(I'm not trying to start a long drawnout thread about this on the NJ County groups. I just thought you'd get a chuckle out of it.) The ongoing ROOTS-L discussion about the legitimacy of Halberts of Bath OH and it's apparent spin-off into Colorado pops up every so often on just about every group. It reminds me of a post to one of the groups several years ago that sort of answers the question. I'll paraphrase it in a shorter form..... A person lives on a houseboat named "Black Duck". The mailbox has the name of the boat. The phone listing is not in the persons name, but in the name of the boat. The individual finds that this procedure helps to insure his privacy. One day he's sorting his mail and opens an "important-looking" envelope postmarked "Bath, OH". The letter starts out... "Dear Black, I've been researching the DUCK family and am happy to announce that YOU are a part of a very rare and distinguished family heritage........." (Get the picture?) There are also stories of people's pets being found to be "a member of a very rare and distinguished family". Draw your own conclusions ...... Have a great weekend everyone ..... Rich in NH