A Law Day invitation
A deep dive into the way the law impacts records May 1. Law Day in the United States. And a day when The Legal Genealogist is hard at work, putting together the lesson plan for a special two-part offering that just might be what you need. It’ll start in just...The passing of time
Marking the mortal milestones It happened for the first time on the 12th of January 2005. On that day, The Legal Genealogist had lived more days, more months, more years than an immediate forebear. My father’s father — the German grandfather I had never...Coming up: April-May 2024
Upcoming presentations Spring has sprung — or is giving it a good shot around most of the United States — clearing the way for one of the first in-person appearances of 2024, and a whole lot of virtual events as well. Yeah, there’s a lot coming up...The spoken word
… not a legal transfer It’s a question that comes up a lot in the emails to The Legal Genealogist. This time, it came from a genealogical society that wants to honor a long-time volunteer. “This volunteer has written many columns for our newsletter...A word without limits
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Greek, part law French, even part Anglo-Saxon. And all confusing. “You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.” It’s a wonderful sentence, one that made The Legal Genealogist giggle in the...IGHR 2024 registration tomorrow!
You snooze, you lose Tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. Saturday, March 9th. 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 camps for genealogists...Coming up: March-April 2024
Upcoming presentations EEEK! The Legal Genealogist flat out forgot! February zipped to a close and March came in like a lion and… Yeah, there’s a lot going on, and there’s more coming up fast. And, as always, I want to invite you to come along, to...Overlooked gems
Institute courses that deserve another look Registration is already open for one of this year’s summer institutes for genealogical education, and registration will open for another on Saturday. These two — what The Legal Genealogist calls “summer camps for...GAMECHANGER!!!
BIG news from FamilySearch at RootsTech FamilySearch today opened public access to an experimental search function that can search every word of text — including every name — even in handwritten documents that haven’t been indexed by the hordes of...Subscribe by Email
