And a BIG anniversary here at TLG
Ten years ago today, on the first of January 2012, the very first post appeared here at The Legal Genealogist.
It explained that:
My purpose in writing The Legal Genealogist is, in part, to help folks understand the often arcane and even impenetrable legal concepts and terminology that are so very important to those of us studying family history. Without understanding the context in which events took place and records were created, we miss so much of both the significance and the flavor of what happened.1
It didn’t stop there. That first post went on to say:
But this blog won’t just be about the law. As the title goes, it’s “genealogy, the law, and so much more.” With your help, it ought to be a lot of fun to see just what “so much more” will be (and how much trouble we can get into finding out!).2
I hope you’re still having as much fun as I am — here at the start of an 11th year of this blog — in figuring out just what “so much more” will be (and how much more trouble we can get into this coming year…).
Happy New Year!!!
Cite/link to this post: Judy G. Russell, “Happy New Year 2022,” The Legal Genealogist (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : posted 1 Jan 2022).
- Judy G. Russell, “The Legal Genealogist takes flight!,” The Legal Genealogist, posted 1 Jan 2012 (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : accessed 1 Jan 2021). ↩
- Ibid. ↩
Happy New Year, and thank you so much for all you do. You have educated, informed, and entertained me this year. I am a big fan. Here’s to a new year of learning and exploring!
Thanks so much for the kind words.
Looking forward to the next decade of wonderful information and stories, Judy! You’re an inspiration. Cheers [clink].
Thanks so much — and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Thanks. You are my favorite blogger. Your headlines and intros clearly state your topic of the day in an entertaining and engaging way. I find your posts just the right size to communicate something interesting and on point. Thanks, again.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
10 years. That’s a lot. Huge congratulations from down under. Thank you for all your thoughts over the years. Your commonsense approach and clear language and most importantly, values, are an inspiration.
Thank you so much!! Hope to be back down your way this year!
Congratulations Judy. Your posts have added so much depth to the world of geneablogging. Thank you so much.
Quite a compliment, coming from you, Jill! Thanks!
Congratulations on 10 years! I have learned so much from your blog and I look forward to each new post. The stories of your more colorful family members always make me smile. Here’s to another 10 years (or more)!!
Thanks so much!
Happy anniversary! I count myself among one of your fans and have learned a lot from your articles. Thanks so much!
Thank YOU!
Judy, you have added so much to the genealogy community: education, keeping us on the straight and narrow, telling us about your family and reminding us what is important – or should be. Thank you.
p.s. Happy Birthday
Thanks for the kind words!
Congratulations! As a novice lover of the law (I read briefs for fun!) and a budding genealogist, I LOVE what you do! Sending New Years wishes from your biggest fan in St. Louis! Looking forward to another 10+ years!
Thanks!! Glad to have another law geek around! 🙂
Congrats, Judy, and happy new year!
Thanks so much, my friend!
Thanks for the blog – disappointed you don’t have a Legacy FT webinar this year as I love hearing you speak. Your approach really helped me dig into an 18th C Kentucky multiple great grand’s preemption warrant, what it meant, and what other documents should be out there. Corn and cabin…
Thanks for the kind words — but I do have Legacy webinars coming up in 2022 (two of them, to be exact)! They’re part of some special events, so stand by for more info…
You have invented a new career for yourself and we genealogists so appreciate what you have done. By showing us the legal underpinnings of our ancestor’s world and how it applied to them, we can better understand what happened to our families. Brava!
Happy New Year and congratulations on 10 years! Always learn something and enjoy doing it when I read your blog or watch a webinar.
Happy anniversary! You are one of those few speakers and bloggers that I seek out… thank you for all you do to keep us informed in an entertaining manner!
Thanks for the kind words!