If someone with your surname was one of the early settlers in the USA then you tend to find that most people on the various mailing lists are descended from them. I went to a talk by the author of Glencoe and the Indians (and various other books on the subject). He visited the present day Nez Perce Indians and whilst there had a meal in their community hall. The children were playing in the corner whilst the grown-ups had their meal, it occurred to him that every one of these children could be shown to have a direct line back to Somerled and beyond whilst many wealthy Americans visit the Highlands to find their roots and never get beyond some crofter. Martin Briscoe Fort William martin@mbriscoe.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of roy.stockdill@btinternet.com Sent: 21 September 2012 11:22 To: YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com; Eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com; wEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com Cc: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com; nottsgen@rootsweb.com; eNG-HERTFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] [NTT] Beware the Internet genealogy bucket shops! From: "Tony Proctor" <tony@proctor.net> To: <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com>, <YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com>, <Eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com>, <wEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com> Copies to: <leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com>, <nottsgen@rootsweb.com>, <eNG-HERTFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NTT] Beware the Internet genealogy bucket shops! Date sent: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:08:27 +0100 > I would if anyone has looked at the demographics of the people that > buy them Roy. > > When I started a new job in CA, back in 2009, they happily presented > me with a printout of the "coat of arms for my surname" since they > knew I was also a genealogist. I had to smile and look appreciative. > > Tony < I'm glad you said that and not me, Tony - I wouldn't want to upset our American cousins yet again! However, I suspect you are probably right and the majority of people who buy these things are in the US of A, and I say that with the greatest respect to the many serious American family historians we have on these lists. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message