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I have scanned many documents, visited many cemeteries (Ohio, Missouri and Texas)made copies of pictures.

The biggest problem with genealogy is that we do not get interested until after many of the best resourses are gone. I should have made a trip to Texas while my grandfather was still living. But I did go there for a great-uncle's 100th birthday.

What I collect now, the younger generation looks at it and says 'how nice'. At least someday, they will know that I have lots of info.

Get busy on your book!!! What is tragic is the number of women (our grandmothers) who lost their lives during childbirth.

I was so lucky. My grandmother sat and did 5 hrs of audio tape with me a couple years before she died. I have a couple hours of tape of my uncle as well. I got that after I realized how valuable the tapes I did with my grandmother were. After she died I did a video which incorporated all of her old family history photos with her voice talking about her life, etc. It was so neat! So, whenever my uncle would call me and talk about historical stuff (including a lot about WW2 and the depression) I turned on the tape. :) When each generation passes, they take away so much that we never even think about! It is great having my uncle right here while I write. He can answer some of the questions that only pop up when you get into minutia of writing. Maybe I will post an excerpt for you. :)