I am new to this group and fairly new to seriously researching my roots. But it seems as though there is a lot of bickering and complaining in this group. If I find someone's research on the web I copy it until I can verify it to make sure it is accurate. it gives me a good place to start. It seems like a waste of my time and theirs if I start from scratch! I would never "publish" a history without having the factual documentation. But why publish the family histories on the web if not to help other people, after all we are "family" Marty White in North carolina