Bob Bartley forwarded: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gene Pennington" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 8:07 AM > > Subject: [PRA]: PRA - WHAT WE ARE DOING TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION > > > > > 1. The John French Master File (JFMF). A collection of about 67,000 names > > > maintained in a database. This database comes from GEDCOM files and > > > genealogical reports submitted by PRA members. We are working hard to > > > publish this information in a format that will make it accessible to our > > > members. Eventually we hope to be able to publish it on our web site and on > > > a CD. The Family Group Leaders are presently collecting and updating > > > information from their Group members to update the JFMF and their Group's > > > description and summaries. i think this is a simple question. as i'm not currently a PRA member & wasn't around for the beginning of the JFMF compilation (i do understand it's an ongoing item), i'd like to ask if the JFMF only includes names from the currently established family groups or does it also contain gedcoms from unassigned branches of PENNINGTONs. for example, if i had my PENNINGTON line all buttoned up (which i don't, but bear with me) & wanted to add it to the JFMF, would i be able to submit it even though i haven't connected with one of the 30 groups? in addition, would i have to be a PRA member first? i don't remember seeing the answers to these questions on the website so i thought i'd ask them here. thanks, julia horvath looking for PENNINGTONs in chester, eng.> ont., canada> minneapolis, mn.