>>23rd Psalm for Genealogists >> >>Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray >>It maketh me to lie down and examine tombstones >>It leadeth me into still courthouses >>It restoreth my Ancestral Knowledge >>It leadeth me in the paths of census records and ships' passenger lists >>for my surnames' sake >>Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research libraries and >>microfilm readers >>I shall fear no discouragement, for a strong urge is within me >>The curiosity and motivation, they comforteth me >>It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquisition of >>countless documents >>It anointest my head with burning midnight oil >>My family group sheets runneth over >>Surely, birth, marriage, and death dates shall follow me all the days of >>my life >>And I shall dwell in the house of a family history-seeker forever. >> >>--unknown-- >> >