Thank you Tom. That was priceless!! At 01:08 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote: >Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical research in the USA. >Tom, >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >----------------------- >Subject: Happy New Year! Cousins > >NEWS FLASH. 1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. > >It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by >candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New >Year's >resolutions. > >1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least >three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the >appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. > >2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names >that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. > >3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list >the same age or birth year twice on any document. > >4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church, >either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will >not be baptized at all, or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who >keeps >no records. > >5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once >every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking >silly >questions. > >6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital >records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. > >7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in >record keeping or in participating in military service. > >8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has >been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. > >9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another >Mary. > >10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer? > > >REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted >unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for >non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears >at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 28 >December 2005, Vol. 8, No. 52. > >HAP > > > > > > >______________________________ > > > > >==== KING Mailing List ==== >List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html >Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm Cosette Lewis, Program Assistant Women's Studies Program 213 William Johnston Building The Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-2205 Women's Studies Phone: 850-644-9514 FAX: 850-644-7661
Think some day when someone researches the Foreman family and finds........... 6 - count'em SIX George Foremans Dad - George Foreman and all 5 boys: George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, George VI AND, in looking at his website - here is THIS: My dear wife Mary, whom I affectionately call Joan. Its a wonder we find anything. Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cosette Lewis" <cheeter@mailer.fsu.edu> To: <KING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [KING] Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical research in the USA. Tom, > Thank you Tom. That was priceless!! > > At 01:08 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote: > >Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical research in the USA. > >Tom, > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >----------------------- > >Subject: Happy New Year! Cousins > > > >NEWS FLASH. 1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. > > > >It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by > >candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New > >Year's > >resolutions. > > > >1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least > >three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the > >appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. > > > >2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names > >that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. > > > >3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list > >the same age or birth year twice on any document. > > > >4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church, > >either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will > >not be baptized at all, or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who > >keeps > >no records. > > > >5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once > >every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking > >silly > >questions. > > > >6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital > >records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. > > > >7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in > >record keeping or in participating in military service. > > > >8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has > >been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. > > > >9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another > >Mary. > > > >10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer? > > > > > >REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted > >unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for > >non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears > >at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 28 > >December 2005, Vol. 8, No. 52. > > > >HAP > > > > > > > > > > > >______________________________ > > > > > > > > > >==== KING Mailing List ==== > >List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > >Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > Cosette Lewis, Program Assistant > Women's Studies Program > 213 William Johnston Building > The Florida State University > Tallahassee, FL 32306-2205 > Women's Studies Phone: 850-644-9514 > FAX: 850-644-7661 > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm >
Yeah if that George Foreman thing doesn't confuse them - my twin grand daughters will - they were born on two different days. -----Original Message----- From: Janean Ray [mailto:JRay38@neo.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:16 PM To: KING-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KING] Genealogy Problems Think some day when someone researches the Foreman family and finds........... 6 - count'em SIX George Foremans Dad - George Foreman and all 5 boys: George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, George VI AND, in looking at his website - here is THIS: My dear wife Mary, whom I affectionately call Joan. Its a wonder we find anything. Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cosette Lewis" <cheeter@mailer.fsu.edu> To: <KING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [KING] Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical research in the USA. Tom, > Thank you Tom. That was priceless!! > > At 01:08 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote: > >Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical research in the USA. > >Tom, > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >----------------------- > >Subject: Happy New Year! Cousins > > > >NEWS FLASH. 1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. > > > >It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by > >candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New > >Year's > >resolutions. > > > >1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least > >three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the > >appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. > > > >2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names > >that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. > > > >3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list > >the same age or birth year twice on any document. > > > >4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church, > >either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will > >not be baptized at all, or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who > >keeps > >no records. > > > >5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once > >every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking > >silly > >questions. > > > >6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital > >records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. > > > >7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in > >record keeping or in participating in military service. > > > >8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has > >been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. > > > >9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another > >Mary. > > > >10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer? > > > > > >REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted > >unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for > >non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears > >at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 28 > >December 2005, Vol. 8, No. 52. > > > >HAP > > > > > > > > > > > >______________________________ > > > > > > > > > >==== KING Mailing List ==== > >List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > >Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > Cosette Lewis, Program Assistant > Women's Studies Program > 213 William Johnston Building > The Florida State University > Tallahassee, FL 32306-2205 > Women's Studies Phone: 850-644-9514 > FAX: 850-644-7661 > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > ==== KING Mailing List ==== List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm
well someone will think its just a misprint on that one. You should have them included in your own database with a note. So someday if you don't upload it on the internet or donate your work and a family member takes over, it will be noted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen" <diggingupbones@cfl.rr.com> To: <KING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:52 AM Subject: RE: [KING] Genealogy Problems > Yeah if that George Foreman thing doesn't confuse them - my twin grand > daughters will - they were born on two different days. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janean Ray [mailto:JRay38@neo.rr.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:16 PM > To: KING-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KING] Genealogy Problems > > Think some day when someone researches the Foreman family and > finds........... 6 - count'em SIX George Foremans > > Dad - George Foreman and all 5 boys: George Jr., George III, George IV, > George V, George VI > > AND, in looking at his website - here is THIS: My dear wife Mary, whom I > affectionately call Joan. > > Its a wonder we find anything. Janean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cosette Lewis" <cheeter@mailer.fsu.edu> > To: <KING-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:28 PM > Subject: Re: [KING] Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical > research in the USA. Tom, > > > > Thank you Tom. That was priceless!! > > > > At 01:08 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote: > > >Spoof about problems one encounters doing genealogical research in the > USA. > > >Tom, > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > >----------------------- > > >Subject: Happy New Year! Cousins > > > > > >NEWS FLASH. 1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. > > > > > >It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by > > >candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New > > >Year's > > >resolutions. > > > > > >1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at > least > > >three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the > > >appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. > > > > > >2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same > names > > >that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. > > > > > >3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never > list > > >the same age or birth year twice on any document. > > > > > >4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church, > > >either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child > will > > >not be baptized at all, or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who > > >keeps > > >no records. > > > > > >5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least > once > > >every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking > > >silly > > >questions. > > > > > >6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no > vital > > >records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few > years. > > > > > >7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in > > >record keeping or in participating in military service. > > > > > >8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which > has > > >been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. > > > > > >9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry > another > > >Mary. > > > > > >10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer? > > > > > > > > >REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted > > >unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used > for > > >non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice > appears > > >at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 28 > > >December 2005, Vol. 8, No. 52. > > > > > >HAP > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >______________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== KING Mailing List ==== > > >List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > > >Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > > > Cosette Lewis, Program Assistant > > Women's Studies Program > > 213 William Johnston Building > > The Florida State University > > Tallahassee, FL 32306-2205 > > Women's Studies Phone: 850-644-9514 > > FAX: 850-644-7661 > > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > > > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > > ==== KING Mailing List ==== > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/k/king.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm >