You are right. Rootsweb.com was bought by MyFamily.com. http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm I repeat. Free enterprise is great! More power to Brian and Karen, but lets not forget without the USGenWeb Project, there would never have been a Rootsweb.com to sell and make mega millions for their owners. I donated my materials to USGenWeb and I donated my $100.00 to Rootsweb, but currently with MyFamily.com owning Rootsweb.com and Ancestry.com and FamilyHistory.com and Ah-ha.com http://www.myfamilyinc.com/pressroom/ These businesses sell advertising based on the number of hits per page. It is to MyFamily.com(s) interest to keep "us comming on down on the genealogy hunt". In January 2001, Ancestry.com (who now owns rootsweb.com) had over 285,000 paid subscriptions !!! Their goal one million. At about $100.00 per subscription, I don't think we need feel they need our 'donations'. margaret