A very nice thought. I gave my son and daughter in law such a gift after the birth of my first and only grandson, and they were elated. People seem particularly interested in the computer's capability of listing all their relatives. If you're a Hamrick from West Virginia, that is an enormous number. dhamrick@neo.rr.com Dan Hamrick 402 23rd Street NW Canton OH 44709 Phone and fax: 330-454-2376 -------- >From: SnowBeri@aol.com >To: WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Fw: census >Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2000, 10:26 AM > >Census forms, as we all know, just give you dates and places and >names....nothing that makes a person that he is... >If a serious genealogist is THAT serious about leaving something for the >children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and following generations, how >about taking that genealogy program and make up couple of books of yourself >and all your ancestors, including your current children and grandchildren >(Yeah, I know, some of us haven't gotten that far yet) and donate it to your >local genealogy library and a copy to the LDS Library in Salt Lake.... Don't >forget to include family stories and copies of photos... (AND an index. How >many times have we picked up books without indexes and just groaned at the >sheer volume) >That book of yours tells much more than an old govt form. > >Regards, >Diane >