I totally agree with you, mg. At one point I was collecting the obits of old women from around here, the ones which were so interesting, i.e. pioneers, ranchers, early schoolteachers, etc. I was sad to only learn of them in an obit, but I had thought a collection of obits with stories from their families might make for a good book. I am very grateful to my maternal uncle who did so much genealogy and to my mom, dad, and brother, for telling us the stories and putting most of them on tape. I was lucky enough to be born an "ancestor-worshipper" according to my dad, do I've always gravitated to the elder members and listened to their stories and I don't care if they are of my family or not. I think it is all interesting!