story behind blog title

So why is "My Bartlett "Pere" Tree" is the name of my genealogy blog?

Many years ago, while my father was serving a church, the parishioners rewrote the words to "The Twelve Days of Christmas".   Some creative person came up with the play on Dad's surname as well as his occupation as a minister.  As such, the first day went from "a partridge in a pear tree", to "a Bartlett Prayer Tree".

The reworded carol has stuck in my mind for a long time and I've often joked with others that the first day was a "Bartlett Pear" tree.  Since this blog is about my family, I decided to play on Pear and use the french version of father: pere.

Voila, My Bartlett Pere Tree was named.  And you know what? I like it.