Forty-two names
Licenses, 1762 style There are 42 names on the list in the records of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at York for the County of York the last Tuesday of July 1762. Every one of them is set out in full, with first name, last name and even, in...Spread that DNA around
The value of all the databases It’s standard advice no matter what field we’re in. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Whether we’re dealing with investing for retirement, or making other kinds of plans for the future, having all our hopes...Living and losing
Living and losing Bidding farewell She was born just about noon that Friday, the 27th of October, 162 years ago yesterday. The year was 1855, the place most likely the little village of Bad Köstritz in what is now the German State of Thüringen. Her father was Johann...NARA and You
YouTube, that is… By way of apology for The Legal Genealogists’s delay in letting readers know about the Virtual Fair from the National Archives earlier this week, here’s a guide to NARA’s virtual educational materials available free online. On...NARA Fair today
NARA’s virtual fair It’s a Fair day at the National Archives, and The Legal Genealogist is late late late in letting you know about it. The festivities get underway at 10 a.m. E.D.T. with welcoming remarks from David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United...2017: the company you keep
Genetic genealogy rocks! Genetic genealogy — using DNA testing to advance our family history — rocks. It absolutely rocks. It’s changing so much about what we know about our families, it’s bringing new people into the field, and…...Now! For NYC records — now!!
Speak out for NYC access Now. Now, now, now! Today, without fail. If you care about keeping access to critical vital records, today is the day to speak out, on the latest battleground where this fight is being fought: New York City. Tomorrow, the 24th of October, is...Reprise: Elizabeth’s courage
A tale of courage and fidelity The Legal Genealogist is in Iowa today, for the second day of the Annual Fall Conference of the Iowa Genealogical Society. And it’s impossible to be here in Iowa without being struck, once again, by the courage and fortitude of one...Books not just for lawyers
Regional case resources It was first published in 1879. It was the first of its kind, and to folks out on the Great Plains, it was a critically needed resource. And, today, it can be exceedingly useful not just to lawyers, but to genealogists as well. It’s the...Subscribe by Email
