I have received the following from Halbert's, some from Bath, Ohio and others in Utah: The World Book of Blanks Blanks - Live! Love! Die! Three Centuries of Blanks The Blank Archives They are primarily phone listings. Some are birth and death records. All in all, I consider it garbage even tho' some of my ancestors are mentioned. Gary

> I have received the following from Halbert's, some from Bath, Ohio and > others in Utah: > They are primarily phone listings. Some are birth and death records. > All in all, I consider it garbage even tho' some of my ancestors are > mentioned. All the following links deal with Myths, Hoaxes and Scams designed to part the unsuspecting genealogists from their time, money and yes, even your genealogical data. http://www.cyndislist.com/myths.htm#Other http://www.abcgenealogy.com/Myths_-_Hoaxes_-_Scams/ http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ Halbert's and companies of that ilk have been around for years. What keeps them going? The monies of the uninformed for the most part. http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/shame/halberts.htm The above link discusses Halbert's. Here's the sites main link Check out the Genealogy Hall of Shame link in the right hand menu . Check it out and pass it on. http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ Caveat emptor....the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality before buying....(or the shorter version)..... buyer beware... When it comes to purchasing genealogical goods, services, and etc. CHECK IT OUT FIRST. Search out information on the company and its products. Use all the means at your disposal. On the Internet use search engines (Google, Yahoo, Alta Vista, to name a few), newsletters and etc. to find out all you can before ordering. Deal with reputable companies. Make sure you know what your getting and what your paying for it. For the most part one can rarely buy a book of your families history. Unless one of your relatives has written one for you. Otherwise your research and the quality of information you use is all you have in recording a history of your family. Happy Hunting - Denne meldingen er sjekket for virus av Norton Anti-virus - This message was checked for virus by Norton Anti-virus