your grandchilds school if it is local? There should be a parent worker or learning mentor who would be able to liaise a suitable time with school, it is part of their role to encourage parents and grandparents to engage with school, so they should be more than happy to help. One of the positive elements in this thread is that there seems to be a universal acceptance that some form of family record should be produced and made available - a sentiment with which I wholeheartedly agree. Whether it's a "warts and all" approach will always remain a moot point. I have already written my autobiography and had copies printed for close family members. I hope it doesn't seem pretentious to write your own life story; I saw it more as a message to my children, so that they would be aware of the fact that their dad had a life before their arrival and experiences outside their normal sphere of knowledge. It told them things they didn't know, expressed a few opinions and raised the odd eyebrow, but nothing that would create friction or family divisions. I have also written and printed the first volume of my grandchildrens' family history: family trees (all branches), photos, stories of individuals including a suicide, marriage breakdowns, a "wicked step-mother", dark secrets, illegitimate children, etc. I haven't been ostracised --- yet! That may come with the second volume. Sorry SusieQ! I've just re-read your first post and realise we've gone off on