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The Treasure Trove in Legislative Petitions

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA
Sep 14, 2016
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Welcome
3m 12s
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 24s
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Introduction
5m 0s
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Lessons from Petition
2m 8s
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Example Petitions
4m 52s
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The Redress of Grievances
2m 3s
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Federal Legislative Petitions
5m 31s
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The National Archives
37s
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Finding Aids
7m 35s
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State Legislative Petitions
8m 18s
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State Findings Aids
5m 22s
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Other Finding Aids
1m 58s
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Tips for Finding Petitions
5m 14s
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Tips for Using Petitions
14m 58s
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Announcements / prizes
11m 47s
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Questions / answers
11m 7s
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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

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA

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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