10 January 2009

The 99+ Genealogy Things Meme

From MoSGA

The list should be annotated in the following manner:

  • Things you have already done or found: bold face type
  • Things you would like to do or find: italicize (color optional)

  • Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type


  • Belong to a genealogical society.
  • Researched records onsite at a court house.
  • Transcribed records.
  • Uploaded tombstone pictures to Find-A-Grave.
  • Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) .
  • Joined Facebook.
  • Helped to clean up a run-down cemetery.
  • Joined the Genea-Bloggers Group on Facebook.
  • Attended a genealogy conference.
  • Lectured at a genealogy conference.
  • Spoke on a genealogy topic at a local genealogy society.
  • Been the editor of a genealogy society newsletter.
  • Contributed to a genealogy society publication.
  • Served on the board or as an officer of a genealogy society.
  • Got lost on the way to a cemetery.
  • Talked to dead ancestors.
  • Researched outside the state in which I live.
  • Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants.
  • Cold called a distant relative.
  • Posted messages on a surname message board.
  • Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet.
  • Googled my name.
  • Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.
  • Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it.
  • Have been paid to do genealogical research.
  • Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research.
  • Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.
  • Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.
  • Responded to messages on a message board or forum.
  • Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.
  • Participated in a genealogy meme.
  • Created family history gift items (calendars, cookbooks, etc.).
  • Performed a record lookup for someone else.
  • Went on a genealogy seminar cruise.
  • Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space.
  • Found a disturbing family secret.
  • Told others about a disturbing family secret.
  • Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).
  • Think genealogy is a passion not a hobby.
  • Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person (Unclaimed Persons).
  • Taught someone else how to find their roots.
  • Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure.
  • Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology.
  • Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher.
  • Disproved a family myth through research.
  • Got a family member to let you copy photos.
  • Used a digital camera to “copy” photos or records.
  • Translated a record from a foreign language.
  • Found an immigrant ancestor’s passenger arrival record.
  • Looked at census records on microfilm, not on the computer.
  • Used microfiche.
  • Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
  • Visited more than one LDS Family History Center.
  • Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors.
  • Taught a class in genealogy.
  • Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century.
  • Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century.
  • Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century.
  • Can name all of your great-great-grandparents.
  • Found an ancestor’s Social Security application.
  • Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer.
  • Used Steve Morse’s One-Step searches.
  • Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
  • Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.
  • Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.
  • Visited the Library of Congress.
  • Have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower.
  • Have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War.
  • Taken a photograph of an ancestor’s tombstone.
  • Became a member of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits.
  • Can read a church record in Latin.
  • Have an ancestor who changed their name.
  • Joined a Rootsweb mailing list.
  • Created a family website.
  • Have more than one "genealogy" blog.
  • Was overwhelmed by the amount of family information received from someone.
  • Have broken through at least one brick wall.
  • Visited the DAR Library in Washington D.C.
  • Borrowed a microfilm from the Family History Library through a local Family History Center.
  • Have done indexing for Family Search Indexing or another genealogy project.
  • Visited the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  • Had an amazing serendipitous find of the "Psychic Roots" variety.
  • Have an ancestor who was a Patriot in the American Revolutionary War.
  • Have an ancestor who was a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War.
  • Have both Patriot & Loyalist ancestors.
  • Have used Border Crossing records to locate an ancestor.
  • Use maps in my genealogy research.
  • Have a convict ancestor who was transported from the UK.
  • Found a bigamist amongst the ancestors.
  • Visited the National Archives in Kew.
  • Visited St. Catherine's House in London to find family records.
  • Found a cousin in Australia (or other foreign country).
  • Consistently cite my sources.
  • Visited a foreign country (i.e. one I don't live in) in search of ancestors.
  • Can locate any document in my research files within a few minutes.
  • Have an ancestor who was married four times (or more).
  • Made a rubbing of an ancestors gravestone.
  • Organized a family reunion.
  • Published a family history book (on one of my families).
  • Learned of the death of a fairly close relative through research.
  • Have done the genealogy happy dance.
  • Sustained an injury doing the genealogy happy dance.
  • Offended a family member with my research.
  • Reunited someone with precious family photos or artifacts.

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