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Save the date for our Fall Seminar!
We are pleased to welcome back The Legal Genealogist
Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL, as our speaker at our Fall Seminar.
Session 1: Deemed a Runaway-Black Laws of the North
Slavery’s force was felt far north of the Mason-Dixon Line, and the Black Laws of northern states created valuable records for tracing African-American families. Learn how understanding this law and its records can be uniquely rewarding for descendants of the enslaved and the enslavers alike, and of those who were their neighbors and friends. [For all states, see “From 1619 to Juneteenth - Slavery and the Law Before the Civil War.”]
Session 2: Doing Time-Prison Records As Genealogy Resources
The brickwalls of a family tree are no match for prison walls. From intake photo to receipts for cash and clothes when they were released, prisoners in jails and prisons were recorded and documented, often in stunning detail. Learn what records may exist – and where – about your family’s black sheep.
Session 3: From the 18th to the 21st: Records of the Prohibition
The 18th amendment took effect in January 1920 and ushered in more than a decade of Prohibition until repealed by the 21st amendment in December 1933. In those few years, so many records were created of juice joints and bootleggers, revenuers and Untouchables-and a gold mine for researchers.
Session 4: Inventing America - Records of the U. S. Patent Office
Americans have always been tinkerers and inventors. Records of the U.S. Patent Office can enrich any family’s history. Where can those records be found today, and what can they tell us about our families?
Presenter bio:
A genealogist with a law degree, Judy G. Russell is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a wide variety of genealogical issues, including the interplay between genealogy and the law. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, and holds Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer credentials from the Board for Certification of Genealogists. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, trade association writer, legal investigator, defense attorney, federal prosecutor, law editor and, until her retirement, was an adjunct member of the faculty at Rutgers Law School. 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. Visit her website at www.legalgenealogist.com.
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This will be a Webinar via Zoom.
Registration will open this summer.
This program will be recorded and placed in the "Members Only" section for a limited time.
For questions about this program contact Janet Cooper at programs@casdgs.org.
