Rules of Genealogists

1. Wherever you find two or more siblings, there also will find two or more surname variations.

2. The relative you would most lie to talk with is the one whose funeral you are currently attending.

3. The further away a cemetery or library is, the more awkward the opening hours will be.

4. Handwriting legibility is inversely proportional to a documents importance.

5. Leave no stone unturned, unless it is a headstone.

-Author(s) unknown

Updated 15 August 2008