I used to get junk mail from some place trying to sell me a family tree. They always used to include a small sample intended to pique the interest of their target. My last name is Bill (please, no more Mr. Bill jokes!), so they'd include something about so-and-so Bill came from such-and-such town in England and emigrated to Philadelphia, PA in 18something. I got the last laugh-- my last name used to be something longer in French and was changed by my Quebecois great-great-grandfather when he skipped across the border to New Hampshire in order to evade the long arm of the law in Canada. Needless to say, I didn't invest in their product.