The Treasure Trove in Legislative Petitions
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA
Content
Welcome
3:12
Speaker's Introduction
1:24
Introduction
5:00
Lessons from Petition
2:08
Example Petitions
4:52
The Redress of Grievances
2:03
Federal Legislative Petitions
5:31
The National Archives
0:37
Finding Aids
7:35
State Legislative Petitions
8:18
State Findings Aids
5:22
Other Finding Aids
1:58
Tips for Finding Petitions
5:14
Tips for Using Petitions
14:58
Announcements / prizes
11:47
Questions / answers
11:07
About this webinar
As colonists and as citizens of the new United States, Americans were fiercely protective of their right to petition their government. Whether the issue was forming new counties, building bridges and highways, or some matter of public concern, our ancestors made their voices heard in legislative petitions that are a treasure trove for genealogists.
About the speaker
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 genealog...
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