Only recently have I heard of this practice of doing a family book and including only those who carry on the designated surname. As a woman, that means of the two books I have published - I would not have been included. And of the two I am preparing I would appear in only one of them. Though it is true it is a bit more difficult, sometimes, to work on female lines Brenda is correct that a family includes everyone. To say that a woman, and her descendants, have contributed nothing to a family, or to the development of this county, is very short sighted. Kathleen Rizer in Ohio Archivist for the 15,000 Descendants of Dennis Springer & Ann Prickett ---------- > Subject: Re: Geneaology Research > Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 7:56 PM > > Hello Everyone, > Just thought I would ask everyone a question. Am I the only one that includes all the descendants of a surname ? I have been doing research on my family now for about 3 years, I recently was contacted for help on one of my surnames, the person stated they are making books on the family, but they only include the people with that last name. So, does that go to mean that the descendants of the women do not count as descendants of that surname ? Just think of all the family being > left out. > Brenda