Judy G. Russell's guest appearances

Judy G. Russell

Research at the National Archives and Beyond

The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection

Amy Johnson

Angela Walton-Raji

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

Drew Smith

Deborah Abbott

Pat Richley-Erickson

Libby Copeland

Daniel Horowitz

Blaine Bettinger

Diahan Southard

Bernice Bennett

Michael Twitty

Jim Crow

David McDonald

Jessica Taylor

OwlTail

Judy G. Russell is a well-known genealogy researcher, speaker, and writer with a law degree who specializes in the ways in which genealogy and the law interact.  Learn more about Judy by visiting her  blog, The Legal Genealogist, at www.legalgenealogist.com.

Judy G. Russell is a well-known genealogy researcher, speaker, and writer with a law degree who specializes in the ways in which genealogy and the law interact.  Learn more about Judy by visiting her  blog, The Legal Genealogist, at <a href="http://www.legalgenealogist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.legalgenealogist.com</a>.

Genealogy Connection #023 - Judy G. Russell, Researcher, Speaker, and Writer

Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse with The Legal GenealogistFrom being treated as property to having their property stolen by those who used the law against the freedmen, African Americans' experience at the courthouse had only one bright spot: it created records for the genealogist-descendants.A Certified Genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell examines the interplay between genealogy and the law. She is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a variety of issues, ranging from using DNA in family history to the effect the law had on our ancestors’ lives and the records they left behind.A graduate of George Washington University and Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Judy is a Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and entirely in Germany on her father’s side. She's a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and, among others, the state genealogical societies of New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Illinois. She has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine .

Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse with The Legal Genealogist From being treated as property to having their property stolen by those who used the law against the freedmen, African Americans' experience at the courthouse had only one bright spot: it created records for the genealogist-descendants. A Certified Genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell examines the interplay between genealogy and the law. She is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a variety of issues, ranging from using DNA in family history to the effect the law had on our ancestors’ lives and the records they left behind. A graduate of George Washington University and Rutgers School of Law-Newark, Judy is a Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and entirely in Germany on her father’s side. She's a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and, among others, the state genealogical societies of New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Illinois. She has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine .

Property Rights and Wrongs with Judy G. Russell

Genealogists tend to think of slavery as a southern issue only. Not so: slavery existed for decades in northern states as well. And freedom didn't come easy -- the law often provided for only for gradual manumission, and freedmen themselves were often unwelcome in the north.Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGLThe Legal Genealogist

Genealogists tend to think of slavery as a southern issue only. Not so: slavery existed for decades in northern states as well. And freedom didn't come easy -- the law often provided for only for gradual manumission, and freedmen themselves were often unwelcome in the north. Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL The Legal Genealogist