Reprinted from with permission of the author, which you will find in the body of this letter. If this information has already been posted to this list, please excuse the repetition. Phyllis ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Lee Yarbrough <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 11:19 AM Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] FAMILY DISCOVERY > Listers, > I have included an invitation from Family Discover to join (for > $49.95). You may get one also and if you do, please don't even think about > wasting your money this way. This is obviously a new link site and it is > really a rip-off. They do have not original info. there -- only links to > those who do. Go to Cyndis List instead -- it's free and the links there > are by permission. Most states are sparsely represented but he is working > hard to fill those up as we speak. > > I have heard from several genealogists who are listed on this site also > and, of course, we are upset that they are charging for the information we > provide for free, mainly contributions from others. > > Thanks, Ron, for the email. I don't know how you got it, but I have sent a > not so nice letter but doubt that I will get a reply. Phyllis, I think we > should post this to any list we belong to so people will not waste their > money. > > Here is a link to a back door. At least it was working this morning. > http://www.familydiscovery.com/Records/states/kentucky.htm > > Here is the text I received today: > > "Greetings Fellow Genealogist: > We have taken a notice of your interest in genealogy as you have been highly > recommended to us by another genealogical publishing company. We just > wanted to let > you know you are invited to organize a successful search for your family > with one of the > easiest to use genealogical sites on the Internet . > http://www.familydiscovery.com/family > What FamilyDiscovery.com is: > What we have for you is an online genealogy service giving you access to the > #1 database of compiled genealogical information on the internet. The Online > service will help you find the family that you're looking for faster and > easier - > without spending lots of time and money. We have taken the time and organized > thousands of online databases into categories into a point and click > atmosphere making it > a snap for you to find exactly what you are looking for in under a minute. > No more > searching for your family and coming up with dead ends on the internet or > on those > expensive CD-ROMS. We've done all the searching for you. > What type of Information will you find? > FamilyDiscovery.com will give you all the information you could possibly > search in a > lifetime as we do add more records daily covering all 50 US States and Most > Countries Overseas including but not limited to: > Immigration Records, Census Records, Land Records Church Records Court House > Records Cemetery Records Birth Records, Death & Mortality Records, Marriage > Records, Military Records, Wills of Testament, Published Genealogies & Family > Histories, Pedigrees , Vital Records and Statistics. > (Ex: Complete Mayflower Passenger List, Indian -Cherokee 1851 Census, Virginia > Tax Records, etc.. ) > Since we know you're into genealogy we're offering you access to this > complete database if you join by Wednesday 9/20/00 for a One Time Access > fee of > ONLY $49.95 with absolutely nothing to pay EVER again, Accept NO Substitutes! > You'll receive your user name and password almost immediately so you can start > searching for your family right away! > So what are you waiting for? Stop spending lots of time and money on > dead ends let us lead you on your journey. > Join TODAY! > To get the Special Rate go to: > http://www.FamilyDiscovery.com/family > Enter This Special Code: SPCL4995 In the Comments Field > > > - Staff, > [email protected] > http://www.familydiscovery.com > PS: Now is your best time to join! Take this important first step and get > on the road to > finding your family faster and easier. " > > UGH! > > > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:[email protected] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Misty Flannigan's Hamilton County, Illinois Genealogy Resource Page at: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/ >