{"id":10953,"date":"2015-06-29T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=10953"},"modified":"2015-06-29T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T15:03:43","slug":"marys-musings-humorous-observations-about-excited-genealogists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/marys-musings-humorous-observations-about-excited-genealogists.html","title":{"rendered":"Mary\u2019s Musings: Humorous Observations about Excited Genealogists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog article, Mary shares some of her humorous musings on how excited genealogists get about genealogy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we head into summer, I\u2019d like to share some of my genealogy funnies to brighten your day (or night).<\/p>\n<p>As fellow genealogists you know how excited we get doing genealogy, so perhaps you will relate to these humorous musings. If you think of more, please let me know \u2013 as one thing I\u2019ve learned about family historians, we all love a good laugh!<\/p>\n<p>Genealogists get so excited&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at counting ancestors, I\u2019m surprised they get any sleep at all! (Certainly more fun than counting sheep in your sleep.)<\/li>\n<li>at discovering birth records, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t throw baby showers for their ancestors!<\/li>\n<li>at discovering black sheep ancestors, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t consider if they are the same for their generation!<\/li>\n<li>at displaying genealogy, I\u2019m surprised to see households with modern d\u00e9cor!<\/li>\n<li>at finding family Bible records, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t recreate the missing ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-family-bible.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-family-bible.png\" alt=\"Genealogy Saying: Genealogists get so excited \u2022\tat finding family Bible records, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t recreate the missing ones.\" width=\"613\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-family-bible.png 613w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-family-bible-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-family-bible-449x300.png 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at finding mistakes in online trees, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t charge offenders with a crime. (\u201cFraudulent trees will be sent to the genealogy police!\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>at learning old medical terms, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t report them during medical appointments. (\u201cHey Doc, can you please prescribe something for my bone shave, dropsy and podagra?\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>at meeting new folks, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t introduce their children as descendants and their parents as ancestors.<\/li>\n<li>at meeting new grandchildren, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t present baby blankets decorated with family trees.<\/li>\n<li>at navigating old maps, I\u2019m surprised their glove compartments have room for modern ones.<\/li>\n<li>at noting family resemblances, I\u2019m surprised there aren\u2019t photo collages showing all of the connections. (\u201cDo you see that Susie has 2nd Great Grandmother\u2019s nose, Johnny has his Grandpa\u2019s eyes and Little Arthur has elongated hands like 3rd Great Grandpa\u2019s?\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>at organizing family reunions, I\u2019m surprised they have time to get to know their neighbors!<\/li>\n<li>at passing on heirlooms, I\u2019m surprised their children receive modern gifts! (\u201cOh gee thanks Grandma. I love this old wooden train better than that video game I\u2019ve had my eye on!\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>at pinning on Pinterest, I\u2019m surprised when they create boards on other subjects!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-pinterest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-pinterest.png\" alt=\"graphic showing various genealogy-related Pinterest boards\" width=\"476\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-pinterest.png 476w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-pinterest-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-pinterest-424x300.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at breaking through brick walls, I\u2019m surprised there isn\u2019t a lineage society for high achievers. (Suggestion: Solver of the 10-Ancestor Brick Wall Society.)<\/li>\n<li>at proving dead-ends, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t throw a party to celebrate! (\u201cPlease attend a party on the 15th in honor of solving my 35th dead-end!\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>at proving vital records, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t throw birthday parties for their ancestors!<\/li>\n<li>at putting together the pieces of the ancestral puzzle, I\u2019m surprised they ever see daylight!<\/li>\n<li>at querying databases, I\u2019m surprised genealogy sites don\u2019t crash on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<li>at reading ancestral diaries, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t conjure up better details for the duller ones!<\/li>\n<li>at reading blogs, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t petition school boards to add them to required curriculum!<\/li>\n<li>at reading early documents, I\u2019m surprised we don\u2019t all speak in Old English.<\/li>\n<li>at reading obituaries, I\u2019m surprised family historians don\u2019t write their own!<\/li>\n<li>at reading old newspapers, I\u2019m surprised someone hasn\u2019t started a daily subscription of old news!<\/li>\n<p>[search_box]<\/p>\n<li>at reading wills, I\u2019m surprised more don\u2019t address genealogy records in their own will. (\u201cItem one: I leave all of my worldly possessions to the person who promises to preserve the family genealogy!\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>at recording ancestral birthdays, I\u2019m surprised they celebrate their own!<\/li>\n<li>at remembering ancestral data, I\u2019m surprised they can remember anything else at all!<\/li>\n<li>at researching the family tree, I\u2019m surprised their smart phones have apps for other purposes.<\/li>\n<li>at saving genealogical finds, I\u2019m surprised their hard drives aren\u2019t totally full!<\/li>\n<li>at seeing family photographs, I\u2019m surprised there isn\u2019t a national genealogists\u2019 photo club.<\/li>\n<li>at studying DNA, I\u2019m surprised that little ID card in their wallets doesn\u2019t have results recorded on it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-id-card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-id-card.png\" alt=\"humorous graphic showing a &quot;genealogist's ID card&quot;\" width=\"544\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-id-card.png 544w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-id-card-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-id-card-500x265.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at studying DNA, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t have a genetic test run on every new family member!<\/li>\n<li>at taking tombstone photos, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t take selfies more in front of them.<\/li>\n<li>at tracing lineages, I\u2019m surprised they raise anything but pedigreed pets!<\/li>\n<li>at tracking down people, I\u2019m surprised they aren\u2019t all working as private investigators!<\/li>\n<li>at traveling to family homesteads, I\u2019m surprised their family members ever get to visit fun places like the beach!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-happy-husband.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-happy-husband.png\" alt=\"humorous photo showing a genealogist's &quot;happy husband&quot;\" width=\"321\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-happy-husband.png 321w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/photo-0629-2015-musings-happy-husband-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at visiting cemeteries, I\u2019m surprised most don\u2019t have a personal cemetery in their backyard!<\/li>\n<li>at visiting family sites, I\u2019m surprised to hear the GPS has room for other trip destinations!<\/li>\n<li>at visiting cemetery graveyards, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t all plan their funerals in advance.<\/li>\n<li>at visiting libraries, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t attend self-help groups when the libraries are closed.<\/li>\n<li>at working on their family trees, I\u2019m surprised there\u2019s room to sit at their tables for a meal.<\/li>\n<li>at writing genealogy blogs, I\u2019m surprised they take time out for eating &amp; drinking!<\/li>\n<li>upon finding military records, I\u2019m surprised more genealogists are not re-enactors!<\/li>\n<li>upon finding old family homesteads, I\u2019m surprised they haven\u2019t purchased more of them.<\/li>\n<li>upon finding reprobate ancestors, I\u2019m surprised when genealogists don\u2019t have a \u201cWall of Shame\u201d on their Facebook pages! [\u201cWho are you? Why can\u2019t I find you? You know if you hide, I\u2019ll find you! Ancestors wanted Dead or Alive!\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>upon finding tombstones, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t have a wall in their home of cemetery photographs!<\/li>\n<li>upon trying old recipes, I\u2019m surprised their kitchens aren\u2019t full of antique cookware!<\/li>\n<li>when bragging about genealogy, I\u2019m surprised genealogists don\u2019t pull ancestral photos out of wallets! (\u201cIf you think your kid is special, take a look at my Great Great Grandparents\u2019 offspring!\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>when finding new cousins, I\u2019m surprised there\u2019s anyone else in their address books!<\/li>\n<li>when they can\u2019t solve genealogical brick walls, I\u2019m surprised they don\u2019t consult psychics!<\/li>\n<li>when they solve brick walls, I\u2019m surprised doctors don\u2019t prescribe genealogy as a cure for depression!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/illustration-0629-2015-musings-suitcase-travel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/illustration-0629-2015-musings-suitcase-travel.png\" alt=\"humorous cartoon showing a happy genealogist ready to travel\" width=\"373\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/illustration-0629-2015-musings-suitcase-travel.png 373w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/illustration-0629-2015-musings-suitcase-travel-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/illustration-0629-2015-musings-suitcase-travel-320x300.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>when traveling for genealogical purposes, I\u2019m surprised the gadgets leave any room for clothing. (\u201cPacking list: camera, computer, files, flashdrive &amp; backup drive, GPS, maps, notebook, scanner, smart phone loaded with apps, tablet &amp; clothing \u2013 Oops, no room!\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/genealogy-humor-101-funny-quotes-sayings-for-genealogists.html\">Genealogy Humor: 101 Funny Quotes &amp; Sayings for Genealogists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/more-genealogy-humor-funny-quotes-sayings-for-genealogists.html\">More Genealogy Humor: Funny Quotes &amp; Sayings for Genealogists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/funny-genealogy-quotes-end-of-the-year-fun-for-genealogists.html\">Funny Genealogy Quotes: End-of-the-Year Fun for Genealogists<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[bottom_post_ad]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. 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