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Fun
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The Sunny Side of Genealogy
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In
1986, a little volume called, "The Sunny Side of Genealogy" was
compiled by Fonda D. Baselt and published by Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Inc. of Baltimore, MD. "A
Humorous Collection of Anecdotes, Poems, Wills, Epitaphs and Other
Miscellany From Genealogy," It contains 100 pages of delightful
reading. May I share with you
some of my favorites? |
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Quotable
Quotes: |
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"Being
of sound mind, I spent every cent when I was alive." (from
an old will; p. 25) |
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Fame
is chiefly a matter of dying at the right moment.
(p. 17) |
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"My
folks didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the
boat." |
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(Will
Rogers, p. 61) |
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The
cheapest way to have your family traced is to run for public office. (Reader's
Digest; p. 22) |
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The rich never have to
seek out their relatives. (p. 44) |
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Life
is the childhood of our immortality. (p.
72) |
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Many
a tombstone is a grave error. (p.
78) |
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Epitaph
Laughs |
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"Here
lies an atheist: All dressed
up and no place to go." (gravestone in Thurmont, WA;
p. 27) |
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"Gone
to see for myself." (gravestone, p. 47) |
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"I expected this,
but not so soon." (gravestone,
p. 47) |
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"Here
lies a father of 29; There would have been more but … |
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he didn't have time."
(gravestone, p. 52) |
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"Transplanted"
(On a gardener's grave, p. 90) |
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"Gone underground
for good." (On a coalminer's
grave, p. 90) |
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The
Last Word |
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"Here
lies as silent clay, Miss Arabella Young |
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Who
on the 21st of May, 1771, began to hold her tongue." |
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(gravestone
in Plymouth, England; p. 53) |
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The
Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer |
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(Like
the cover of an old book, |
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Its contents torn out, |
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And
stript of its lettering and gilding) |
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Lies food for worms. |
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Yet
the work itself shall not be lost, |
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For
it will (as he believed) appear once more |
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In a new |
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And
more beautiful edition, |
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Corrected and amended |
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by |
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The Author." |
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Benjamin Franklin (p.
62) |
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