Genealogist's

Psalm

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 ships' 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 anointest 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--