From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Apr 21 00:35:51 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3L6Zpjb012883; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:35:51 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3L6ZXZv023967 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:35:33 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k3L42mFI009261 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:02:48 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k3L42mXY009260 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:02:48 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k3KIqIFI007884 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:52:18 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k3KLOpFS030098 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:24:51 -0600 X-Envelope-From: lclay3731@charter.net Thu Apr 20 15:24:50 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3KLOojb030087 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:24:50 -0600 Received: from mxsf25.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf25.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.225]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3KLOlLt006479 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:24:50 -0600 Received: from mxip10a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip10a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.140]) by mxsf25.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k3KLOgUH011938 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:24:43 -0400 Received: from 68-186-67-169.dhcp.knwk.wa.charter.com (HELO HPDesktop) ([68.186.67.169]) by mxip10a.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 20 Apr 2006 17:24:42 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.04,141,1144036800"; d="scan'208,217"; a="229432295:sNHT62575458" Message-ID: <001a01c664c0$f133cc80$6401a8c0@HPDesktop> From: "Lawrence Clay" To: Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:25:25 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Fw: Family history book legality ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Clay To: ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:20 PM Subject: Fw: Family history book legality ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Clay To: ROOTS-L-reguest@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:51 AM Subject: Family history book legality Hi: I too am working on a family history book about a greatgreatgranfather and his descendants. I am sure I also will have an occasional objection although so far everyone is willing to provide information I have asked for. I basically am doing what a couple of others have said - if it is a public record then I will publish it as it is my effort and my cost. Yet, even here I won't publish the fact that the husband of a close relative served time in prison for bad checks, child support, etc. He and his wife later got back together. He now is deceased but this is one fact I will omit as long as she is living. I will publish what I know about a relative who was an outlaw about 1900 as I have found newspaper articles verifying his escapades. Some of his granddaughters are still living and acknowledge the fact that he "was quite a rounder in his day!" I haven't decided on birthdates of living but may omit them if requested. My aunt published a similar book two years ago and there weren't any objections to birth dates. My final thought is if you let your relatives dictate what you publish are you really being accurate and truthful? You probably can never satisfy everyone. As Shirley said, don't publish gossip - stick to the facts and go ahead with your book. Lawrence Clay