Now that was just too funny and so true Regarding the death certificate. my sister did not know my moms parents full names or places of birth etc so she had me fill it out since i DID know from my family research. i did however leave out the fact my grnadma was born in a barn on a mountian..just put the mountian name (was city name also)and state I guess if there is a relative we do not know about, they will have alot of info on her one death certificate On 4/26/06, Cheryl Rothwell <historysleuth@gmail.com> wrote: > > These are from Bill Dollarhide, a long-time genealogist. He founded > the Genealogy Bulletin, has published numerous books on the subject of > genealogy and writes a genealogy blog among other things. > > 1. Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died. > > 2. When visiting a funeral home, wear old clothes, no make-up, and > look like you have about a week to live -- the funeral director will > give you anything you ask for if he thinks you may be a customer soon. > > 3. The cemetery where your ancestor was buried does not have > perpetual care, has no office, is accessible only by a muddy road, and > has snakes, tall grass, and lots of bugs... and many of the old > gravestones are in broken pieces, stacked in a corner under a pile of > dirt. > > 4. A Social Security form SS-5 is better than a birth certificate > because few people had anything to do with the information on their > own birth certificate. > > 5. Leave no stone unturned -- tombstone, that is. > > 6. The application for a death certificate you want insists that > you provide the maiden name of the deceased's mother -- which is > exactly what you don't know and is the reason you are trying to get > the death certificate in the first place. > > 7. If you call Social Security and ask where to write for a birth > certificate, tell them it is for yourself -- they won't help you if > you say you want one for your great-great-great-great-great-great > grandfather who died in 1642. > > 8. When you contact the state vital statistics office in your home > state and ask if they are "on-line," and they respond, "on-what?", you > may have a problem. > > 9. A census record showing all twelve children in a family proves > only that your ancestors did not believe in birth control. > > 10. Work from the known to the unknown. In other words, just because > your name is Washington doesn't mean you are related to George. > > 11. With any luck, some of the people in your family could read and > write... and may have left something written about themselves. > > 12. It ain't history until it's written down. > > 13. A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmy da facts Ma'am. > > 14. Always interview brothers and sisters together in the same room > -- since they can't agree on anything about the family tree, it makes > for great fun to see who throws the first punch. > > 15. The genealogy book you just found out about went out of print last > week. > > 16. A good genealogical event is learning that your parents were > really married. > > 17. Finding the place a person lived may lead to finding that > person's arrest record. > > 18. It's really quite simple. First, you start with yourself, then > your parents, then your grandparents... then you QUIT... and start > teaching courses in genealogy. > > 19. If it's not written down, it ain't history yet. > > 20. In spite of MTV, computer games, or skate boards, there is > always a chance your grandchildren will learn how to read someday. > > 21. "To understand the living, you have to commune with the dead... > but don't commune with the dead so long that you forget you are > living!" (from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John > Berendt) > > 22. It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all your Family Group > Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly Gates. > > 23. Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step > in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for > shooting his neighbor's dog; threatening the census taker with a > shotgun; or making illegal corn whiskey behind the barn. > > 25. When leaving town for genealogical research, you will always > find information on the ancestor for whom you brought no notes. > > 26. When in a courthouse miles from home, you will always find the > breakthrough court record at 4:55pm on Friday afternoon. > > 39. Genealogy is the examination of the maximum amount of data in > the maximum amount of time for a minimum result. > > 43. If you can remember your ancestor's marriage date but not your > own, you are probably an addicted genealogist. > > 44. Genealogy is an addiction with no cure and for which no 12-step > program is available. > > 45. I'm crazy about genealogy, but not necessarily yours. > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ > >

Please check your e-mail address. for some reason e-mails addressed to ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com are being directed to my personal email. I shall delete all forthcoming messages sans opening them. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lady Tia <castlespirit2003@gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [ILFULTON] Dollarhide's Rules To: ILFULTON-L@rootsweb.com > Now that was just too funny and so true > > Regarding the death certificate. my sister did not know my moms > parents full > names or places of birth etc so she had me fill it out since i DID > know from > my family research. i did however leave out the fact my grnadma > was born in > a barn on a mountian..just put the mountian name (was city name > also)andstate > > I guess if there is a relative we do not know about, they will > have alot of > info on her one death certificate > > > On 4/26/06, Cheryl Rothwell <historysleuth@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > These are from Bill Dollarhide, a long-time genealogist. He founded > > the Genealogy Bulletin, has published numerous books on the > subject of > > genealogy and writes a genealogy blog among other things. > > > > 1. Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died. > > > > 2. When visiting a funeral home, wear old clothes, no make-up, and > > look like you have about a week to live -- the funeral director will > > give you anything you ask for if he thinks you may be a customer > soon.> > > 3. The cemetery where your ancestor was buried does not have > > perpetual care, has no office, is accessible only by a muddy > road, and > > has snakes, tall grass, and lots of bugs... and many of the old > > gravestones are in broken pieces, stacked in a corner under a > pile of > > dirt. > > > > 4. A Social Security form SS-5 is better than a birth certificate > > because few people had anything to do with the information on their > > own birth certificate. > > > > 5. Leave no stone unturned -- tombstone, that is. > > > > 6. The application for a death certificate you want insists that > > you provide the maiden name of the deceased's mother -- which is > > exactly what you don't know and is the reason you are trying to get > > the death certificate in the first place. > > > > 7. If you call Social Security and ask where to write for a birth > > certificate, tell them it is for yourself -- they won't help you if > > you say you want one for your great-great-great-great-great-great > > grandfather who died in 1642. > > > > 8. When you contact the state vital statistics office in your home > > state and ask if they are "on-line," and they respond, "on- > what?", you > > may have a problem. > > > > 9. A census record showing all twelve children in a family proves > > only that your ancestors did not believe in birth control. > > > > 10. Work from the known to the unknown. In other words, just because > > your name is Washington doesn't mean you are related to George. > > > > 11. With any luck, some of the people in your family could read and > > write... and may have left something written about themselves. > > > > 12. It ain't history until it's written down. > > > > 13. A genealogist needs to be a detective. Just gimmy da facts > Ma'am.> > > 14. Always interview brothers and sisters together in the same room > > -- since they can't agree on anything about the family tree, it > makes> for great fun to see who throws the first punch. > > > > 15. The genealogy book you just found out about went out of > print last > > week. > > > > 16. A good genealogical event is learning that your parents were > > really married. > > > > 17. Finding the place a person lived may lead to finding that > > person's arrest record. > > > > 18. It's really quite simple. First, you start with yourself, then > > your parents, then your grandparents... then you QUIT... and start > > teaching courses in genealogy. > > > > 19. If it's not written down, it ain't history yet. > > > > 20. In spite of MTV, computer games, or skate boards, there is > > always a chance your grandchildren will learn how to read someday. > > > > 21. "To understand the living, you have to commune with the dead... > > but don't commune with the dead so long that you forget you are > > living!" (from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John > > Berendt) > > > > 22. It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all your Family Group > > Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly > Gates.> > > 23. Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step > > in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for > > shooting his neighbor's dog; threatening the census taker with a > > shotgun; or making illegal corn whiskey behind the barn. > > > > 25. When leaving town for genealogical research, you will always > > find information on the ancestor for whom you brought no notes. > > > > 26. When in a courthouse miles from home, you will always find the > > breakthrough court record at 4:55pm on Friday afternoon. > > > > 39. Genealogy is the examination of the maximum amount of data in > > the maximum amount of time for a minimum result. > > > > 43. If you can remember your ancestor's marriage date but not your > > own, you are probably an addicted genealogist. > > > > 44. Genealogy is an addiction with no cure and for which no 12-step > > program is available. > > > > 45. I'm crazy about genealogy, but not necessarily yours. > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > > Visit the LGenWeb Fulton Co. website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton/ > > > > > > > ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== > To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in DIGEST MODE send a message to: > ILFULTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any > signature files) >