In a message dated 9/4/2007 6:46:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, marjersasha@msn.com writes: You DO want your information ( right or wrong ) entered just as you have it written and in a special section of it's own WITH your name as the researcher. Only under those circumstances will you allow your information to be used. I agree with the above -- but how could you be sure your wishes would be honored once the material is in his hands? And if it isn't, you might have the beginning of a family feud to deal with. This is quite a dilemma. In general, collaboration is good because theoretically it should result in more accuracy, but it's not true collaboration if one person takes all the credit. What are the chances you could get him to put together what he has, forward it to you, and let you be the one to do the final drafting of the "bigger, larger edition?" Not sure how you could get that across tactfully, but it might be a possibility. Maybe something along the lines of, " I'm so glad that you are interested in carrying on the family records and I'd love to collaborate with you on this but since I've spent X number of years researching, I feel I should reserve the right to put together the final product and if there are any discrepancies, we can work them out together." That might work well, or it might be a big headache, depending on the person. Either way, it's not easy to co-author (voice of experience) no matter who you're working with. Please let us know how this turns out. We may be next in line. :-) Vanette ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour