Monthly Archives: April 2012

The goodies in statute books

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

The laws of Texas — the Republic, that is! As the daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter of Texans, it’s always fun to have time to poke around in old Texas records. I had a chance this weekend to poke around … Continue reading →

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We paid in blood

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

WDYTYA, the Battle of Trenton and lineage societies Most of the time, when I watch Who Do You Think You Are, the power of the emotional hits the celebrities take at times during their discoveries comes as no surprise to … Continue reading →

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Remembering Totsy

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

How can it be 13 years already? Thirteen years ago this past week, we lost Hazel Irene (Cottrell) Geissler to multiple cancers. A smoker like many in her generation and like most of her family, she paid the terrible price … Continue reading →

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A terms of use intro

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

Another occasional series: terms of use In Wednesday night’s webinar Facts, Photos & Fair Use: Copyright Law for Genealogists sponsored by APG, there were whole bunches of questions left in the queue when time ran out… and the bulk of … Continue reading →

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Ancestry: professional use OK

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

Last night, in the webinar on Facts, Photos & Fair Use: Copyright Law for Genealogists, I reported on a change in the Ancestry.com terms of service. Previously, the language read: You are licensed to use the Content only for personal … Continue reading →

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Morning after night before

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

Thank yous… and a promise First, the thank yous. To all those who left their dinners, missed their evening shows, or stayed up past their bedtimes to join me for the APG Webinar Facts, Photos & Fair Use: Copyright Law … Continue reading →

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Fraud prevention firm: keep SSDI public

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

Finally. Somebody gets it. Let me repeat that. Finally. Somebody gets it. Somebody — a group of somebodies who ought to darned well know what they’re talking about — really gets it: public access to the Social Security Death Index … Continue reading →

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Copyright webinar tomorrow!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

Tomorrow night: free APG webinar on copyright One last chance for the procrastinators to register: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain and 6:00 Pacific), I’ll be presenting a webinar sponsored by … Continue reading →

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On beyond Hening’s

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

An ode to Virginia’s 20th century geeks If you have Virginia ancestors the way I have Virginia ancestors, it’s easy to fall under the spell of those wonderful men who compiled valuable legal and genealogical resources in the 18th and … Continue reading →

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Cousinly mismatches

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Judy G. Russell

An atDNA puzzlement It’s DNA Sunday here at The Legal Genealogist and I find myself convinced, as usual, that autosomal DNA testing — atDNA for short, the kind of testing called Family Finder by Family Tree DNA and Relative Finder … Continue reading →

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