When you break for libraries.
If you hyperventilate at the sight of an old cemetary.
When you would rather browse in a cemetary than a shopping mall.
If you'd rather read census schedules than a good book.
When you are more interested in what happened in 1698 than 1998.
If Savage, Torry, and Pope are household names, but you cannot remember what to call the dog.
If you can pinpoint Harrietsham, Hawkhurst, Kent, but can't locate your state capitol on the map.
If you think every home should have a copier and a microfilm reader.
If you know every register of deeds in the state by name, but they lock the doors when they see you coming.
When you store your clothes under the bed, because your closet is full of books and papers.
When all your correspondence begins "Dear Cousin."
If You've traced every one of your ancestral lines back to Adam and Eve, have it documented, and still don't want to quit.
If you get locked in a library overnight and you never notice.
If You're of the firm opinion that 100 years from now, no one will ever know that you didn't keep up the laundry and bills.
If people start leaving thr room as soon as you say "My great-great...
If the first place you look in a book is the INDEX.
If you take a break long enough to go to the doctor, then you tell them you were born in 1843.
If you can't vacation in Yellowstone because you don't have ancestors there.
If you're actually happy to find out that you have the same great grandfather on BOTH sides. The genetics may be bad, but it sure simplifies research.
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