>From THE BLUEGRASS HISTORIAN, INAUGURAL ISSUE, author unknown: 10 Ways You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously: 10. You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy and the U.S, Post Office immediately laid off 150 employees. 9. A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you ask that the 1890 census be restored. 8. You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the number of pages in your original publication. 7. You are the only person to show up at the cemetary research party witha shovel. 6. Out of respect for your best friend's reputation for honesty, you are willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research notebooks. The armed security gueard however, will remain. 5. You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. 4. "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader". 3. During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph of dear Uncle George. 2. To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked all of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. 1. Ed McMahon, several TV cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the first thing you say is "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?".
I LOVE THIS AND RELATE MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER KNOW!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hallkathyw@aol.com> To: <CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 1:47 PM Subject: [CRAIG-L] serious genealogy > >From THE BLUEGRASS HISTORIAN, INAUGURAL ISSUE, author unknown: > > 10 Ways You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously: > > 10. You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy and the U.S, Post > Office immediately laid off 150 employees. > > 9. A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you ask > that the 1890 census be restored. > > 8. You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, > blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the number > of pages in your original publication. > > 7. You are the only person to show up at the cemetary research party witha > shovel. > > 6. Out of respect for your best friend's reputation for honesty, you are > willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 > genealogical research notebooks. The armed security gueard however, will > remain. > > 5. You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy > room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. > > 4. "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and > third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far behind > "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader". > > 3. During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your > shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph of > dear Uncle George. > > 2. To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked all > of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. > > 1. Ed McMahon, several TV cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing > House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the first thing you > say is > "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?". > > > ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== > CRAIG MAILING LIST > The list for the study of Genealogy and History > of the Craig Families, here and abroad > Craig Genealogy Web Page > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9791 > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM >