If we follow the logic in this article –
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2018/11/19/what-is-the-wright-in-playwright/
then a person who constructs genealogies should be called a Geneawright.
If we follow the logic in this article –
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2018/11/19/what-is-the-wright-in-playwright/
then a person who constructs genealogies should be called a Geneawright.
Shauna Hicks used the term Geneafest in a blog post earlier this week.
GeniAus and Kirsty Gray at Rootstech : a huge geneafest
My dictionary tells me that a fest is : a special event where people can enjoy a particular activity or thing.
A Geneafest therefore is a special event where people can enjoy genealogy related activities.
I note that Shauna has used the term Geneafest in several blog posts including:
https://gsq-blog.gsq.org.au/genealogy-cruising-why-you-should-try-it/
https://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com/2015/06/
https://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com/2015/12/
The first use of the word I could find was in this post from Family Tree Magazine in 2010:
https://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/news-blogs/genealogy-industry/genealogy-tv/who-do-you-think-you-are/behind-the-scenes-of-wdytya-researching-sarah-jessica-parkers-roots/
I came across this term in a video posted on youtube by Blaine Bettinger.
Blaine describes a Quick and Dirty Tree as : An unverified tree built quickly for a match to potentially find known or suspected names and/or locations in common.
Wikipedia does a much better job of describing a Dead House (or Mort House) than I could ever do.
You can read the definition here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_house
Credit for this word goes to Sylvia Valentine, @historylady2013, who used Gineology in a tweet today.
Sylvia tells me that Gineology is “hic….consuming gin and tonic whilst discussing family history lol”.
A Sabbatical for GeniAus
Often genealogists disappear from the geneasphere for a while. Because I have been concentrating on other things the poor old Geneadictionary hasn’t posted any new entries for a while.
I am not feeling particularly creative so I suggest we use the term Sabbatical to describe those times when we take a break from geneactivities.
Several online sources that I have consulted suggest that a Sabbatical can be a “Break from work ( https://www.monster.co.uk/career-advice/article/taking-a-sabbatical) or ” is a rest from work, or a break, often lasting from two months to a year (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=sabbatical&oq=sabbatical&aqs=chrome..69i57.3925j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8).
Remembering that All Work and no play makes Jack (and Jill) dull I am committed to regular Sabbaticals.