From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Aug 11 13:40:25 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 k7BJePjb003460; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:40:25 -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 k7BJeP8x017059 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:40:25 -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 k7BH0xFI029021 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:00:59 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k7BH0xMU029020 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:00:59 -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 k7BGN9FI028920 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:23:09 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k7BJ2OGY020071 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:02:24 -0600 X-Envelope-From: EDavis3797@aol.com Fri Aug 11 13:02:24 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 k7BJ2Ojb020060 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:02:24 -0600 Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com (imo-d21.mx.aol.com [205.188.144.207]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7BJ2Mbf003008 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:02:22 -0600 Received: from EDavis3797@aol.com by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id e.c0f.143ffe3 (48624) for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:02:07 -0400 (EDT) From: EDavis3797@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:02:07 EDT To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5331 X-Spam-Flag: NO 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] Re: Interesting Question I can only second those who have replied "Do it NOW!" At 74, with over 50 years of research, I have been striving mightily these last few years to make available as much of it as I can. I have finished books on each of my parents' lines -- printing hard copies for family members and appropriate libraries. At the conclusion of each, I deposited the backup documentation at receptive archives or libraries and passed along other papers to more distant cousins who seemed likely to pursue additional research. I may in the future refine some of the work on generations 10-12 back but at least a great deal is in now the hands of others. I have also slimmed down my personal library, giving research collections to libraries which have indicated an interest - that is, the books will go on the shelves, not in the next book sale! For now, I am devoting as much time as I can to finishing up the family lines of my late husband. My children, bless them all, simply do not have an interest in "Mother's strange hobby," but I am hoping some of the grandchildren might pick up the torch. I can only repeat -- make a plan, and make it now. Life is uncertain and I surely don't want to leave my heirs with the huge problem of trying to figure out what I would have wanted done. Jody Davis