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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Top Ten Things About Modern Culture that Will Annoy Future Genealogists

10. Frequency of modern moving (and distance of moves) - is this John Doe the same as that John Doe?
9. Single parents, adoption, sperm banks - who the &*#)@^$ are their parents?
8. Co-habitation - are they just roommates? were they ever married? who is the parent of these children?
7. The scattering of ashes - I have a relative who was never buried
6. Intransigency of electronic information - but it used to exist!
5. The downfall of the local paper - goodbye information about who is accepting visitors and who left town recently!
4. Distance between members of extended families - I am definitely NOT related to my neighbors
3. Illegal immigration - did they cross the border? when?
2. The abbreviated 2000 census - I hope they completed the long form!
1. The destination wedding craze - they were married WHERE?!

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