> Twas then my darling mother, who is not long for this earth, > Casually informed me they'd adopted me at birth! I think I could have helped hurry her departure! ;-) Good one, Jack. Sherry > [Original Message] > From: <jscott@parkspringscommunities.com> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 4/21/2005 5:59:52 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] family historian's lament > > time for some more humor ... jack > > I've been doing family history for nearly 30 years, > Diligently tracing my illustrious forebears. > >From Pigeon Lake to Peterborough, Penrith to Penzance > My merry band of ancestors as led me quite a dance. > There's cooks from Kent and guards from Gwent and chimney sweeps from Chester. > There's even one daft fisherman lived all his life in Leicester. > There's no-one rich or famous, no not even well-to-do, > Though a second cousin twice removed once played in goal for Crewe. > I've haunted record offices from Gillingham to Jarrow. > The little gray cells of my mind would humble Hercule Poirot. > I've deciphered bad handwriting that would shame a three year old, > And brought the black sheep of the family back to the fold. > My bride of just three minutes I left standing in the church, > As I nipped into the graveyard for a spot of quick research. > Eventually I found an uncle, sixty years deceased, > That was far more satisfying than a silly wedding feast. > After three weeks of wedded bliss, my wife became despondent > She named the public records office as the co-respondent. > I didn't even notice when she packed her bags and went > I was looking for a great-grandad's will, who'd died in Stoke on Trent. > But now my 30 year obsession's lying in the bin > Last Tuesday week, I heard some news that made me pack it in. > Twas then my darling mother, who is not long for this earth, > Casually informed me they'd adopted me at birth! > > Author unknown > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx