Hello, I would like to thank all of the wonderful people that offered their help when I recently emailed a plea for some of the information in the older issues of Pennington Pedigrees. Today I got that material from one of the Pennington angels, and it was so exciting to read through what some of the previous researchers had to say about the family. An unexpected surprise was some information on another of my husband's lines. You just never know what you may find! I did receive one email telling me that the information could not be sent due to copyright laws. I think that the Pennington officers, or the membership as a whole, needs to re-think their policy here. Most researchers "share" their information. I've run across very few that are only "takers." That information in the older issues, for the most part, is completely lost to new members. Of course, they can purchase all issues that might contain a few pages, but at what cost? Here's what the problems boils down to: As a member, who paid money to join, I was unable to obtain the information about my group because of copyright laws. But any non-member can walk into any library where issues might be located, and can Xerox just as many pages as they wish. No problem. I often go to the State Archives here in GA., and there is usually a line at the Xerox machine. People Xerox from books and periodicals all the day long. So, isn't there a problem with how this is being handled? Is this fair to people who pays dues to join your organization? Just a little something you might want to think about, and come up with a plan for the benefit of your members. Again, thanks for all of the help, and have a Merry Christmas! Sue