The laws of time and place
Look for the codes It’s one of the most common questions The Legal Genealogist gets: What were the laws of a particular place at a particular time? Now I’m sure this question has nothing to do with the fact that it’s my mantra, repeated over and over...And… and… and…?
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Greek, part law French, even part Anglo-Saxon. And all confusing. It is one of the most valuable combinations of letters on the planet, if you happen to be a court clerk or a lawyer. And one of the most frustrating if you...2017 alphabet soup: G is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. The Legal Genealogist is still trying to catch up from the time constraints of the institute season… and it’s not quite over yet. From the Midwest African-American Genealogy Institute...2017 alphabet soup: E is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. The Legal Genealogist survived the first two of this summer’s institutes — the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the Genealogical Institute...2017 alphabet soup: D is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. The Legal Genealogist is back in the air today, heading away from the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and towards the Genealogical Institute on Federal...2017 alphabet soup: C is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. Yep, The Legal Genealogist is back on the road. (I’m sure that will come as a shock… not…) It’s the start of the institute season this summer, and for the first time ever...A matter of consent
The consenting adults Reader Cathy Holcombe was puzzled by a marriage record. It looked like it might be a marriage bond. But it didn’t have the language of a typical marriage bond. Yet it had something most marriage bonds have: signatures of other people. So...2017 alphabet soup: B is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. Yep, The Legal Genealogist is still in Auckland, getting ready to be one of the speakers at this weekend’s 50th anniversary celebration of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. I’m...2017 alphabet soup: A is for…
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Anglo-Saxon, all confusing. No, A isn’t for Antipodes, although that is the part of the world where The Legal Genealogist is today. And it isn’t for Auckland, where I’m to be one of the speakers at this...Subscribe
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