Thanks to all. I wish I had Milt over here to do some painting around the house.
In most other parts of the house, I (or a contractor) painted over what was there. I had always intended to refinish some of the doors though. . .
The main reason why I'm looking at stripping this time is because the paint in the bathroom has had a much harder life, and the newer layers of what I assume is latex paint does not stick to the underlying original oil paint very well.
I'm now a bit spooked by the lead. I thought by stripping it rather than sanding / scraping it I'd be in good shape. Milt seems to think I'd be ok if I am careful (which I can be).
What I might do is take a door off and strip it out in the back yard. I'll see how that goes, and decide if I'm willing to do the rest of it.
I don't think I need to dig up the yard, I'm only talking about interior trim here. the house was sanded down and repainted by contractors hired by the previous owner. I'd like to think they "followed the rules"