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
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Author Archives: GeniAus
The Scholar
Way back in 2012 Lorine from the Olive Tree Genealogy blog described several types of Genealogist. I have been slowly adding these to the Geneadictionary.
Do you fit this description?
The Scholar: This genealogist lives and breathes source citations. Accuracy is everything to this research. You’ll often find this person submitting articles to scholarly journals as the NYGBR. Page after page of red edit marks don’t intimidate them, they’ll plow through their article drafts, refining and revising and making each more accurate than the last.
Gineology
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”.
Sabbatical
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.
The Scholar
Back in 2012 Lorine from the Olive Tree Genealogy blog described several types of Genealogist. I have been publishing these profiles every so often. Which traits do you exhibit?
The Scholar: This genealogist lives and breathes source citations. Accuracy is everything to this research. You’ll often find this person submitting articles to scholarly journals as the NYGBR. Page after page of red edit marks don’t intimidate them, they’ll plow through their article drafts, refining and revising and making each more accurate than the last.
Geneabadges
Who needs words?
DNA Denial
DNA doesn’t lie but there are some who, when contacted by a match, are adamant that there is no match. They dismiss the scientific evidence from DNA tests. In a recent comment on Facebook Meg Barger Amouroux called this affliction DNA Denial.
