{"id":9251,"date":"2014-12-30T16:46:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T16:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=9251"},"modified":"2014-12-30T16:46:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T16:46:38","slug":"funny-genealogy-quotes-end-of-the-year-fun-for-genealogists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/funny-genealogy-quotes-end-of-the-year-fun-for-genealogists.html","title":{"rendered":"Funny Genealogy Quotes: End-of-the-Year Fun for 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 post, Mary helps end your year on a humorous note with these funny genealogy quotes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When asked to suggest 2015 New Year\u2019s resolutions for genealogists, I thought about reminding everyone to back up computers, check out new apps, index records, interview family members, read more historical newspapers, and share as many new finds as possible.<\/p>\n<p>But then, most of you already know to do this, don\u2019t you!<\/p>\n<p>So, I thought \u2013 what does everyone really want to read to end their 2014?<\/p>\n<p>Since this was the year of shared genealogy humor &amp; quotes, I realized we all want to have more fun with our research \u2013 because after all, if genealogy wasn\u2019t so much fun, we wouldn&#8217;t be so wrapped up in the chase!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-houses-with-brick-walls.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9252\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-houses-with-brick-walls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-houses-with-brick-walls.png\" alt=\"genealogy saying: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if you refuse to live in a house with brick walls!&quot;\" width=\"317\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-houses-with-brick-walls.png 317w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-houses-with-brick-walls-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So here we go. Here are some more fun \u201cYou know you\u2019re a genealogist\u201d quotes to end this wonderful year!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You know you\u2019re a genealogist if&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you refuse to live in a house with brick walls!<\/li>\n<li>99.99% of your friends are family historians!<\/li>\n<li>instead of downsizing, you\u2019re planning on upsizing to store the genealogy stuff!<\/li>\n<li>the first item in your will has to do with how your genealogy will be preserved!<\/li>\n<li>the song \u201cI\u2019m Dreaming of a White Christmas\u201d makes you dream about the White family roots!<\/li>\n<li>you dream about ancestors!<\/li>\n<li>you find really old newspaper news, really good news!<\/li>\n<li>you have a special photo album just for historical markers &amp; tombstones!<\/li>\n<li>you keep a source book, or A to Zax, near your computer!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-showers-for-the-ancestors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9253\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-showers-for-the-ancestors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-showers-for-the-ancestors.png\" alt=\"genealogy saying: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if, when you find a new birth record, you get so excited you think about throwing a baby shower!&quot;\" width=\"414\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-showers-for-the-ancestors.png 414w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-showers-for-the-ancestors-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>when you find a new birth record, you get so excited you think about throwing a baby shower!<\/li>\n<li>you attend more holiday parties with gen-aholics than family!<\/li>\n<li>you can name all of your forebears to the fifth generation!<\/li>\n<li>you carry a magnifying glass, not for reading menus, but for genealogy!<\/li>\n<li>you celebrate dead people\u2019s birthdays!<\/li>\n<li>you consider your \u201crejected\u201d lineage society applications battle wounds!<\/li>\n<li>you made it through the 52-week challenge, and are already working on next year\u2019s!<\/li>\n<li>you own clothing embroidered with surnames!<\/li>\n<li>you put on a lucky hat to give yourself an edge at busting down brick walls!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-forebears-or-bears.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9254\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-forebears-or-bears\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-forebears-or-bears.png\" alt=\"genealogy saying: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if, when you overhear someone at a party talking about something being done \u201cfor bears,\u201d you assume they\u2019re talking about \u201cforebears\u201d!&quot;\" width=\"334\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-forebears-or-bears.png 334w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-forebears-or-bears-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p>[search_box]<\/p>\n<li>when you overhear someone at a party talking about something being done \u201cfor bears,\u201d you assume they\u2019re talking about \u201cforebears\u201d!<\/li>\n<li>you can\u2019t fall asleep until you\u2019ve found one more genealogy fact!<\/li>\n<li>you know not to confuse epitaph with epithet, or interment with internment!<\/li>\n<li>you know the expression \u201credoing your roots\u201d has nothing to do with hair dye!<\/li>\n<li>you know what autosomal, mitochondrial and haplogroup mean!<\/li>\n<li>you read fairy tales to grandchildren, but change the names to ancestors! \u201cOnce upon a time, there were three bears, Jane Eliza McGillicutty Bear, her husband William Henry Mergatroyd Bear and their cute little baby, William Henry Mergatroyd Bear, the Second.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>you routinely take sneak peeks of genealogy while the family is watching sports!<\/li>\n<li>you spend more on death certificates than on clothing!<\/li>\n<li>you zoom in on old photos just to examine framed portraits spotted in the background!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-genealogists-prefer-recycling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9255\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-genealogists-prefer-recycling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-genealogists-prefer-recycling.png\" alt=\"genealogy saying: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if you never trash old records, knowing they can always be recycled and used for some other family history research!&quot;\" width=\"350\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-genealogists-prefer-recycling.png 350w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-genealogists-prefer-recycling-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you never trash old records, knowing they can always be recycled and used for some other family history research!<\/li>\n<li>your recycling bin never has much paper in it!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019d rather have a genealogy library than a swimming pool!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019re clueless about how to speak a foreign language, but have no problem translating a foreign language will!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019re not offended to be called a tombstone tourist!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve already purchased your headstone, so your family doesn\u2019t get it wrong!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve come down with a case of taphophilia, and aren\u2019t worried about being contagious!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve considered forming your own lineage society!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve considered putting a family tree chart on your tombstone!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-family-safe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9256\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-family-safe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-family-safe.png\" alt=\"genealogy saying: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if you\u2019ve considered storing your precious genealogy in the family safe!&quot;\" width=\"347\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-family-safe.png 347w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-family-safe-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you\u2019ve considered storing your precious genealogy in the family safe!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve created a photo montage of yourself with an ancestor!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve deleted a movie on your DVR to make space for a genealogy show!<\/li>\n<li>your daily goals include solving someone else\u2019s brick wall!<\/li>\n<li>your house\u2019s family room is a family \u201cgenealogy\u201d room!<\/li>\n<li>your research breaks only happen on days that don\u2019t end in y!<\/li>\n<li>your travel app alerts you to fare drops to cities with genealogy libraries!<\/li>\n<li>your travel tote includes a portable scanner!<\/li>\n<li>your will directs that a family tree chart be imprinted on your grave!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-driven-100-miles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9257\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-driven-100-miles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-driven-100-miles.png\" alt=\"genealogy saying: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if you\u2019ve driven 100 miles to track down a vital record!&quot;\" width=\"496\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-driven-100-miles.png 496w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-driven-100-miles-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p>[search_box]<\/p>\n<li>you\u2019ve driven 100 miles to track down a vital record!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve gifted a teddy bear to a child named after one of their forebears!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve gotten a speeding ticket because you were thinking about genealogy!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve made your family plant a \u201cfamily\u201d tree!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve memorized an epitaph!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve sneaked a peak at GenealogyBank while pretending to watch sports!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve stayed up late researching someone else\u2019s family!<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ve identified at least a dozen spelling variations for your surname!<\/li>\n<li>your calendar records \u201cthis day in history\u201d ancestral birthdays!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And I\u2019d like to leave you with one more genealogy quote, sent in from my friend Linda Hodginson:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-book-tombstone-rubbings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9258\" title=\"photo-1230-2014-book-tombstone-rubbings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-book-tombstone-rubbings.png\" alt=\"genealogy sayings: &quot;You know you\u2019re a genealogist if you know people who would want a book on tombstone rubbings!&quot;\" width=\"373\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-book-tombstone-rubbings.png 373w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-1230-2014-book-tombstone-rubbings-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No wonder we are friends. I even own a book on tombstone sayings!<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year to all our readers!<\/p>\n<p>If you have any fun \u201cyou know you\u2019re a genealogist if\u2026\u201d sayings, please send them along for a future blog article!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Funny Genealogy Quotes 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=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/genealogybank\/genealogy-funny-quotes-humor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genealogy Funny Quotes &amp; Humor<\/a> GenealogyBank Pinterest Board<\/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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