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 over the years,"...
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 movie...
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 the extent...
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 volunteers who...
Get a GRIP for 2024
Registration opens Tuesday, February 20 So you didn’t make it to the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in January. And you sat there the whole time watching people who share your interests learning new things and having fun… without you. And you’re starting to feel...
The unavailable SS-5
When we don't get what we asked for Reader Barbara Dottino had an unpleasant surprise when she asked the U.S. Social Security Administration for a copy of a relative's SS-5 form. She wanted a copy of the original application for a Social Security number. But that's...
Coming up: February-March 2024
Upcoming presentations Hard to believe January 2024 is already in the bag and February is here! The Legal Genealogist has already had a busy year and there's more -- much more -- coming up fast. And, as always, I want to invite you to come along, to the extent...
BIG win on USCIS fees
Final fee rule announced by USCIS Gentle people, we won. Pure and simple. The final rule adopting new fees for the genealogy program at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was published today and... We won. Starting April 1, 2024, the fees for some...
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