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An apology worth repeating

To the families of the victims… Here, in 2026, on this federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., there is an apology worth repeating. It begins with a story from some years ago. The Legal Genealogist’s first cousin once removed just...

Coming up: January-February 2026

Upcoming presentations And here we are again, at the beginning of another year. Which, of course, means that things are ramping up for 2026 here at The Legal Genealogist. Here’s a look at what’s coming up on the schedule, and as always I’d love to...

Rules of my road: 2026

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...

Happy New Year 2026!

Fourteen years and counting… Fourteen 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...

The Official TLG 2025 Thank You List

To the hosts and more of 2025 Wait just a minute here. Hold on. It isn’t really already…? How can it be…? Seriously…? Can it really be the end of 2025? Yep. Here we are again, coming up fast on the end of another busy year, and a time to step up and acknowledge all...

The returns of the 2025 season

What to do with the returns cash Okay. Let’s all admit it. Come on. Say it out loud and get it over with. Here… The Legal Genealogist will go first: Not everything we got for a holiday gift was a hit. Yep, folks, that soap-on-a-rope just isn’t quite...

Veteran’s Day 2025

Honoring the forgotten veteran So many of The Legal Genealogist’s family members are being honored today in the United States. Today. November 11. Veterans Day. First proclaimed in November 1919 by President Wilson,1 Armistice Day became a national holiday by...

Coming up: November-December 2025

Upcoming presentations Rabbit rabbit rabbit. It’s the first of November. Yeah, really, already. The clocks roll back tomorrow, everything everywhere is pumpkin spice, and … sigh … Christmas displays have been in stores for weeks already yet....