> Some days ago I came across an Internet company that researches/ > sells Coats of Arms via the 'no cure, no pay' principle. Since my > last name, Meulie, is very rare (only 4 living people in the whole > world) I thought it was worth the 'risk'. Great was my surprise when > I received an email, with attached to it the coat of arms of the > Meulie family, or so they say... > > Is there any way I can verify that the coat of arms I received is > actually that of the Meulie family, and not something that has been > made by some random coat of arms generator program? ;) > > For who is interested, the image received is visible at: > http://www.meulie.net/CoA/ > > Anyone who can give me any in Yes, you can check its authenticity yourself, simply research your family history, back to 14th century should do in most cases, and the achievement (coat of arms) will be revealed in that research. There is no shortcut, as to claim the right to display an existing achievement you have to be able to show the lineage from the original user. Cheers Guy -- Wakefield, England http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells The site that gives you facts -- not promises! http://www.archivecdbooks.org Assist genealogy lend a book to Archive CD Books http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental Inscriptions, War Graves, etc. Guy Etchells <guy.etchells@virgin.net>