I also had ordered their book on BATES and found the information nothing but junk. I could have done a better job looking in the phone book (which had about 500 times more BATES listed than they did). I returned the book and am now being contacted by their collection department. [email protected] wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > --part0_902953517_boundary > Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Dear List Members > > In re (HALBERTS in Bath, Ohio) > > My local postmaster advised me to send a letter to the postmaster in Bath, > Ohio complaining about the worthless genealogy books published and sold by > Halberts of Bath, Ohio. > > I have written one and am including it here for those who don't want to take > the time to write one. You may use mine if you want. Print it and use it if > you want. You must add your name and address at the bottom of the page. > Please invest the time and the 32 cents for the stamp and hopefully we can > put these leeches out of business once and for all. If that postmaster is > deluged with complaints perhaps something will happen. > > You also have my permission to forward this Email to all of your surname lists > and genealogy friends as a warning about the book AND a plea to write letters > to the postmaster in Bath, Ohio. > > The Letter is attached. If you want to add to it, fine. As far as I know > Halberts have been working out of Bath, Ohio for more than 30 years. I can't > imagine the millions of dollars in profits made off the backs of honest > genealogists in the USA (and Canada) in that vast amount of time. > > RGB, Listowner > > --part0_902953517_boundary > Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> > Content-type: text/plain; > name="HALBERTA" > Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable > Content-disposition: inline > > 12 August 1998 > > Postmaster, > Bath, Ohio > > Dear postmaster (or postmistress), > > Halbert's are at it again. The books they sell are nothing > but a generic history of the BOYD name (or whatever name) > with thousands of telephone listings thrown in. I have a copy > in my hands right now and I am telling you they are worthless > to the genealogist and to the common person. There is no data > in the book that you cannot find in a library or phone book > in a few short minutes. > > These people have been operating out of Bath, Ohio for years > and you know it. I'll bet you have had hundreds (perhaps > thousands) of complaints about Halberts and this person named > Leroy C. Boyd in the past. I'll bet Leroy Boyd does not even > exist. > > These people have been leeching money from unsuspecting > family oriented roots seeking people for years, even decades > and it is time to stop them. > > Do you have any connection with this company (Halberts) or > with Leroy C. Boyd with address of: 3687 Ira Road, Bath, > Ohio? I appreciate your honesty. > > Also--Will you please supply me with the name and address of > the Postmaster General with whom I may make a louder > complaint? Thank You. > > Sincerely > =1A > > --part0_902953517_boundary--