The Genealogue is one of the genealogy blogs read regularly, and I’ve set up an RSS feed to be alerted to new posts . The author, Chris Dunham, warns that the site contains “Genealogy News You Can’t Possibly Use” . Here are the top ten reasons The Genealogue is better than your morning cup of coffee:
10 . Chris Dunham is descended from not one, but two Salem witches.
9 . When Chris leaves for vacation, he not only notifies his readers that he will be away from the computer, but he provides directions and a detailed map if one needs to find him in an emergency.
8 . Chris doesn’t pretend to know everything, except of course that which he, himself invents.
7 . The Genealogue has participated in Censuswhacking.
6 . Like Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak’s contest to find out what happened to Annie Moore, The Genealogue has launched a immigration research contest and has offered a fabulous reward for the lucky person who discovers Where’s Arne?
5 . Chris Dunham’s profile shows that his occupation is “Unprofessional Genealogist” . Of course, that still doesn’t compare with the occupation of Alfred Goold, whose occupation is listed in the 1901 British Census as “living on condensed milk”.
4 . Chris is the proud author of The Genealogist’s Glossary, described as “Recommended for every family historian who has ever laughed at the archives or giggled in a cemetery”.
3 . The Genealogue’s Top Ten Lists provide valuable guidance that genealogists knew they never needed .  Cases in point are the Top Ten Genealogist Pick Up Lines and the Top Ten Ways to Make Genealogy More Exciting.
2 . The Genealogue Exclusive in which Chris interviewed Annie Moore is the best piece of genealogical journalism on the net . Chris even managed to scoop The National Enquirer and The Weekly World News on this one!
1 . Caffeine has been shown to increase blood pressure . The Genealogue has been shown in unsupervised, uncontrolled, non-clinical studies to lower blood pressure . We all want to make sure you live long enough to finish your genealogy.
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