Choosing number 36
Nominations sought for NGS Hall of Fame Thirty five times, the genealogical community has honored one of our best, one that we’ve lost. Thirty five times, the focus has been on someone who has made contributions to the field of genealogy that were of lasting...Coming up soon…
Zoom along with TLG A long time faithful reader of The Legal Genealogist was Not Happy. This past weekend, I was off spending some fun time with the Minnesota Genealogical Society and the attendees of their 2020 North Star Genealogy Conference — all virtually of...Please…
Just do it The Legal Genealogist doesn’t care what your affiliation is. Or even who you’re rooting for in the baseball playoffs — even though my team is playing. I just want us all to make it through this pandemic and come out the other side healthy...RIP RBG
The loss of a legal champion From a Rutgers Law alum to a Rutgers Law prof, thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of the rule of law. To quote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.: “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court...Permissions and the tombstone photo
Things to consider before publishing Reader Robert is writing a book on his family history that will be self-published. “I seriously doubt if I will sell more than 100 copies – there’s only so many family, friends and neighbors,” he writes. But he has a...Year 19… never forget…
19 years later… There was a moment when it appeared that it wouldn’t happen. That, for the first time in all these years, the lights wouldn’t shine. In mid-August, it sure looked like the COVID-19 crisis would cancel the Tribute of Lights: the twin...Not quite ready…
Ancestry’s StoryScout needs some work Of course, The Legal Genealogist couldn’t resist. Send me an email telling me about a new Bright Shiny Object, and I’m there. So when yesterday’s email came in from Ancestry inviting me to go play with its...FGS early bird prices ending
Register now!! If you want your best deal for the 2020 virtual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), you need to act now. It’s a you-snooze-you-lose deal, since early bird pricing for this last-ever conference of this soon-to-be-merged...Sobering statistics
The numbers continue to rise It will be no surprise to long-time readers of The Legal Genealogist that there have been far fewer posts to this blog in recent weeks. Numbers like this are the reason why: This graph, from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus...Subscribe by Email
