Quote Originally Posted by MacSimoin
Just thought I'd post our own 'blurb' on the subject:

"The internet can be a productive avenue for genealogical research, allowing most people access to a wide array of information and research materials. However, a multitude of disingenuous websites filled with misinformation and misleading half-truths exists (so-called family 'crest' or heraldry sites for example); therefore, it pays to do some good physical research (i.e. patronizing libraries, book stores, ancestral societies, professional geneaologists) when pursuing one's personal ancestry. Consequently, the effort put forth into this 'old fashioned' and non-technical method of research usually results in a much more satisfying outcome; your findings are quite often personally worth far more (and more reliable) than the questionable material you'll undoubtedly find littering the internet."

This statement is listed at the beginning of our site's FAQ "Recommended Reading" (as a caveat for those looking into the subject, among others) and I stand by it 100%.
Guid on ya for posting that. Clan Societies are at the forefront of debunking the "family crest" myth -- I was sad to see a "bucket shop" this weekend in the vendor's section of the Missouri Tartan Day Festivities in St. Charles.

T.