Website: Hatcher Families Resource Center http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher List Admin: Hatcher email list Researching: Cook, Hall, Hatcher, Kuhns, Miller, Shepherd, Timberman HATCHER DNA Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hatDNA.htm "Genealogy Without Documentation is Nothing" - Paul Drake I am curious why only immediate relatives are considered as the recipient of years of research. Is there someone else you've worked with over the years who has your same enthusiasm and would be willing to continue the effort while preserving your years of research? Is there in existence an association for your surname that would be interested? With the internet being used more and more for genealogy research, I am seeing more of these surname associations. I'm in a unique position in that I, too, while having only 7 yrs behind me, have accumulated immense amounts of Hatcher data through the hard work of 350 other Hatcher cuzins - and I'm not a Hatcher. I am looking right now for those in our bunch who are 1) younger and 2) dedicated. These will be the people I will "interview" to be my successor when the time comes. I would instruct my successor to follow the same procedure when s/he can no longer carry on, with the last option being a donation to a library. My only problem with the library option is that few people have easy access unless living close by. Nel To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html