Upcoming presentations
The Legal Genealogist is getting back into the swing of things here in 2023, and as always the year is getting off to a fast start.
And, as before, I want to invite you to come along, to the extent possible, on the trip…
Here’s an overview of what’s coming up in January, and we’ll go ahead and take a peek at February.
January 2023
• Saturday, 7 January, 10 a.m. EST: The Bucks County (PA) Genealogical Society is hosting the virtual presentation The Fair Court: Records of the Chancery Courts. To register and for more information, see its Calendar of Events page.
• Saturday, 14 January, 9 a.m. PST: The San Diego Genealogical Society holds its Annual Meeting and Seminar in a virtual online format, and I’ll be presenting four lectures: Where There Is – or Isn’t – a Will; How Old Did He Have To Be…?; Laws of the Indies: Spanish Colonial laws and the records they produced; and “Twelve Good and Lawful Men”: Jury Lists in Genealogy. To register and for more information, see the event page.
• Wednesday, 18 January, 7 p.m. EST: The Connetquot (NY) Public Library is hosting the virtual presentation Through the Golden Door: Immigration After the Civil War. To register and for more information, see the event page.
• Saturday, 21 January, 7 p.m. EST: The Clarke-Oconee (GA) Genealogical Society is hosting the virtual presentation Dowered or Bound Out: Records of Widows and Orphans. To register and for more information, see the event page.
• Monday-Friday, 23-27 January: It’s the first of the 2023 Institute weeks, as the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy gets underway virtually. I’m coordinating one of my favorite courses, Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy , and teaching in courses on Bridging the Gap: New England to the Midwest, 1780–1850; African American Genealogy Methods and Strategies; Advanced Genealogical Methods; and Evidence-Based Writing for Genealogists.
• Sunday, 29 January, 1 p.m. EST: The Rauh Jewish Archives of the Heinz History Center and the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh are hosting the virtual presentation Share and Share Alike: The Rules of Genealogical Privacy. To register and for more information, see the event page.
February 2023
• Saturday, 11 February, 10 a.m. EST: The Westchester County (NY) Genealogical Society is hosting the virtual presentation “Don’t Forget The Ladies”: A Genealogist’s Guide to Women and the Law. Note that this is a members only event, but members can invite guests.
• Saturday, 11 February, 2 p.m. CST: The Appleton (WI) Public Library is hosting the virtual presentation Where There Is – or Isn’t – A Will. To register and for more information, see the event page.
• Thursday, 16 February, 10:30 a.m. CST: The Elmhurst (IL) Public Library is hosting the presentation No Vitals? No Problem? Building a Family through Circumstantial Evidence (Who in the World was Paul Knop?). To register and for more information about this in-person event (I’ll be virtual), see the event page.
• Starting Friday, 24 February, through Sunday, 26 February: The New Jersey Family History Institute is holding a virtual conference with an amazing team of great presenters focusing on research both within and beyond the Garden State. I’m honored to be included, presenting both Where There Is–Or Isn’t–A Will (Friday, 1:30 p.m. EST) and Who, What, Why, When, Where, How of American Divorce (Sunday, 4:45 p.m.). For more information, see the home page; there’s a link to register in the upper right corner.
Come on out and join us, if you can, for one or more of these events and note, in some cases, that registration will be free or at a reduced cost to members of the host society — and some are limited to members only… There are some reaaaaaaally good reasons for joining genealogical societies… Just sayin’…
Cite/link to this post: Judy G. Russell, “Coming up: January-February 2023,” The Legal Genealogist (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : posted 4 January 2023).
* This article was originally published here
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