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From: "Katherine White-Duke" <>
Subject: [NCORANGE] (Fwd) Murphys' Law...
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:32:43 -0500


I just received this from another list, so I'm forwarding it to brighten
everyone's day.

Murphy's Genealogy Laws

a.. The will you need is in a safe onboard the Titanic

B.. You finally find the wedding record for your
gggrandfather only to discover he married Mary SMITH whose father was
John SMITH and mother was Mary JONES!

c.. You have finally found the information you needed to
solve the family mystery you have been working on for 2 years and your
elderly aunt says "I could have told you that!"

d.. You find an old family photo album and upon close
examination, there are no names on the pictures.

e.. You learn that your great grandmother's family bible
(passed down through the family for 3 generations) was sold at an estate
sale in New York City.

f.. You find your family in the census and write to the
county where they lived for 40 years, only to receive a letter stating
all the county records burned.

g. You learn there is a county history on microfilm of the
county your ancestors originated. It has 16000 pages and is not indexed.

h.. The public ceremony in which your distinguished
ancestor participated and at which the platform collapsed under him,
turned out to be a hanging.

Where is that guy Murphy anyway?? I really do have a few things to say
to him!

Katherine White-Duke

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