Oh, ES, I know how Zona must have felt. Both Charlie and I have been doing genealogy for about 15 years.
I would just be ill if I lost all the work.
I do back mine up every so often on CD into a gedcom file so IF something were to happen I could reload without too much of a problem.
Horace, remind me for what you are doing the family history project? Is this for a gift or just for fun.
I know you must have mentioned it but I am in one of my "brain burps".

Karen, Oner has been working on it for 40+ years. She did back up everything she puts in after she finishes. It's a long story and I'll let her tell you later. MVB ES

Karen
It's our 50th anniversary year. I just going back to the great grandparents for pictures and then forward through our own childhood, our wedding pictures with selected audio cuts from the ceremony that we have preserved on tape and now CD. I have grandchildren stills and video that I have to get in. I'm shooting for about 45 minutes to an hour. Think I'll make it? By the way we went to see Narnia the other night. My daughter has the set of books I'm excited about trying to put them on CD as we discussed a while back.

Horace

Horace,
I now remember you mentioning that. What a great project and wonderful keepsake.
Did you enjoy Narnia? The reading of the books for your grandchildren will be such a great thing to do. Something that they will certainly treasure.