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From: judith murphy< >
Subject: (Genealogy) Addict When...]]
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 21:10:37 -0400 (EDT)

I LOVED this one -- thought I would share.
Judy M.

>Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 18:37:55 -0500
>From: Barb Boese <>
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>This was posted on another list --
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> YOU KNOW YOU ARE A GENEALOGY ADDICT WHEN...
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>* You brake for libraries.
>* You hyperventilate at the sight of an old cemetery.
>* You would rather browse in a cemetery than a shopping mall.
>* You would rather read census schedules than a good book.
>* You are more interested in what happened in 1697 than 1997.
>* Savage, Torry, and Pope are household names, but you cannot remember
>what to call the dog.
>* You can pinpoint Harrietsham, Hawkhurst, Kent, but can't locate your
>state capitol on the map.
>* You think every home should have a copier and a microfilm reader.
>* You know every register of deeds in the state by name, but they lock
>the doors when they see you coming.
>* You store your clothes under the bed, because your closet is full of
>books and papers.
>* All your correspondence begins "Dear Cousin".
>* You have traced every one of your ancestral lines back to Adam and
>Eve, have it documented, and still don't want to quit.
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>Shirley
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