Genealogist Why do I search and seek thee out Down through the years that are gone? Your voices are still Your work is done Yet I yearn to know who you were. Why do I wonder about your life In the days that are no more? Your grave is lost Your home is gone yet I yearn to know where you lie. Why do I wish to preserve the past A story of family ties? Your hopes and dreams Your name passed on Descendants lost as the years moved on. Why do I search and seek them out Wonder and ponder where they went? probing to trace from whence we stem A chain long broken I,d like to mend Fragments in our country,s lore Why so I yearn to seek thee out Your deeds. your acts, your way of life? Dormant for generations gone You that are dead. I that am And those that are yet to come. Why do I search and seek and yearn For something that,s forever gone? To give to those who follow me What gold and riches can never buy A pride in family, a will to be Like those who enriched our FAMILY TREE. --by Anita N. Peters march 1964 enjoy Abigail