Linda, I've often had good luck just sending notes to the managers of private profiles I want to see, asking them to make them public, and adding them to my family group and as collaborators. If they are even remotely active or connected here, I've found that most people are happy to do so. Unfortunately, I don't always get a response, but usually it is evident that those folks aren't active here and may not even see the emails that are generated. Some are just lost causes and I've simply had to give up hope of ever resolving duplicates.