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Offline Mobo

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THE GENEALOGIST'S PSALM
« on: Wednesday 05 January 05 19:11 GMT (UK) »
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Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray
It maketh me to lie down and examine
half-buried tombstones.
It leadeth me into still courthouses;
It restoreth my ancestral knowledge.
It leadeth me in paths of census records &
ship's passenger lists for my surname's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the shadows of
research libraries & microfilm readers,
I shall fear no discouragement.
For a strong urge is within me, the curiosity
& motivation they comforteth me.
It demandeth preparation of storage space
for the acquistion of countless documents.
It annointeth my head with burning mid-night
oil; my family group sheets runneth over.
Surely birth, marriage, & death dates shall
follow me all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of a family- history seeker forever.

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BUCKLEY, Ches. & Lancs, DUNN, Ireland & Lancs. EDGSON, Rutland, Leics & Lancs. LYON, Lancs. McNULTY, Ireland & Lancs. MORRIS, Beds, Hunts & Lancs. SWARBRICK, Lancs. TURNER, Lancs. WILLIAMSON, Lancs.

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Re: THE GENEALOGIST'S PSALM
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 06 January 05 04:30 GMT (UK) »
Very clever, Mobo!  And very true!!!  ;D

MarieC
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Martins in London and Wales, Lockwoods in Yorkshire, Hartleys in London, Lichfield and Brighton, Hubands and Smiths in Ireland, Bentleys in London and Yorkshire, Denhams in Somerset, Scoles in London, Meyers in London, Cooks in Northumberland

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Re: THE GENEALOGIST'S PSALM
« Reply #2 on: Friday 07 January 05 13:20 GMT (UK) »
Taking a break from census transcription - loved the poem - but can we change the end to

I will dwell in the house of my family forever.

Attempting to interpret the birth locations from all over the UK (& I live in Oz) is why transcribing one census piece for freecen is taking me forever - if everyone had just stayed in the one place! (or even in one county).

Trish
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