No, Karen, I'm not in Scotland (but it's a goal of mine), I'm here in the US, Pittsburgh, PA. So glad everyone enjoyed the Genealogist's Nightmare, it hit so close to home, that everyone could identify with it. Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ PA-PITTSBURGH list owner BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY surname list owner. ADOPTION, MYSTERY, HORROR, STAY-AT-HOME-MOMS, and WESTIE community list owner. ----- Original Message ----- > Thanks Sue, > Really enjoyed it. > Karen Field > Are you in Scotland? I'm trying to trace my MacKinnons and MacEachranes in > Kintyre. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue M" <starshine166@home.com> > To: <WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 11:30 PM > Subject: Genealogist's Nightmare > > > > The following is from a member from one of my other lists, and I thought > > you'd like it too. It's funny, but so true.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > (1) Thou shalt name your male children: > > James, John, Joseph, Josiah, Abel, Richard, > > Thomas, William > > > > (2) Thou shalt name your female children: > > Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Maria, Sarah, Ida, > > Virginia, May > > > > (3) Thou shalt leave NO trace of your female > > children. > > > > (4) Thou shalt, after naming your children from the > > above lists, call them by strange nicknames such as: > > Ike, Eli, Polly, Dolly, and Sukey.---making them > > difficult to trace. > > > > (5) Thou shalt NOT use any middle names on any legal > > documents or census reports, and only where > > necessary, you may use only initials on legal > > documents. > > > > (6) Thou shalt learn to sign all documents illegibly > > so that your surname can be spelled, or misspelled, > > in various ways: Hicks , Hix, Hixe, Hucks, Kicks > > > > (7) Thou shalt, after no more then 3 generations, > > make sure that all family records are lost, > > misplaced, burned in a fire, or buried so that NO > > future trace of them can be found. > > > > (8) Thou shalt propagate misleading legends, rumors, > > vague innuendo regarding your place origination. > > > > (A) you may have come from : England, Ireland, > > Scotland, Wales....or Iran. > > > > (B) you may have American Indian ancestry of > > the______tribe. > > > > (C) You may have descended from one of three > > brothers that came over from_____. > > > > (9) Thou shalt leave NO cemetery records, or > > headstones with legible names. > > > > (10)Thou shalt leave NO family Bible with records of > > birth, marriages, or deaths. > > > > (11)Thou shalt ALWAYS flip thy name around. If born > > James Albert, thou must make all the rest of thy > > records in the names of Albert, AJ, JA, AL, Bert, > > Bart, or Alfred. > > > > (12)Thou must also flip thy parent's names when making > > reference to them, although "Unknown" or a blank line > > is an acceptable alternative. > > > > (13)Thou shalt name at least 5 generations of males, > > and dozens of their cousins with identical names in > > order to totally confuse researchers. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Sue* > > http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ > > BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLYand > > PA-PITTSBURGH list owner. > > ADOPTION, MYSTERY, HORROR, STAY-AT-HOME-MOMS, and WESTIE list owner. > > > > > > --- > > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/2001 > > > > ______________________________ --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/2001

Thanks Sue, Really enjoyed it. Karen Field Are you in Scotland? I'm trying to trace my MacKinnons and MacEachranes in Kintyre. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M" <starshine166@home.com> To: <WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 11:30 PM Subject: Genealogist's Nightmare > The following is from a member from one of my other lists, and I thought > you'd like it too. It's funny, but so true.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > (1) Thou shalt name your male children: > James, John, Joseph, Josiah, Abel, Richard, > Thomas, William > > (2) Thou shalt name your female children: > Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Maria, Sarah, Ida, > Virginia, May > > (3) Thou shalt leave NO trace of your female > children. > > (4) Thou shalt, after naming your children from the > above lists, call them by strange nicknames such as: > Ike, Eli, Polly, Dolly, and Sukey.---making them > difficult to trace. > > (5) Thou shalt NOT use any middle names on any legal > documents or census reports, and only where > necessary, you may use only initials on legal > documents. > > (6) Thou shalt learn to sign all documents illegibly > so that your surname can be spelled, or misspelled, > in various ways: Hicks , Hix, Hixe, Hucks, Kicks > > (7) Thou shalt, after no more then 3 generations, > make sure that all family records are lost, > misplaced, burned in a fire, or buried so that NO > future trace of them can be found. > > (8) Thou shalt propagate misleading legends, rumors, > vague innuendo regarding your place origination. > > (A) you may have come from : England, Ireland, > Scotland, Wales....or Iran. > > (B) you may have American Indian ancestry of > the______tribe. > > (C) You may have descended from one of three > brothers that came over from_____. > > (9) Thou shalt leave NO cemetery records, or > headstones with legible names. > > (10)Thou shalt leave NO family Bible with records of > birth, marriages, or deaths. > > (11)Thou shalt ALWAYS flip thy name around. If born > James Albert, thou must make all the rest of thy > records in the names of Albert, AJ, JA, AL, Bert, > Bart, or Alfred. > > (12)Thou must also flip thy parent's names when making > reference to them, although "Unknown" or a blank line > is an acceptable alternative. > > (13)Thou shalt name at least 5 generations of males, > and dozens of their cousins with identical names in > order to totally confuse researchers. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Sue* > http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ > BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLYand > PA-PITTSBURGH list owner. > ADOPTION, MYSTERY, HORROR, STAY-AT-HOME-MOMS, and WESTIE list owner. > > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/2001 >