Hawke's Bay Branch of the NZSG

Convenor: Jeannie Wright
Secretary: Margaret Elms
Treasurer: Kathleen Hargreaves

Committee
Joyce Reardon, Jan Tapper, Marguerite Young, Marcia Murtagh, Liz Gunn, Tina Purvis.

Newsletter: Margaret Elms
Overseas Magazines: Elizabeth Martin & June Sowman
Computers: Ian Webster
Blog: Kim Salamonson


Monday, May 19, 2008

23rd Psalm for Genealogists

The 23rd Psalm for Genealogists"
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 into the Paths of Census Records and Ships Passenger Lists for my Surnames' sake;
Yes, though I wait through the Shadows of Research Libraries and Microfilm Readers,
I shall fear no Discouragment, for a Strong Urge is with me.
The curiosity and Motivation, they Comfort me;
It demandeth preparation of Storage Space for the Aquisition of Countless Documents;
It anointeth 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.
~ Author Unknown ~

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