This is what steps I have taken: 1st and foremost, I share with anybody who will take my data: e.g. Amer. Hist Soc of Germans from Russia, Campbell Society of America, DAR, LDS (I am not LDS) etc. etc. 2nd, a few years back, I made up file boxes with copies of my documents and printed charts for all those for whom I have done genealogy: e.g. girl friends, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, etc. but only AFTER first making sure that everything was properly cited on the computer, so that I could access it again later. This also helped clean out my office. However, I did keep the "wanna bes" - those files that I have not yet proven or disproven fit the various families. Probably when they clear out my office these files might end up being discarded as no one will know to whom they belong. Oh well! THEN, I have given instructions to husband and family: e.g. I am a Village Coordinator for the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia and I want those materials to go to Concordia University in Portland, OR. I have a stepdaughter who lives in the Portland area and I am confident that between her, my husband and my daughter it will get done. While we can give all the instructions "in the world" there is no assurance that family will actually do as we ask, so back up, back up and share share. You can only do your best; other suggestions are appreciated. Rolene Eichman Kiesling, Groveland, CA