Saturday 14 April 2018

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Rootin' Tootin' Genealogy Quiz

It's Saturday Night - 
time for more Genealogy Fun! 


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:

1)  
Mary Harrell-Sesniak posted a "Rootin' Tootin' True Confessions of Genealogists Quiz" on the GenealogyBank Blog two years ago, and invited readers to answer the 50 questions.  She also provided a score sheet.


2)  For this week's SNGF, let's answer her questions and see how we score.  Copy and paste my answers below and edit the list for yourself (be sure to delete or edit my comments).

3)  Please share your responses and your score in a blog post of your own, in a comment to Mary's post, or on Facebook or Google Plus.

Source: http://www.geneamusings.com/2018/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-rootin.html

Here is mine: 

Give yourself a point if you have ever…
1. _YES_Gone to sleep reciting details about ancestors?
2. __Photographed more than 20 tombstones?
3. _YES_Had an ancestral chart, family photo, coat of arms, ship of immigration (or similar) professionally printed or framed?
4. __Figured out your kinship to someone famous?
5. __Solved a stranger’s dead-end mystery for free?
6. _YES_Considered consulting a psychic about genealogy?
7. _YES_Taken a selfie in a graveyard or hugged a tombstone?
8. __Probed the ground or used a divining rod to locate a missing tombstone?
9. __Written your own obituary?
10. __Created a birth, marriage or death notice (obit) for an ancestor who didn’t have one?
11. _YES_Eschewed the sunshine for valuable library/research time (or met the dawn while tracing your family tree)?
12. __Celebrated a birthday, marriage or commemorative event of a deceased forebear?
13. __Rescued (i.e., purchased) photos, medals or similar objects of someone not related to you?
14. __Reunited lost artifacts with living relatives?
15.__Centered a vacation around genealogy?
16. __Traveled to meet a newly discovered cousin whom you met through genealogy research?
17. _YES_Tested your DNA?
18. _YES_Paid for others to get their DNA tested?
19. _YES_Worn clothing (t-shirts, jackets, hats) emblazoned with genealogy surnames, slogans, society names, etc.?
20.__Upon their leaving the nest, converted your child’s bedroom (or personal space) into a genealogy room?
21. _YES_Spent more on genealogy in a month than groceries?
22. _YES_Collected odd records in the name of genealogy (for example, taxes)?
23. _YES_Added margin notations in books (error corrections, enhanced details)?
24. __Mapped a forebear’s traipsings?
25. __Traveled more than 100 miles for research (library, court house)?
26. __Purchased something that belonged to an ancestor or that has his/her name on it (photo albums, homesteads, lineage society pins)?
27. __Participated in a reenactment related to your ancestry?
28. _YES_Made something to commemorate genealogy (historical costumes, paraphernalia, needlepoint or model of an immigrant ship, painting, genealogy quilt)?
29. __Joined more than five lineage or genealogy societies?
30. _YES_Overlaid an ancestor’s photo on that of a living person to identify a doppelganger (look-alike)?
31. _YES_Downloaded, emailed or shared genealogy jokes?
32.__Purchased a book with only a small reference to your ancestry (100 words)?
33. __Mentioned genealogy in your will?
34._YES_Studied old handwriting or consulted with a handwriting expert so that you can read old documents?
35.__Made a gen-tote of gadgets for on-the-go projects (portable scanning, grave cleaning, flash drives, notepads, acid free gloves)?
36.__Taken a handful of dirt or a stone from a place significant to your ancestry?
37._YES_Diverted a mealtime conversation to genealogy?
38._YES_Initiated conversations about ancestry with complete strangers (outside of a genealogy setting)?
39.__Researched the genealogy of complete strangers? 
40. _YES_Transcribed an old document, or more than 500 genealogy records?
41.__Joined a dozen or more social media genealogy groups?
42. _YES_Created a genealogy blog or a public tree (online)?
43. __Published a family history book or distributed genealogy folders amongst the relatives?
44. __Programmed gen-destinations (court houses, cemeteries) into your GPS?
45. __Taken genealogy courses with the intention of receiving a certificate or other form of recognition?
46. __Paid to attend genealogy conferences?
47. __Searched surnames on eBay?
48. _YES_Scoured thrift or resale shops for genealogical finds?
49. __Trespassed in the name of genealogy?
50. _YES_Dined anywhere but your dining table to avoid disturbing a genealogy project?

My score is 20

Scoring
50 points          –           You are awarded the “Rootin’ Tootin’” Genealogy Award!
40-49               –           Hopelessly Hooked Family Historian Award
30-39               –           Up and Coming Genealogist Award
20-29               –           You Probably Took This Quiz Out of Guilt Award

Under 20         –           You Need to Find Another Hobby Award

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