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From: "Maidelys Dominguez" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] are all Genetic Genealogists over 50?
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:47:11 -0400
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Since everyone is adding their two cents - I'm 37 - been into genealogy
since I was 34. I'm sure there are younger ones out there but just hiding.
For those of you who are checking, sorry about my off-DNA topic response.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nelda Percival" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] are all Genetic Genealogists over 50?


> Ned,
> I was in my 40's before I asked questions about family names and in my
> fifties before I started doing Genealogy.
>
> Before that life was to full and yes, I think it has to do with our own
> mortality......
>
> LOL, wonder if we all have a common marker that will identify the
> genealogist... and we all share this marker... and thats why some are
> interested and some are not... LOL
>
> Nelda
>
> Nelda Percival IBSSG
> Volunteer Administrator "Gilpin & Bonstein DNA Projects; websites -
> http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Genealogy & DNA are like husband & wife:
> "Genealogy & DNA work so much better when paired up properly...." Peter
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: marianne dillow <>
> Reply-To: ,
> To: Ned Jimmerson <>,
> Subject: Re: [DNA] are all Genetic Genealogists over 50?
> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 10:26:13 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Hi Ned,
> I was 39 when I started in genealogy but Alex Haley had just done the
> mini series "Roots" and that captivated me and that is what caught my
> interest and got me involved for the last 25 years and I have loved the
> paper chase ever since. Now, you can figure my age which women refrain
> from
> doing.. LOL !
>
> Marianne Dillow
>
>
> Ned Jimmerson <> wrote:
> since in my family it seems that those with the greatest interest in
> any form
> of Genealogy are those Who have come close to realizing their Own
> Mortality.
> I
> am curious as to if this is something unique to My Own Family Group or are
> the
> Young simply not interested in the topic in general. I would like to
> interest my
> Younger Cousins but am unsure of the proper methods to do so. Enjoy the
> Day,
> Ned.
> No Matter; Where ,You go, There You ,are.
>
>
>
>
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