As of yet, I have not shared my family lines on Ancestry.com. I always thought that I would like to keep my research free. I have paid hundreds of dollars and a lot of time to get my research. My problem. None of my children are interested, and I do not believe that will ever change. So, what happens to my research that I have spent hours and all of that money on when I pass away ??? I would like to share it. Whether it is with Ancestry, Genealogy.com, or whoever. Whether it is free, or whether it costs you. I want my lines out there. They were very hard to find, and I know that the next person who is researching our family, is going to have the same problems that I did. Some of the people that I got information from, are no longer living. How is the next person going to find that information, if I don't share it?? I am going to give one copy of my genealogy to the state and county where my mother and her family came from. Then, I am going to share with all. Just my views Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mema" <rmemazz@charter.net> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Your Family Tree > I understand that you all have put time and effort into your collecting & organizing your family history, and feel somewhat > proprietary about it, but if you are truly interested in your families history; then to collaborate with any & all others is the > best way to do it. > > Why would you limit yourself to only those researchers who were looking at "free" information? > > What is wrong with "sharing" your information generously to all who are researching their families. > > Did you ever pay for information contained in certificates or documents from counties or states or libraries? > > Just a few thoughts > mema > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lunar@ipa.net> > To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:43 AM > Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Your Family Tree > > > > My thoughts exactly! > > > > Carolyn wrote: > > > Charging for information that has been provided to Ancestry for free does > > > not seem like good business to me. A lot of the information that I have > > > found on my family lines was provided free to me, and I would like to pass > > > it along freely to any future researchers. > > > > > > I for one will not "give" Ancestry "free" information for them to sell. I > > > will post my line elsewhere. > > > > > > >