Wednesday, April 8, 2009


Genealogy is more than just a hobby. It can become an addiction. We search our family history in many strange places. We stumble through forgotten graveyards and sneeze our way through dusty vital records archives. We search out our ancestors in census indexes, passenger lists, Church records and various finding aids. We beg (bug?) our elders for any bit of memories they can dredge up. We discuss the events of a hundred years ago and how they might have influenced the lives of our ancestors. We are thrilled about old newspaper clippings and a marriage certificate dated 1852 is a treasure to be wondered at. Most of all, the Genealogy hobbyist loves to share. We work with each other and share our findings with anybody that may be interested in 'our line'. Do we have other jobs - things we have to do? Of course. But a good genealogist knows how to 'Multi-Task' and get all of that done. Then we can settle down, dig through those old papers and smile brightly when we find what we have been looking for - for so long.

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