Digging the past
My great great grandfather
Strange I found that
Researching family history
We are all strangers
Asking relatives
They smile and then think so hard
But truth they don't tell
Was he sent to jail?
And did she had an affair?
Prue's not your cousin
Researchers must be
Non-judgemental in their quest
And not affronted
Granddad’s dad unknown?
You have a strange family too
Dare you look and see?
When you are long gone
Just what will they think of you?
You may be just like me
This is fictional of course!
So many stories in each family. Some we know, the good ones we maybe not!
ReplyDeleteI love researching family history, but I find it curious that so many people who don't even know the names of their great-grandparents think their own name will live down through their descendants.
ReplyDeleteMaybe what matters most is what people think of you when you're still alive..we are all atoms and dust tangled up in each other's histories..bet part of you is related to the man in the hat!
ReplyDeleteGood one, OE! Your great great’s looking dapper, albeit austere, in his fine suit. Otherwise, it sounds situation normal. Thinking about my family… Sluggish memories and skeletons in the closet abound, and the two mix at best like drugs and alcohol at a shindig, at worst like a gaggle of old crones gossiping after church : D
ReplyDeleteOh for crying out loud, it's at worst the party, at best the crones! What am I like???!
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