Internet Archive loses copyright case
Online service says it will appeal In a case that tests the outer limits of digitization of copyrighted works, a federal judge in New York has ruled that Internet Archive infringed the copyright of four publishing houses when it scanned print copies of books and made...
Where he lies…
Cemetery may have been located He is The Legal Genealogist's favorite mystery correspondent. I don't know much about him, except that his name is Andrii, he lives in Kalush, Ukraine, and he speaks English and German. Oh, and that he is systematically helping me find a...
The meaning of that word
What invalid means in military parlance Reader Carol Bickel was stumped: “I cannot find a good definition for the meaning of ‘Invalid’ on the jacket of a military record.” And what it means here is a really good question, isn't it? Because The Legal Genealogist is...
Awaiting the widow’s thirds
Reasons why dower might be delayed John Hassett died in 1868, leaving four children (two sons and two daughters) by an earlier marriage, a widow Ellen and two sons by Ellen. In 1869, Ellen married again, to James Creigh. And in August of 1880 she asked the court in...
About those origins…
Where the African DNA might come from So it's been a week since RootsTech 2023 wrapped up and The Legal Genealogist has just had a chance to sit for a second, take a deep breath ... and dive into a new tool announced at RootsTech that Ancestry now offers to help with...
Deadline Monday for USCIS fee hike comments!
Comment period closes Monday! If you're a genealogist, and you haven't spoken out yet, the time is now. N. O. W. As in “by the end of the day Monday, March 13.” That's the drop-dead deadline -- extended from this past Monday -- for comments to be submitted on the...
Kudos to NCHRO!
Land grants digitization complete! So many times, The Legal Genealogist has to remind a reader: it's not all online. Except... Thanks to the untiring personal effort and commitment of one North Carolina researcher and his team, there is one set of critically important...
IGHR registration tomorrow!
You snooze, you lose It's tomorrow. Saturday, March 4th. The Day not to sleep in if you’re hoping to get in on an unparalleled opportunity for genealogical education and fun — otherwise known as summer camp for genealogists. Because tomorrow, Saturday, March 4th, is...
Coming up: March-April 2023
Upcoming presentations The Legal Genealogist has traveling shoes on, bags packed and webinar log-in information in hand as the spring season sprints into high gear. RootsTech kicks things off for this year-in person, but there's more... so much more... coming up. And,...
Color me…
When it comes to RootsTech Relatives... As of 9:30 a.m. Eastern time today, The Legal Genealogist reportedly has 9,219 relatives attending the RootsTech 2023 conference either in person or virtually next week. They're all on my mother's side (what's up with my...
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