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

And ships passenger lists for my surname's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the shadows of

Research libraries and microfilm readers,

I shall fear no discouragement;

For a strong urge is within me -

The curiosity and motivation, they comfort me.

It demandeth preparation of storage space

For the acquisition of countless documents.

It anointeth my head with burning midnight oil;

My family group sheets runneth over.

Surely birth, death and marriage dates

Shall follow me all the days of my life;

And I will dwell in the house of a

Family History Seeker,

Forever.