Author Archives: Judy G. Russell

A question of place

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

Whence Opal? If you accept the record evidence, she was born on the same day to the same parents in two different towns, in two different counties, a little more than 42 miles apart as the crow flies. Sigh… it’s … Continue reading →

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Thank you, FXGS!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

Great night with Fairfax Genealogical Society Today is the officially unofficial start to the Memorial Day Weekened, with folks fleeing to beaches (if the weather allows) and family get-togethers and more (if their schedules allow). And last night — the … Continue reading →

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A relational tale

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. In the year 1840, in the state of South Carolina, a man named E.B. Bronson claimed to have been properly elected an Ordinary in that jurisdiction. But M.W. Hunter, … Continue reading →

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Liberty reopens July Fourth!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

Lady Liberty to shine The Legal Genealogist usually leaves general genealogy-related news to the sites and blogs that tend to do that far better, but there is awfully good news today for all us — genealogists and “just plain folks” … Continue reading →

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Reprise: the storms of spring

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

The storms of spring Note: The Legal Genealogist doesn’t make a practice of reprinting earlier posts. But the horror of yesterday’s news out of Moore, Oklahoma, has my cousin Thelma so front-and-center for me, and her story so much in … Continue reading →

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Sleepless in Seattle?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

A library to lose sleep over! On the ground floor of a building on a street called Sand Point Way is a real genealogical treasure. And if you live anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or have ancestors from there, it’s … Continue reading →

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What AncestryDNA doesn’t provide

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

On beyond AncestryDNA Reader Ida French is having trouble figuring out how third-party utilities like Gedmatch.com can help in using autosomal test results, and particularly those from AncestryDNA. She writes: I am still having a hard time understanding how exactly … Continue reading →

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Missing cousin Fred

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

Would that he were still here… Yesterday would have been his 96th birthday. Tall, slim, even stately in his bearing, he occupied a special place in The Legal Genealogist‘s family history… and he is missed. Frederick Merledon Gottlieb was born … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s siren song

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

Seattle bound! The Legal Genealogist has her feet off the ground. Literally and figuratively. Literally, because I’m winging my way across the country en route to Seattle for this weekend’s 90th anniversary spring seminar of the Seattle Genealogicial Society. And … Continue reading →

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Beating the odds

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Judy G. Russell

Johnson’s acquittal One hundred and forty five years ago today, it was Judgment Day in the United States Senate. And the odds were against the man on trial. There were 27 states then represented in the Senate — the former … Continue reading →

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