I have heard several talks on this subject, the most recent being Thomas MacEntee's webinar to the Ontario Genealogical Society. Without taking up too much time on the TMG list, I suggest that you check genealogical conferences for similar talks or look on the idea. There are many things to do, foremost of which is to let your heirs and executors know what you want done. I would also suggest that you donate copies of your work to applicable libraries and archives and then periodically update or replace it. With a replacement in a couple of years, it is fairly simple to update the catalogue and put it on the shelves. In my experience, most want a "finished" work, not simply copies of your files, etc. This can be paper or electronic (probably pdf or html i.e. SS generated, not a copy of your TMG backup). Mike More mikemore@rogers.com -----Original Message----- From: tmg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tmg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of pbalkcom via Sent: 30-Jul-15 6:26 AM To: TMG@rootsweb.com Subject: [TMG] Preserving those huge databases In several recent posts, people, like Lee, have stated that they have upwards of 50,000 people in their database. It brings to mind the question - What will happen to all that work after I die? or better yet - What can I do now to preserve that information? Because our databases are not static and change on an almost daily basis, it’s not practical to start printing out 50,000 Individual Reports that you could give to an archive or library because what you print today would possibly be changed by tomorrow. One could write a book that might include a few thousand of those people in it but what happens to all the information you have gathered on all those other thousands of collateral people? I’d be interested in hearing of people’s plans for their TMG databases and also their Second Site websites after they are gone. Thanks. Pat The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message