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Friday 17th November. No December meeting. Re start Jan. 19th @ 2pm
Not only genealogists but poets as well! Andover Group member Elwyn Bull penned this verse reflecting her hopes and exasperations in her search into the past.
Not only genealogists but poets as well! Andover Group member Elwyn Bull penned this verse reflecting her hopes and exasperations in her search into the past.
THE BUG
Names go flying around in my head,
As I lie trying to sleep in my bed
I see pictures of the IGI
And wonder when did Ethel die?
I really wish I knew when Jane was born,
As I wake up this Monday morn.
Then so much easier would be my life,
If I knew when William had taken Emily for his wife,
And where do Mary and Charles fit in?
Was he fat? Or was she thin?Was she a Redman?
Of them there are lots,
Or maybe a Roe, of course she could be a Watts.
Then I find the family on the census
That really is a great big bonus.
My family watch me with a feeling of unease,
They think I have caught some terrible disease,
As they come and give me a hug,
I tell them yes,
I’ve got the Family History Bug
