Is your family tree a little bent? Is your humor more grave? Check out this web site read the one about Beethoven's Ninth. And while you are here, check out some of the other jokes listed. There are about a dozen listed here, many I had not heard of before and all killer funny. Who said genealogists had no sense of humor?

http://www.greggkinney.com/humor.htm Have you ever heard the Dollarhide rules of Genealogy? Wonder no more, they are safe and sound and well kept at this site also. If your ancestors had a funny bone, you might want to read the rest of Dollarhide's list. This web site will have you in more stitches then a tailor shop doing alterations for a wedding. Like a list of Murphy's laws The Dollarhide list tells of all the things that can go wrong with your research. Rule 2 reads " Death certificates are rarely filled in by the person who died." another says "The cemetery where your ancestor was buried does not have perpetual care, has no office, is accessible only by a muddy road, has snakes, tall grass, and lots of bugs...and many of the old gravestones are in broken pieces , stacked in a corner under a pile of dirt." Were they talking about MY relatives? As well as Dollarhide there are several other well placed genealogical jokes on this web site. ‘'Looking at Genealogy'' has such gems of wisdom as," My family coat of arms ties at the back....is that normal?" "Can a first cousin once removed return?"

After checking out the nasty weather outside, grab a cup of coffee and kick back and enjoy this web site. http://www.wgbc.org/genhumor.htm Don't spill the coffee on the keyboard or you will never learn the punch line!

I bet you have not laughed enough. This one will chase away the cabin fever. Check out the listings at http://www.lest-we-forget.com/The_Outhouse/ Remember Old Genealogist never die they just loose their census! If you don't mind losing your census, check out this website.

Wondering about the genealogy of Jack Schitts? Wonder no more, it is fully detailed at this web site along with the top ten "one liners" of genealogy. http://users.ap.net/~chenae/genhumor.html I had to get out a new box of tissue for this web site. I laughed so hard I cried.

And finally who said genealogical societies don't have a sense of humor? The Chautauqua county Kansas, Historical and genealogical society web site has an entire page dedicated to just fun! http://freida-wells.tripod.com/ChautauquaCountyKansas/id10.html I really enjoyed their definitions of being addicted to genealogy.

To see humor in genealogy you have to have a twisted family tree, or at least a few bent branches. I know that I enjoyed all of these web sites. I hope that you have fun with your genealogy and check some of them out.

Being a fellow genealogy enthusiast I'm always looking for new sites in which to dig. You never know what you might uncover, there's a little dirt to be found in every plot. Not all skeletons are found in closets. I'm off to visit your graveyards!

by Genzi, 1.17.2001