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Speak out on records access It’s starting again. Every so often, records access — particularly access to vital records — goes on the chopping block. And access to these critical records for family history — including medical family history...Honoring the dreamer
Continuing the dream Today, in the United States, it is a federal holiday to commemorate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today we remember the dreamer. And we continue to work towards the dream. “I have a dream,” he said, on August 28, 1963, a...That ticking clock…
One last chance for SLIG 2025 classes The clock is ticking fast for one last chance to take advantage of one of the best educational opportunities genealogy has to offer. It’s what The Legal Genealogist calls winter camp for genealogists1 — otherwise known...New public domain images!
The Public Domain Image Archive launches It’s always a good day when The Legal Genealogist comes across a new source of public domain images. These are, after all, by definition, images that are free for us to use, without restriction and without concern of any...Milestones 2025
Looking back to 2024, forward to 2025 There’s no doubt about it. The very best part of genealogy is the stories. Stories in The Legal Genealogist’s family take us back a long way in America on the maternal side and in Germany on the paternal side. Stories that...Coming up: January-February 2025
Upcoming presentations And we’re off! Yes, off to a fast start to this new year here at The Legal Genealogist — ramping up for 2025. As always, there’s fun stuff coming up on the schedule, and you’re invited to come along, to the extent...Rules of my road: 2025
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...Welcome to 1929!
The copyright clock keeps ticking This is the second day of January and, for many Americans, the first work day of 2025. For The Legal Genealogist, it’s the second day of 1929. No, that’s not a typo. I really do mean 1929. The year that books like Ernest...Happy New Year 2025
Thirteen years and counting… Thirteen 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...Subscribe by Email
