Hello All, We (PRA) have a Database for Obituaries. I (and possibly a few others on the list) would like to know a few things. Is this database for only persons with Pennington surnames? All descendants? Only direct descendants? Just what is the criteria? Must we have the newspaper with date, what if that is unknown? Do we have to know the group that the Pennington belongs to? Can all of us check in the newspapers in our area for Pennington's and submit them? Is the obituary posted to the list first and then Margaret has them published in the Pedigree? Do we send (attach) the actual copy of the obituary? If the Pennington Group is known and whatever posting is done, does the obituary become a part of the group file automatically? Have all the obituaries been posted in the Pedigrees - how long have we had the database? Is Margaret able to search for a particular person? If we have a database for this subject, is there a reason that we don't have databases for other things, like marriage, births, celebrity status, etc? Is this something we can build for the benefit of the members only? I am the Archivist for another genealogical family. Everything is sent to me from around in the nation. I put the data in a base for others. At the same time, I put what is sent into the master file for the person it pertains to in the family. Consequently, we have a file that is up to date, literally, from yesterdays' headlines. It's almost in 'real time'. (Unless of course I take a week off) Whoever replies to this; it isn't necessary to answer each question but a rough idea of the procedure and what is needed for the obituaries would help. We are all aware that source documentation is most favorable. Also, when replying, PLEASE CC: to the PRA list. I'm sure there are others out there that would like to know what happens in this process. Thanks, Rene'e Davis - Assistant Research Director Pennington Research Association-Group 9 www.penningtonresearch.org