Twelve Days of Genealogy Christmas

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I wanted to keep this week's blog light and entertaining and in the spirit of the season.

So I came up with the idea of the setting the 12 Days of Christmas to a genealogy theme.

Cute idea right!?! The tune is already running through your head.

And it turns out, it is not a very original idea.  It has been done before.

A lot.


From Olive Tree Genealogy Blog just earlier this month:
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:
12 well-sourced family trees
11 genealogy subscriptions
10 Eureka Moments
9 DNA test results                                                          

8 tombstone photos
7 marriage records
6 new found cousins
5 brickwall solutions
4 family photos
3 Pedigree Charts
2 Source Citations
and a Family Bible for my McGinnis family
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-12-genealogy-days-of-christmas.html

From Genealogy Ensemble in 2014:
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:
Twelve Deeds & Titles,                                                

Eleven Probate problems,
Ten Lost Relations,
Nine Legal Letters,
Eight Manorial Records,
Seven Census Searches,
Six GEDCOMs Downloaded,
Five Old Wills,
Four Christening Cards,
Three French Connections,
Two CD Titles,
And One Fully Completed Family Tree!!
http://genealogyensemble.com/2014/12/24/the-twelve-days-of-a-genealogy-christmas/


From Living in the Past Lane in 2011:
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me;
twelve drives a' flashing,
eleven towns a' mapping,
ten archival filings,
nine headstone rubbings,
eight forms of sourcing,
seven films a' scrolling,
six Flip Pals scanning
five days in Utah (b-dum bum bum),
four family bibles,
three new cousins,
two round-trip tickets,
and a suitable-for-framing family tree.
http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-for-genealogists.html

From GeneaMusings Blog in 2009:
On the 12th day of Christmas, My true love gave to me --
Twelve Revolutionary War pension files with the Family Bible -pages included
Eleven passenger lists clearly written
Ten WorldConnect entries of elusive ancestors

Nine message board postings from distant cousins
Eight probate files
Seven census pages
Six deed abstracts
Five newspaper obituaries
Four marriage records
Three family Bibles
Two draft card images
And a new name in my family tree. http://www.geneamusings.com/2009/12/12-days-of-genealogy-christmas.html

And from Pinterest in 2014:
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Twelve tombstone photos,
Eleven naturalization records,
Ten DNA matches,
Nine death records,
Eight FamilySearch microfilms,
Seven land deeds,
Six Birth Certificates,
Five probate records, Four gabby cousins, Three GEDCOM files,
Two family bibles,
and a branch in my family tree!
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/348184614915477639/

Renee's Genealogy Blog in 2007:
On the 12 Days of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve census searches                                                                

Eleven family bibles
Ten e-mail contacts
Nine headstone rubbings
Eight wills and admons
Seven miners mining
Six second cousins
Five coats of arms
Four GEDCOM files
Three old wills
Two CD-ROMs
And a branch in my family tree.http://rzamor1.blogspot.com/2007/12/12-days-of-christmas-genealogy-style.html

And from RootsWeb in 2002:
Twelve Days of Christmas, with alterations by Esther Handy
On the twelfth day of xmas,  my true love gave to me:                              

Twelve census searches
Eleven printer ribbons
Ten e-mail contacts
Nine head stone rubbings                                                  

Eight birth & death dates
Seven Town Clerks sighing
Six second cousins
Five coats of Arms
Four GEDCOM files
Three old wills
Two CD-ROMS
And a branch in my Family Treehttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MAUPIN/2002-12/1040748285


What would your 12 Days of Genealogy Christmas be?