tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post8068623340238187129..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Some of the many things I don't understand about genealogyJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-30095624843282861822010-12-01T20:49:53.912-07:002010-12-01T20:49:53.912-07:00I don't agree with it, but I do understand it....I don't agree with it, but I do understand it. If someone else tells me my family is from Germany, I don't have to do the research - they already did it for me. If someone hands me a tree, well, there you go, it is done. Their lack of interest for any extra effort on their part is just like lack of interest in their sports.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-87934904669262212402010-11-26T07:23:36.450-07:002010-11-26T07:23:36.450-07:00I relate to most of this. I thought my research k...I relate to most of this. I thought my research kept me sane, well, what do I know!? LOL No explaining the addiction, but, onward I go! I think I shall give up trying to figure out what others think, ignorance can be bliss. LOLCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-20314606426614885872010-11-26T06:51:44.197-07:002010-11-26T06:51:44.197-07:00This was a great post, but the best line is "...This was a great post, but the best line is "no one ever died from an overdose of genealogy".Travis LeMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930839685824336645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-86804543253354435222010-11-22T02:09:49.449-07:002010-11-22T02:09:49.449-07:00I don't think I know anyone who actively disli...I don't think I know anyone who actively dislikes genealogy/genealogists, though I know plenty who are not really interested, and many who have various degrees of enthusiasm. And some who, like me, are borderline OCFH - Obsessive Compulsive Family Historians :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-4958636925968054332010-11-21T20:48:12.898-07:002010-11-21T20:48:12.898-07:00What an exceptional post...I feel the same way Jam...What an exceptional post...I feel the same way James...thanks for voicing it!Ginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614538259404355973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-70548468729673809152010-11-21T19:17:59.144-07:002010-11-21T19:17:59.144-07:00James, your post left me chuckling! Some days I th...James, your post left me chuckling! Some days I think I might be going crazy from doing genealogy, but then, it's only someone's interpretation of "going crazy"! I for one love "going crazy" and that's my choice! It's nice to know that someone else out there is crazy about the same thing I am! Keep up the great work!Suemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547037848012383352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-90619506161858723782010-11-21T18:34:24.412-07:002010-11-21T18:34:24.412-07:00Well, you certainly spoke MY mind! I don't und...Well, you certainly spoke MY mind! I don't understand any of those things either and I can relate to each and every item you list. It is beyond my understanding entirely. I just wish that after 16 years of this I was immune to the disappointment I still feel when I can't get family excited over a great discovery. I am grateful for all my geneablogger friends who genuinely share in my excitement with me. They make a big difference.Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-21497298956301526452010-11-21T18:25:09.859-07:002010-11-21T18:25:09.859-07:00I'm halfway to crazy, and all those people (wh...I'm halfway to crazy, and all those people (who you don't understand, and who don't like genealogy) are the ones who drove me there. It wasn't the genealogy at all!GrannyPamhttp://www.warrenweb.info/genealogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-35687595450194016632010-11-21T18:03:00.387-07:002010-11-21T18:03:00.387-07:00I guess it's a matter of values. We do not do...I guess it's a matter of values. We do not do enough to teach the importance of the past or the importance of the truth, and we especially do not try to inculcate the importance of learning the truth about the past and passing it on. We do not teach that it is usually the thing that is the most difficult to do that is most worthwhile, and the result is that people seek only easy tasks. In our world, learning and understanding history is not important; getting a fancy degree in history and a prestigious university position teaching history is. Genealogy is not something we do for glory, but to understand ourselves, our families, and our world. It's something that we feel is valuable enough that we want to pass it on to someone, even if that cannot always be our children. It's sometimes hard to continue to devote ourselves to something that others belittle, but that's why we continue to seek the company of those who do understand - other genealogists and family historians.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-15683815512488527332010-11-21T17:38:30.944-07:002010-11-21T17:38:30.944-07:00Great post!Great post!S. 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