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Subject: Fwd: First Families Society
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 02:01:42 EDT


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Dear WRG:

The manner in which the writer of the enclosed has approached checking into
this "society" and the result that she got leads me to forward it to all of
you as a warning.

I wouldn't touch it with an eleven-foot pole!!

Allan E. Green

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Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 00:27:35 -0400
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From: Lara & Dan Croteau <>
Subject: Re: First Families Society
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I've had a recent run in with this "society" that leads me to believe tha=
t
they are not legitimate.

I went to the web site to check it out. The first thing that struck me a=
s
strange was that their "application" is posted directly on the net and lo=
oks
like a badly composed Word document that someone drafted up. I don't kno=
w
about anyone else, but I have never heard of a legitimate society that po=
sts
their application on the internet.

I also noticed that the URL for the site is not a "owned" URL such as NEH=
GS
has, and the link has the word "personal" in it. I found that to be a bi=
t
fishy.

In checking the Genealogist's Address book, there are plenty of societies
listed, but not this one.

When I sent a message requesting more information regarding the membershi=
p
benefits, costs, etc. I received a slightly nasty reply telling me to re=
ad
the membership pages on the web site. Not a single offer to receive more
info via snail mail.

I sent a another message to the person who responded to my original e-mai=
l,
told him I read the membership pages but still had questions. I attempte=
d
to explain to him that I only wanted verification that this was a legitim=
ate
society, that internet pages gave me no guarantee. Anyone can put up a s=
ite
and claim they are a society. He again responded that if I would read th=
e
membership pages my questions would be answered.

My 2 cents worth... I don't think they are legitimate and use extreme
caution!

Lara

-----Original Message-----
From: Wulf Losee <>
To:
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Date: Saturday, July 04, 1998 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [NORTHEAST] First Families Society

>What is the First Families Society, anyway? Are they legit? Or are
>they some sort of nocturnal aviation genealogy scam? ;-) I've never
>heard of them until recently. What sort of benefit would I get from
>joining it?
>
>I agree, it's very dangerous to give out information about your parents
>(or any living ancestor). BTW, I no longer use my mother's maiden name
>on my various financial instruments. Instead, I use one of my Mayflower
>ancestor's family names.
>
>If I were to give out this information, I'd make sure they adhere to
>some sort of confidentiality agreement.
>
>--Wulf
>
>Wells & Mary Behee wrote:
>
>> I would belong to the First families but The society wants information
>> about
>> my mother whose maiden name I have to provide This is info for credit
>> cards
>> protection. To give out that name on a public line is endangering the
>> only
>> protection for my credit cards I have.
>> My wife and I have the following families who came to America
>> before
>> 1635-7. Several came over with the Higginson and the Winthrop fleets:
>>
>> Newhall, Potter, Witt, Fairfield, Andrews, Ashley, Bliss, Booth,
>> Burritt;
>> Butler, Chapman, Curtis, Denton, Dunning, Glover, Hawley, Hull,
>> Hulins,
>> Hurd, Judson, King, Minor, Nicholas, Osborn, Palmer, Parsons, Peat,
>> Peck,
>> Pomeroy, Porter, Rockett, Stebbins, Walker, Wells, Woodward, Wright
>>
>> I could provide them with many lineages but I will not give
>> out my
>> mother's birth certficate or her name. That is for the next
>> generation to
>> share.
>>
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