Ruth & Group: I agree wholeheartedly with Ruth. I'm on many lists, too, and some are just like the one Ruth described. I can't see some of them have any interest in diaries, which I think is sad. I have learned more about my Niagara Co. ancestors on this list than on any other list. I've been able to have a taste of how my ancestors lived. I've learned so much on preserving my family history on this list and thanks to this group, my descendants will have a genealogical story instead of just dates, names and places. I'm still considering publishing Phoebe's diaries, they'd be so valuable to Niagara Co. history. I'm so glad I finally got Pheobe;s diaries transcribed, it's fun to go back and read them whenever I want to... Kim