>Today I received an advertisement from Halbert's concerning their Census >Book Offer. Normally I am quite suspicious about such companies, but I >don't want to miss a good thing, if it is. >> >Their pitch to me is a book: "The Huffines in America: From 1790 to 1997." >The book purports to contain records of 61 Huffines who have been recorded >since the first census in 1790. (I think that I probably have more census >appearances than that, especially if you count the other variant >spellings.) Then it says that there are 437 Huffines Households in the US >and they are going to give me those with addresses. (I have all that on my >phone directory CD's.) >> >There is a careful disclaimer: "No direct genealogical connection to your >family or to your ancestry is implied or intended." >> >Satisfaction if Guaranteed and an "unquestioned full refund of the purchase >price" if returned within 15 days of receipt. Has anyone had any >experience with this? or with this company? >> > >David Huffines > > Adds for that have been circulating about every four of five years since 1978, that I'm aware. There may some vague references to your family history taken from some major publication. The rest is telephone book reprints and a short course on genealogy. Just got one of that kind from Co. in Ohio. Offer was signed by a namesake. Called them and asked for his address or e-mail and and they refused to give it to me. Said, he was 'just lending his name to the promotion' etc. etc. Bill Bieber