Many thanks for all the help on my publishing project. I hope those who answered will post to the list, because the answers (particularly from Marty, who runs the OCGS research room) were very insightful. I've decided to put my stuff in a three-ring binder, probably using sheet protectors just as I set up my working notebook. As Marty pointed out, these binders stand up on the shelf and don't get lost behind other volumes. I may use the plastic coil type binding for my B-list libraries. The cheapo plastic comb bindings I'll reserve for my ungrateful family members who don't share my interest in genealogy. I was advised not to include e-mail and written correspondence, just paraphrase it. And listers suggested I get permission to include photos of living descendants. (Think I'll just include photos in the binders sent to family members.) I don't have enough information yet to do a Table of Contents, Index, etc. This is only volume one of the saga. I do have a lot of primary source documentation that I'd like to share with other researchers. And we all know the gods of genealogical research smile down on those who share. Cheers, Elizabeth