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From: paul@phs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.roots
Subject: Heritage Book Followup
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Date: Tue, 3-Apr-84 12:46:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  3 12:46:49 1984
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Recently, I posted a query to this group about "Your-family-name Heritage
Books," offered at around $30.00. I have received around 10 replies, but
have seen nothing in net.roots about it; for those like myself who missed
earlier discussion of such books, I shall summarize briefly.

[1] The list of names does indeed seem to be culled from 'phone books,
and perhaps only from larger cities. [2] The family crests offered by
similar services, if not this service, often have nothing to do with
one's own family crest (if one should exist). [3] A trip to a good
library would do one better, for less money. [4] Value: estimates ranged
from $0.00 to $15.00; one respondent (no names) recommended that one
might more productively use the money by sending it to him.

Thanks very much for your replies; regards, Paul Dolber @ Duke U Med Ctr
(duke!phs!paul).