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Virtual: No Vitals? No Problem!

Building a Family through Circumstantial Evidence

FPL welcomes Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, our 2022 genealogy keynote speaker. Using her legal background, she will lead four virtual workshops for genealogists and historians.

When there's no birth, marriage or death record, what's a genealogist to do? The Legal Genealogist, Judy Russell, will guide us through how to use circumstantial evidence to build a family. In this test case, we will trace a woman married before the 1850 census. 

Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist, is our 2022 genealogy keynote speaker. She will use her legal background to lead four virtual workshops for genealogists, historians or anyone new to the hobby.  Virtual sessions will be held throughout the day.  Registration is required for each session.

For details on each session, click the following links.  

• 10:30     "After the Courthouse Burns: Rekindling Family History through DNA"
• 1:00       "Deemed a Runaway: Black Laws of the North"
• 2:30       "Where There is -or Isn't- a Will"

Instructor:

The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at https://www.legalgenealogist.com.

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