TNGS VIRTUAL FALL SEMINAR WITH
JUDY RUSSELL
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2025
ADMISSION-$25 MEMBERS $35-NON MEMBERS
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
A genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL , is a lecturer, educator and writer. Judy will present four programs. see below for DETAILS. The programS will be recorded and will be available for registrants to watch for 30 days after the event.
SESSION SCHEDULE
VIRTUAL DOORS OPEN AT 8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Introduction 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Mr. Blackstone's Common Law
William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Law of England reflect what became the legal structure of much of the English-speaking world. Its influence on legal development in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the United States, as well as within England itself, was far-reaching, making Mr. Blackstone’s common law a reference work all historical and genealogical researchers often need to consult.
Break 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - NARA Mythbusters: Your Family IS in the Archives
“All the military records were burned in the fire.” “There isn't any birth, marriage or death information in federal records.” “There aren't any details about ordinary families at the National Archives.” These kinds of myth-statements stop genealogists from breaking down all kinds of brick walls using the wealth of information in NARA records. Join the mythbusters with the treasures the National Archives holds for your family.
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Follow the Money! Records of the Record Makers
Researching the lives of our ancestors takes us through a wide variety of records. But conducting reasonably exhaustive research means we also need to find the record-makers. Following the money trail to the doctors, lawyers, preachers, teachers, bankers, merchants and others who made and kept records may well lead us to details they recorded about our ancestors that no-one else did.
Break 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions: The Family Black Sheep
Playing detective in court records can unmask those black sheep every family has – and it’s fun! Learn to understand the criminal process in both federal and state courts and how to find the records to put meat on the bones of the skeletons in your family’s closet.
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Q & A WRAP UP
REFUND POLICY:
Full refund if request is received on or before 10:00 a.m. Oct 31, 2025
