Well one lives and learns! Been there but now I just answer confirming a tiny detail, sometimes I get a "Thanks, I'll add that to my file!"...nothing else.. I then email weeks later and ask why they are not reciprocating as I have a lot more details on that family line. Usually get a pile of demanding questions, then I reply that I only work with those willing to share....Their loss, not mine! DH On 15/12/2011 08:00, scotch-irish-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > But I, too, have had demanding letters insisting that I hand over all the > information I have about my families. A few times I have given some > ancestral material, but seldom have I had a simple "thank you."