You Have Been Hit With the Genealogy Bug If . . .
- When introducing someone you say, “this is my sister’s grandmother’s father’s son.”
- You are more interested in what happened in 1815 than in 2015.
- A perfect vacation includes trips to cemeteries, archives and libraries.
- A family vacation is going to visit an ancestor’s hometown.
- Your doctor asks about your family background and you reply, “how many generations back?”
- Many family albums are filled with photos of ancestors
7. You explore unusual, non-related family names for fun, as well as your own family names.
8. You know more about your ancestors than your oldest relatives who knew them.
9. You thrive on finding an old family heirloom and learning about its history.
10. If you could have any tech gadget, it would be a time machine to go back and meet your
ancestors.
11. You’ve called in sick because you woke up late
after a research all-nighter.
12. You filed your taxes in GEDCOM format.
13. You named your kids in alphabetical order to
make indexing easier.
8. You know more about your ancestors than your oldest relatives who knew them.
9. You thrive on finding an old family heirloom and learning about its history.
10. If you could have any tech gadget, it would be a time machine to go back and meet your
ancestors.
11. You’ve called in sick because you woke up late
after a research all-nighter.
12. You filed your taxes in GEDCOM format.
13. You named your kids in alphabetical order to
make indexing easier.
