Genealogy...I need help?

Question:Ok, so how does the 1st cousin, 2nd cousin, etc, etc. thing work? How about the "Once removed" part, how does that work? And is there a website that explais all this? Is it really hard to understand?

Thanks in advance!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ok, so how does the 1st cousin, 2nd cousin, etc, etc. thing work? How about the "Once removed" part, how does that work? And is there a website that explais all this? Is it really hard to understand?

Thanks in advance!

http://www.tedpack.org/cousins.html
has better jokes.

It isn't hard to understand for genealogists, but we tend to be warm, wise, witty, well-read and devilishly handsome. Also we use it all the time. You normal people will probably forget after a month or two.

Mandarin Chinese, with the tones, isn't that hard to learn, if you use it all the time. I know of 8-year old kids who speak it perfectly. They live in Beijing.

Have a look at this site it may help you.
http://genealogy.about.com/library/nrela...

HA! Ted strikes again! I just LOVE IT!!!

Thanks for the laugh Ted. Your comedic timing is impeccable.
~~ Adair (formerly known as Violet. I decided that since this is the genealogy forum I would use a name that had more genealogical meaning to me, so I adopted my great-grandmother's name Adair).