Tag Archives: The Legal Genealogist

Silver bells for Cyndi’s List! — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Celebrating 25 years It was just 1,025 links on a single web page when it launched, 25 years ago today. It is, today, one of the most remarkable, durable, and valuable genealogical resources anywhere on the internet, one The Legal … Continue reading →

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About those Relatives at Rootstech… — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

It’s fun but… So the big all-virtual RootsTech Connect 2021 conference kicks off this week — three days of live-streamed “main stage” events like celebrity keynotes and cultural performances together with a full year of access to hundreds of recorded … Continue reading →

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Contract, not copyright — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Different laws, different rules If there’s any question that has readers more confused than the “why can’t I use this item from that website” question, The Legal Genealogist doesn’t know what it might be. It’s a question that comes in … Continue reading →

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More cautiously good news — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

NARA Seattle sale on hold Yep, The Legal Genealogist survived the server swap yesterday and all is well. At least as well as it ever is around here. And there’s more cautiously good news to report, this time on the … Continue reading →

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On beyond great and grand — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

More on the great versus grand issue Nearly six years ago, The Legal Genealogist definitively resolved the question of whether the child of a niece of nephew would be a grandniece or grandnephew or a great niece or great nephew. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 1925! — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

The copyright clock keeps ticking For many Americans, this is the first Saturday and second day of 2021. For The Legal Genealogist, it’s the second day of 1925. 927 more words Welcome to 1925! — The Legal Genealogist Cite/link to this … Continue reading →

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Now more than ever — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

A waiting period, please… It absolutely breaks The Legal Genealogist‘s heart. Of all the aspects of this bitter pandemic, the one that hurts the most is the inability to properly grieve those we are losing. We cannot be with them … Continue reading →

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Ancestry sued for yearbooks — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Case filed in California Where’s the line between making material available for genealogical research, and using private data for commercial gain? A lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday may help define the answer to that question. … Continue reading →

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GEDmatch security breach — The Legal Genealogist

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Without further comment… From the GEDmatch.com Facebook page: Text of the above image: “On the morning of July 19, GEDmatch experienced a security breach orchestrated through a sophisticated attack on one of our servers via an existing user account. We … Continue reading →

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GEDmatch Breach Update – July 20, 2020

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated July 21, 2020 – after I was home, I saw GEDmatch posted on Facebook that it was a security breach and I posted this tomorrow – GEDmatch security breach — The Legal Genealogist (citation included below). Cite/link to this … Continue reading →

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