Hi > I keep my family data in five files. Four of them start with a grandparent and follow their lines. I keeps the files smaller, not that I know so many ancestors. If I share information, it's simpler to give the receipient onty the data they want rather than everyone. The fifth file contains living relatives that only the priveleged few can see. By keeping this as a separate file I'm not likely to publish information that should not be public knowledge. I haven't had any instances of one line being related to another although some ancestors of my mother's father came from the same area as my father's mother's people (Piscataway, NJ). Just an Idea < Tom _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.