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The
Twelve Steps for Recovering
Genealogists
Submitted
by Ecm331@aol.com
- 1.
I
admit that I am powerless over
my GEDCOM and that my life has
become
unmanageable.
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- 2.
I
believe that there is a
greater power other than
genealogy, and that it will
restore sanity to my
life.
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- 3.
I
have made a decision to turn
my life over to
non-genealogists and hope that
they will understand
me.
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- 4.
I
have admitted to myself and
other genealogists that I am
addicted to my obituary
files.
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- 5.
I
vow to no longer discuss "dead
people" with my few remaining
friends in hopes that they
will remain my
friends.
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- 6.
I
promise to take photographs of
things other than
tombstones.
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- 7.
My
only source of reading
material will no longer be
census, wills, death
certificates and
obituaries.
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- 8.
I
will not spend family
vacations in out-of-state
libraries and
courthouses.
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- 9.
Family
picnics will no longer be held
in cemeteries.
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- 10.
My
family will no longer be
referred to as "the live
ones."
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- 11.
My
time spent on the Internet
will be limited to sites other
than Rootsweb.com,
Ancestry.com, MyGenealogy.com
and Family Tree
Maker.com
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- 12.
I
will carry these messages to
other genealogists and
practice these principles
every day.
©
2001 GFNEWS, a monthly
publication of the Golden Gate
Genealogy Forum, Inc. of
Franklin, MA.
(America Online Keyword: roots.)
The Editors
welcome your ideas and
articles,
success stories, favorite
genealogy research tips, comments
and suggestions.
©
2001 Graphics
By
Carol,
All Rights Reserved
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