In a message dated 3/1/00 8:55:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I've often wondered if I was doing this for nothing, too. >> Hi list!!! I haven't been reading all the "preserving our family history" emails, but my thought is, pass your info on to your local genealogy library. Your research is never wasted time. Someone will definatly be able to use something from your work. My kids could care less about my work & I've decided to make 3 copies of my research for the day when I'm no longer here. One goes to my sister, if she wants it, & the others will go to local genealogy libraries. I work at Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants library in Lewis Co., & we have lots of files people have donated. They're on floppy disk, & when a researcher comes in looking for anything on a surname, we can point them to books plus the disks. We have several different programs, Family Tree Maker, Brothers Keeper, etc, & the disks are well used!!!! Just a thought. Ruth Bush Highland, Harrison Co., WV