Memorial Day 2025
Once again remembering the fallen and those who remembered them It is Memorial Day here in the United States–the official holiday and the end of the three-day weekend during which we honor those who gave all for the cause of American freedom. It was added to the...
Enough already yet!
Hands off the libraries, archives and museums! The words were written by a Lutheran pastor years before The Legal Genealogist was even born: First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And...
Coming up: May-June 2025
Upcoming presentations The Legal Genealogist has been slacking. Well, if you consider traveling overseas and prepping roughly a kazillion lecture handouts slacking at least... In any event, it's the first of another month, there's stuff to do, and it's already...
Coming up: March-April 2025
Upcoming presentations Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. Well, that's what The Legal Genealogist is told we need to say on the first day of the month, right? And here it is, the first of March already. Which means it's time to take stock of the fun stuff coming up on the...
About this getting older bit…
Seventy years ago today The Legal Genealogist is simply astonished by this photograph. Oh, it's a truly sweet image, no doubt about that. I mean, what's not to like about an incredibly smug older sister getting to hold her newborn brother for the very first time ever?...
IGHR 2025 registration Saturday!
You snooze, you lose Three days to get ready. Three days until Saturday rolls around. Which is The Day not to sleep in if you’re hoping to get in on an unparalleled opportunity for genealogical education and fun — the last of what The Legal Genealogist calls summer...
CORRECTION: GRIP 2025
GRIP in person and virtual Yeah, right, oops. The Legal Genealogist goofed. The email that went out about GRIP registration was correct except... The in-person week is at the University of Pittsburgh, not at LaRoche University. So here's the scoop, stated correctly...
Get a GRIP for 2025
Registration opens Tuesday, February 4 An awful lot of folks in the genealogical community had long sad faces last week. Watching online all week along as people who shared their interests in learning new things were doing just that at the 2025 Salt Lake Institute of...
Coming up: February-March 2025
Upcoming presentations It's what? February already??? Yes it sure is, and The Legal Genealogist is sprinting into the new month with lots of upcoming events. As always, there's fun stuff coming up on the schedule, and you're invited to come along, to the extent...
Call to action: New York!
Speak out on records access It's starting again. Every so often, records access -- particularly access to vital records -- goes on the chopping block. And access to these critical records for family history -- including medical family history -- is being threatened...
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