Here's a piece from another list you might appreciate! Sue Cady List Mom ***************** > >Murphy's Genealogy Laws > >a. The will you need is in a safe onboard the Titanic > >b. You finally find the wedding record for your gggrandfather only to >discover he married Mary SMITH whose father was John SMITH and mother >was Mary JONES! > >c. You have finally found the information you needed to solve the family >mystery you have been working on for 2 years and your elderly aunt says >"I could have told you that!" > >d. You find an old family photo album and upon close examination, there >are no names on the pictures. > >e. You learn that your great grandmother's family bible (passed down >through the family for 3 generations) was sold at an estate sale in New >York City. > >f. You find your family in the census and write to the county where they >lived for 40 years, only to receive a letter stating all the county >records burned. > >g. You learn there is a county history on microfilm of the county your >ancestors originated. It has 16000 pages and is not indexed. > >h. The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated >and at which the platform collapsed under him, turned out to be a >hanging.