Starting our Veteran’s Day research
On the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I This Sunday, November 11, is Veteran’s Day 2018. And not just Veteran’s Day, but the 100th anniversary of the end of what was thought then to be The War to End All Wars. There will be commemorations and...Constituting Massachusetts
Legal research in the Bay State Researching the way Massachusetts was created as a matter of law through its chartering documents is really easy, isn’t it? After all, The Legal Genealogist is quite sure that Massachusetts has only ever had one Constitution,...Winners and losers
Elections of years gone by So it’s the Day After Election Day here in the United States. Some folks are celebrating because of candidates who won. Others are licking wounds because of candidates who lost. And all of us — The Legal Genealogist included...First Monday in November challenge
Research for the day before Election Day One hundred years ago, Opal Robertson Cottrell knew more about some terrible things than most of us would ever want to contemplate. By that time, one hundred years ago, The Legal Genealogist‘s grandmother knew all about...Let there be light
Light bulbs, patents and genealogy There’s a wonderful daily feature from the United States National Archives (NARA) called Today’s Document. Once upon a time, you could get it on your phone or tablet, but software issues put an end to that, so now we need...Whither the poor
Check the poorhouse records The poor, it is said, are always with us. Except when the records say they’re not. At least on an individual basis, sometimes the records tell us just what happened to a person who was down on his or her luck and ended up for a time...NARA virtually
The fair and more online If there’s one thing The Legal Genealogist loves to do in combination with research or networking with other genealogists, it’s getting out to see some of this amazing world of ours. And, this week, after the semiannual meeting of...Directing Kansas
Don’t forget the farm directories So The Legal Genealogist will be headed off this coming weekend to Overland Park, Kansas, for the 2018 Annual Seminar of the Johnson County Genealogical Society. We’re going to explore a range of topics — everything...Tennessee from A to Z
The names in the petitions There are very few record sets The Legal Genealogist loves more than legislative petitions. The right to petition for redress of grievances has been part of Anglo-American history since the Magna Carta in 1215.1 A resolution of the House of...Subscribe by Email
