Memorial Day 2021
Remember and honor You can’t help but think how much they had in common … and yet how very different they were. Their commonalities: both were born to pioneering families. Both chose to fight to protect what they believed in. Both were 23 years old when...Ran away from home
But not forever Yes, really, The Legal Genealogist knows there have been no blog posts this week. Nope. Nothing wrong. Quite the contrary: I ran away from home. Took the first driving trip involving an overnight in more than 15 months. Met up with two fully-vaccinated...Such a deal…
Half off new Family Tree Webinar subscriptions There is always, always, always something new to learn in genealogy. All of us — The Legal Genealogist included — have so much more to learn about history, geography, customs, migration and and and… all...A fair alternative
NARA offers webinar series The U.S. National Archives has delighted genealogists for years by offering a free event in the fall called the Virtual Genealogy Fair. Since 2013, NARA has held the event — generally in October — with educational presentations...Telling the whole story
From 1861 to…? It’s a story that began 160 years ago today. It was the 15th of April 1861 when newly-inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation: WHEREAS the laws of the United States have been, for some time past, and are now opposed, and...The joys of ambiguity
Yes, there are quotes around that… The Legal Genealogist couldn’t believe it. Simply could not believe that any genealogist could have done such a thing. It just had to be an April Fool’s joke. I mean, I know that online family trees can be...The March of time
Mixed emotions on a natal anniversary It is a day on which The Legal Genealogist is profoundly grateful… and profoundly sad. Grateful for having successfully completed another trip around the sun. Grateful for the fact that I woke up warm, healthy, secure in my...In orange and green
Happy St. Patrick’s Day The Legal Genealogist has no idea what happened to it. And chances are, after a year of pandemic home cooking, it wouldn’t fit anyway. But it was — without question — my favorite piece of clothing for St. Patrick’s...12.5 divided by…
When we make misteaks… The Legal Genealogist admits it. It’s a consistent failing. Even with a calculator at hand, I am mathematically challenged. I joke about owning a complete one-for-every-day set of t-shirts reading: “I was an English major, you do the...Subscribe by Email
