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, ship's passenger lists for my surname's sake.
Yea, though I walk though 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 annointeth my head with burning midnight oil;
my family group sheets runneth over.
Surely birth, marriage and death dates shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of a family-history seeker forever.
By Wildamae Brestal
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