Dear cousins, I spoke with Howard just a few minutes ago. He sounds pretty good but says he isn't doing genealogy anymore...too old and just not up to do doing things the way he used to. He said he has had quite a few telephone calls about his book and now he and his publisher are talking about reprinting it. I didn't even bring up my idea after he said that. He mentioned that he thought there might be used copies sold by some genealogical houses "in Vermont, Baltimore, and somewhere else". He took my name and address and said he would write me if they decide to reprint. I told him about our internet family but I don't know that he really understood what I was talking about. Well, I guess we'll have to continue this way a little longer. I suppose in the future we might have to deal with his publishing house. We never could have just added things Howard's book though. I think we will have to do our own. Facts cannot be copyrighted, it is the expression of those facts that is copyrighted. One can excerpt with permission and proper credit given and there are probably some other legalities that I am not thinking of, at the moment, as well. Some of you have some great stories to tell (I am fascinated by the Brazilian Pyles and the oil money waiting Pyles) and have already put together your lines practically back to Adam, so you may be ready to publish something. But some of us, like me, are still struggling along with just a few generations in the West Virginia hills. I guess we'll have to wait and try again. sigh. Sara