I like the idea of creating a massive gedcom of Platte County people. We'd probably have a lot of separate files at first, then be able to merge them as different lines marry (probably more recent ones). Without including living people, though, we might not see as much of that, as I think ethnic and religious groups stayed more within their defined boundaries 100+ years ago. In any event, we'd need to find another source to locate the gedcom if that should ever come to fruition. Rootsweb (and probably USGenNet, too), doesn't allow gedcoms. One of the very few restrictions. I do agree that it would be a time-consuming venture if it is going to be done "right." Without documentation, any discrepancies would be hard to verify. And without documentation of some sort, how could a decision be made between two dates/spellings, etc. Sounds problematic. But, if someone wants to volunteer, I'd certainly submit my family trees ;>) I'm assuming these would not be carried back beyond those who once lived in Platte county. That would be even more difficult. At least documentation should be available for most of our "local" families...... Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ Sherri's Family Findings - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/