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Coming up: May-June 2024

Upcoming presentations The merry month of May has arrived and, with it, the National Genealogical Society conference and about nine kazillion sets of syllabus materials for the upcoming summer institute season. Yea, it’s a busy time for The Legal Genealogist...

A Law Day invitation

A deep dive into the way the law impacts records May 1. Law Day in the United States. And a day when The Legal Genealogist is hard at work, putting together the lesson plan for a special two-part offering that just might be what you need. It’ll start in just...

Coming up: April-May 2024

Upcoming presentations Spring has sprung — or is giving it a good shot around most of the United States — clearing the way for one of the first in-person appearances of 2024, and a whole lot of virtual events as well. Yeah, there’s a lot coming up...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Coming up: January-February 2024

Upcoming presentations The Legal Genealogist is getting back into the swing of things here in 2024, and as always the year is getting off to a fast start. And, as before, I want to invite you to come along, to the extent possible, on the trip… Here’s an overview of...

Rules of my road: 2024

Not legal advice! So many reader questions come in that are beyond what The Legal Genealogist can answer in this blog, because they’re asking for legal advice. Um… that’s not what this blog is all about. Not what this blog can do. It’s...