----- Original Message ----- From: Alice Geier <geiera@myexcel.com> To: <NYDELAWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: [NYDELAWA-L] A Genealogist's Christmas Eve > > > ____________________________________ > A Genealogist's Christmas Eve > by Sandra Devlin > > 'Twas the night before Christmas and inside my house Little was > stirring, except my computer mouse. Our descendants were nestled all > snug in their beds, While visions of ancestors danced in their heads. > > So I at my laptop, near trusty old printer Put the finishing touches to > the project of winter, The gift I had promised for under the tree A > product of love, the family genealogy. > > My table with clutter galore was aspread with pedigree charts of the > living and dead; old yellowed photos, letters of yore, > wills and diaries chronicling days from before. > > While others bought gifts at Wall-Mart or Sears, I'd spent my time > searching birth dates and years. No need for ribbons or fancy gift > wrappings, This gift had a way of transcending the trappings. > > While surveying the charts with one final proof, I must have missed the > sound on the roof. For what to my wondering eyes did appear, But the > jolly old elf, replete in his gear. > > Searching my face, old Santa could sense My Christmas spirit was > extremely intense. He spied my research on the table spread out, "A > genealogist!" he exclaimed, "that removes any doubt." > > As I climbed up the stairs feeling quite in the pink, I looked back at > Santa and shared a sly wink. For he and I know that the gift of oneself, > Beats anything bought from a department store shelf. > ______________________________________ > > Merry Christmas to All......... > Alice in NC > > > ==== NYDELAWA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe - send message to: > NYDELAWA-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put one word in message body - subscribe or unsubscribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >