23rd Psalm for Genealogists

Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray,
It maketh me to lie down and examine tombstones,
It leadeth me into still courthouses
It restoreth my Ancestral Knowledge
It leadeth me in the paths of census records and ship' s passenger lists for my surnames sake Yea, though I walk through 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 comforteth me It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquisition of countless documents It annointest my head with 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.

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