This is probably a double-edged sword. If you tell too much on your family, it will offend some of them. However, if you fail to mention some in your data, they will feel slighted. Think we need the wisdom of Solomon on this one.... Dora Gordon Whisenant At 05:48 PM 12/11/98 -0500, you wrote: > >I don't necessarily know that it's a legal matter as much as it's a matter of >respecting the privacy of your relatives - would anyone really want their >personal info published without consent? Most computer-to-webpage genealogy >programs have options to hide living information, therefore just listing names >in the family tree and no personal info (birth, marriage, etc.). > >But, can you imagine what Aunt Fran would do if she opened a book or was >surfing the web and found her birthdate along with info all four of her >marriages? You wouldn't exactly stay on her Christmas card list.