rosann, your message came though with formatting showing as characters and your email address looked very odd: =R.A.Wilson4138=22 <rawilson4138=40yahoo.com@linkpendium.com>. However your address at the bottom of the message does no contain the Linkpendium How are you composing your email, how did you send it to GENMTD, via email to the list or via usegroup? bob gillis =22R.A.Wilson=22 wrote: > Hi all=21=A0 I'm new to the list.=A0 I'm also new to genealogy, but I > am= =A0 already quite addicted to the entire research process. > > I am in library school and have chosen genealogy as a library genre > to=A0 explore for one of my classes.=A0 I'd love to hear from others > about why=A0 you have chosen genealogy.=A0 What appeals to you about > genealogy?=A0 Why=A0 have you chosen to read/view it over other > genres? I do not think of genre as a good term for genealogy. It usually refers to a type of literature or art. genealogy is the study of family descent or ancestry, Most people do genealogy as a hobby, to learn more about where they came from, like to research Some people do genealogy as a profession, either finding information for clients, writing books and articles on genealogy or teaching others how to do research. Aficionados also do these things > Also, what genealogy resources do you use on a regular basis to keep > up=A0 with new content (whether it be new publications, research > centers,=A0websites, etc). My main source of new content is through mailing lists but I also find new content by search engines. Others attend genealogy clubs, belong to genealogy organizations read genealogy magazines and journals. bob gillis > Thanks, Rosann > > =22R.A. Wilson=22 <rawilson4138=40yahoo.com> bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net>