Ethel Swiger I love this beatitudes of a family Genealogisht Louise Righman Ethel Swiger wrote: > Received this from another list. Enjoy....... > > Beatitudes of a Family Genealogist > > Blessed are the great-grandmothers > who hoarded newspapers clippings and old letters... > For they tell the story of their time. > > Blessed are all grandfathers > who filed every legal document > For this provides proof. > > Blessed are grandmothers who > preserve family Bibles and diaries. > For this is our heritage. > > Blessed are fathers > who elect officials that answer letters of inquiry. > For some, they are the only link to the past! > > Blessed are mothers > who relate family traditions and legends to the > family. > For one of her children will surely remember. > > Blessed are the relatives > who fill in family sheets with extra data. > For them we owe the family history. > > Blessed is any family > whose members strive for the preservation of records. > For theirs is a labor of love. > > Blessed are the children > who will never say... > "Grandma, you have told that story twice today." > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237