a feeling of belonging. One way or the other I think you should always try and pass on the most interesting of what you've found - or even all of it. Even if it's not for another couple of generations, or not a direct descendant of yours, someone is bound to be fascinated to read it one day, just as you were to discover it. If it can be something of a story, and with pictures, so much the better ! SusieQ began this forum subject with a question about whether to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. As the postings have progressed it seems that the general trend is towards "tell it as it is" - or at least "write the whole truth and let the later readers decide". People (i.e. our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren...) are, and will be, stronger than we give them credit for. When I learnt that my paternal grandfather had committed suicide when my father was two-years old, I was physically shaken. I read the stark information on his death certificate, which I had obtained in 2008 as part of my family research. No one else in my family knew about it - it had been hushed up. After I had come to terms with the fact, I began to look into the circumstances surrounding the event. I have passed on all my findings to my family: they were all comfortable with the knowledge (it occurred in 1922 when he