diary entries less a day-by-day record of breathing in and breathing out, and more anecdotal. Her diary is a bit of an ordeal to read thoroughly; too much so to interest her great grandchildren and their offspring. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)