Labor Day 2023
Mapping our labor ancestors It’s the first Monday in September. Hard to believe, as always, that the summer is speeding to an end, kids are back in school, sunrises are later and sunsets earlier. And that it’s the first holiday of the fall season here in...Help with Chronicling America
Tune in to LOC The Library of Congress is, without question, an American treasure. It’s home to so many goodies that we as genealogists use all the time. The collection of United States Statutes at Large for those of us who — like The Legal Genealogist...More than 2000 more
Copyright-free images The Legal Genealogist has said it before and will undoubtedly say it again. It isn’t possible to overstate the debt that genealogists — and Americans — owe to Carol Highsmith.1 A debt that has just grown by more than 2000… Images, that is....Saying their names
Recovering their identities The first arrived in North America most likely in 1539, brought to Florida as part of the expedition in which Hernando DeSoto attempted to establish a colony for Spain.1 The first arrivals in British North America came in the ships The...PTP finally!!!
GREAT news about 1812 pensions Yeah, The Legal Genealogist is late with the news, but this news is so good, it’s worth repeating even if you’ve already heard it. The project is back. Back on track. Back digitizing records. And not just plain old ordinary...Attention NY researchers!
Free from the NY State Archives It may be the single best guide to a single state’s court records that’s ever been produced. Authored and compiled by Dr. James D. Folts of the New York State Archives, it bears the unwieldy title: “Duely & Constantly...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...Say their names…
Fan and Ana and Mary and … It’s Black History Month here in the United States, a time for all of us to benefit from learning more about the history, role and contributions of African Americans in this country. A time when “The Library of Congress, National...For Juneteenth, the letters
Powerful history Ancestry is often the company genealogists love to hate. Along with every other subscriber, The Legal Genealogist would note that — sigh — it’s expensive. It’s often unresponsive to concerns. It makes changes to things that...Subscribe by Email
