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A Certified GenealogistSM and Certified Genealogical LecturerSM with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a wide variety of genealogical issues, including the interplay between genealogy and the law. [More]
Latest Posts
More records access trouble: California
Another access fiasco
It's starting to feel as though we can't even catch our breath before there's yet another records access issue raising its head somewhere.
This time it's California's turn, ...
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Privacy and history: on a collision course?
Erasing the human experience?
Any regular reader of this blog knows who The Legal Genealogist's favorite ancestor is.
Call him a rascal. A rogue. Even a scoundrel. But without my second great gr ...
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The parol
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing.
There's nothing like a good family fight that ends up in court. If, that is, you can understand the lingo used in the court doc ...
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Happy Father’s Day to my brothers
A tribute to the fathers of my family
For a change of pace this Father's Day, The Legal Genealogist celebrates the fathers of my generation: my brothers who are fathers.
Evan
My older bro ...
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Some really Peachy news
BIG win in Georgia
There is nothing in this world like spending a night in your own bed after 10 days away -- and waking up to news that is not just Good News, it's downright TERRIFIC.
That's th ...
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