Genealogists' most hated phrase

[mrs.tenacious]

Eeeek...................about 3 months ago I thought I would look into my family history - my other half is so pleased I`ve found a nice pleasant pastime..................should I tell him now or later that I will be wound up with frustration for the foreseeable future because of possibly/ could be/solid brick walls etc etc....... and permanantly attached to the laptop.............

kwotto

Best to let the realization slowly dawn on him. The gradual process will be far less painful. 

As for you - simply enjoy (and welcome to our world). 

Mrs. T.

[kwotto]

I like your thinking Mrs.T and thank you for my welcome...............between you and me, I really am  enjoying being a detective - brick walls and all!!

[Pejic]

"base born" on a baptism
"widow" on a marriage
"records destroyed" anywhere

[rancegal]

   What really fills me with despair is that little word  "Submitted"

    What they really mean is "this is a cross between guesswork and wishful thinking!"

   

[cati]

Most hated phrase for me is when I've paid certain archives to do some research and they reply with something along the lines of " Sorry but no information has been found, how ever we will still charge the full fee" 

I emailed a certain RO to ask if they held copies of a local newspaper for December 1852.  They replied

"Unfortunately we do not have copies of the Journal for the month you are interested in. We can research the document you are interested in for 16 pounds per hour".

I didn't respond....

Cati

[cati]

My hated one is "oh, you're doing your family tree?  How far have you got back?" 

Or

"You've been doing your family tree for 25 years?  Haven't you finished yet?"

Cati

[robbo43]

In Archives "I'm afraid we can't let you have that document, its covered by the 30 year rule".

Oh no it isn't, there's no such thing as the 30 Year Rule  in the sense that they use, and it is not up to archivists to decide access rights covered by the Public Records Act anyway.

Robert

[weste]

I hate the same phrase as cati"have you finished your family tree yet." Shows lack of understanding i think. The same person has asked me twice! Oh yes and that other phrase how far have you got back. It don't mean a thing to them.

[fifer1947]

I hate the same phrase as cati"have you finished your family tree yet." Shows lack of understanding i think. The same person has asked me twice! Oh yes and that other phrase how far have you got back. It don't mean a thing to them.

Little do they know we are usually sorting out the mess someone else has put up as "genealogy"!!