Podcasts chock full of fun Do you listen to the Genealogy Guys podcasts? You should, you know, and not just because The Legal Genealogist was the guest of host Drew Smith in the Genealogy Connection episode just published on June 17th. These podcasts are chock full of...

The end of an amazing trip First and foremost, The Legal Genealogist wishes to assure loyal readers that this blog will return to the subject of genealogy and the law... tomorrow. Or maybe the day after. (It depends on flight schedules and jet lag, among other...

A place called Kuranda Up in the hills near Cairns in northern Australia is a placed called Kuranda. It's a bit touristy. A bit kitschy. And totally magical. First off, it's got koalas. Like this one, whose name is Pavlova. There's nothing in the world like holding...

The reef The Legal Genealogist has no words to describe the Great Barrier Reef. Oh, you can read all about it: one of the great wonders of the world, visible from space, and all that. But it doesn't begin to describe what it's like to be there, and to see all the...

The birds of Green Island The Legal Genealogist is running behind on travel reports. No excuses, just a simple explanation: I'm playing hooky in a beautiful part of the world. Doing things like indulging my other interest in birdwatching. Which we'll be doing more of...

Cairns and Green Island Okay, so The Legal Genealogist has absolutely no genealogical reason to be in North Queensland, Australia. And, truth be told, hasn't been thinking a whole lot about genealogy the past couple of days. You may forgive me ... the place has been a...

... and on to Australia It has been The Legal Genealogist's great privilege to be in New Zealand, to speak as one of many participants in the New Zealand Society of Genealogists' conference celebrating its 50th anniversary year, and then to spend some time sightseeing...

The end of the earth At the very north end of New Zealand's North Island is a place that one could mistake for the end of the earth. The Legal Genealogist might have thought so -- after all, it truly isn't possible to go any further without getting your feet wet. The...