[Genealib] Family name books

[Christine SweetHart CG]

In my opinion, these books are not very useful -- they scan their
databases and compile information about a particular surname and then
try to pass it off as though there was some actual research done.  There
was some advertising going around to ancestry.com subscribers awhile
back where they claimed to have a book on your family name that they
were trying to sell you for about $55 if memory serves.  It seemed like
a scam to me and I asked other genealogists in the field, and they
agreed.  The alleged family that I was related to was not even close to
any line of mine.  Buyer beware.  
 
Christine Sweet-Hart, Certified Genealogist (sm)

<-----Original Message----->
From: Deena Butta [dbutta at glenviewpl.org]
Sent: 11/8/2007 11:49:59 AM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: [Genealib] Family name books

Hello all,

I just became aware of this series of books at amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=pe_18530_7357460_fe_exp_1/?node=376247011

Has anyone had a chance to examine one of these? Do they contain
anything useful?

`
Deena Hartray Butta
Reference Librarian
Genealogy Specialist
Glenview Public Library 
1930 Glenview Rd.
Glenview IL 60025
(847) 729 7500 x152
www.glenviewpl.org <http://www.glenviewpl.org/> 
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