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Re: Borisov/Berezev
#belarus
Gramto@...
In answer to a query about RACHLIN, the name appears in Slutsk documents
quite regularly. Margot Tutun Lexington MA
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Re: Borisov/Berezev
#belarus
Gramto@...
In answer to a query about RACHLIN, the name appears in Slutsk documents
quite regularly. Margot Tutun Lexington MA
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Given name "Tanchen"
#general
Dara Pearlman <pearlman99@...>
Does anyone know the given name "Tanchen", also
written "Tanchel" and "Tanchem"? This person was born in Latvia circa 1852. I'm guessing that it is a nickname for "Natan," but I don't know for sure. Dara Pearlman Cupertino, CA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Given name "Tanchen"
#general
Dara Pearlman <pearlman99@...>
Does anyone know the given name "Tanchen", also
written "Tanchel" and "Tanchem"? This person was born in Latvia circa 1852. I'm guessing that it is a nickname for "Natan," but I don't know for sure. Dara Pearlman Cupertino, CA
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Re: Dennis Baer's "wish list"
#ukraine
SHEILA TOFFELL <toffell@...>
Amen (or should that be Omayn) to Dennis's wish that we have a JRI-PL type
availability. I have heard that raw data is slowly coming out >from the Ukraine. If this is true, and considering that the LDS is the main source of the vital records for Poland, are they accessing the Ukrainian registers, or is it possible the State Archives might put their data on line? Dennis should understand, though, that most on line records in JRI-PL are there because genners have taken the time to go through the microfilms at the LDS and transcribed everything in a town's register for each year. Even if the records were available, the raw product has to be researched by the individual where ever a microfilm is available. It occurs to me that the main problem most of us would have is the Cyrillic, as anyone who has tried to decipher the 1868 onwards records >from Poland will know. Even if the pro-forma stuff is decoded for us, we will still have to deal with the names and places. I'll gladly struggle with that one if we had the availability, though. Happy Chanukah to all! Sheila Toffell Searching for, in the Ukraine: KARSUNSKY / KORSUNSKY Stavische and Tarasche BREZHENEV / BREZHNEV Yelisavetograd (Kirovograd) In Poland: LAKUMSKI, Skulsk RAFELSKI(spelling unclear) Lodz area TOFFEL Opole Lubielski, Josefow nad Wisla
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Dennis Baer's "wish list"
#ukraine
SHEILA TOFFELL <toffell@...>
Amen (or should that be Omayn) to Dennis's wish that we have a JRI-PL type
availability. I have heard that raw data is slowly coming out >from the Ukraine. If this is true, and considering that the LDS is the main source of the vital records for Poland, are they accessing the Ukrainian registers, or is it possible the State Archives might put their data on line? Dennis should understand, though, that most on line records in JRI-PL are there because genners have taken the time to go through the microfilms at the LDS and transcribed everything in a town's register for each year. Even if the records were available, the raw product has to be researched by the individual where ever a microfilm is available. It occurs to me that the main problem most of us would have is the Cyrillic, as anyone who has tried to decipher the 1868 onwards records >from Poland will know. Even if the pro-forma stuff is decoded for us, we will still have to deal with the names and places. I'll gladly struggle with that one if we had the availability, though. Happy Chanukah to all! Sheila Toffell Searching for, in the Ukraine: KARSUNSKY / KORSUNSKY Stavische and Tarasche BREZHENEV / BREZHNEV Yelisavetograd (Kirovograd) In Poland: LAKUMSKI, Skulsk RAFELSKI(spelling unclear) Lodz area TOFFEL Opole Lubielski, Josefow nad Wisla
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Donating Organized Genealogical Papers
#general
Irene Newhouse <newhoir@...>
The recent query about the availability of the genealogical papers of Dr.
Jacobi & the response that the archive holding them doesn't have the staff to make them accessible has brought forward something that has been bothering me since I became aware of a similar situation regarding the papers of the late John Henry Richter. I intend to donate my papers, which most likely won't be as extensive as these collections. I don't want to make a lot of work for the archive I choose. It would be lovely to have guidelines as to how my material should be organized/catalogued to make the process of integrating my stuff with an archive's collection as efficient as possible. To those Jewishgenners with library/archive backgrounds: am I dreaming? Are the requirements of each archive so unique as to make guidelines impossible? If not, can someone provide an infofile or references? Such guidelines should make it easier for us to find our way around our stuff, too. Irene Newhouse Kihei HI
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Donating Organized Genealogical Papers
#general
Irene Newhouse <newhoir@...>
The recent query about the availability of the genealogical papers of Dr.
Jacobi & the response that the archive holding them doesn't have the staff to make them accessible has brought forward something that has been bothering me since I became aware of a similar situation regarding the papers of the late John Henry Richter. I intend to donate my papers, which most likely won't be as extensive as these collections. I don't want to make a lot of work for the archive I choose. It would be lovely to have guidelines as to how my material should be organized/catalogued to make the process of integrating my stuff with an archive's collection as efficient as possible. To those Jewishgenners with library/archive backgrounds: am I dreaming? Are the requirements of each archive so unique as to make guidelines impossible? If not, can someone provide an infofile or references? Such guidelines should make it easier for us to find our way around our stuff, too. Irene Newhouse Kihei HI
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British Newspaper Library Catalogue available on the Web
#general
Hazel Dakers <hazel.dakers@...>
List members may find access to this catalogue helpful in their
genealogical research. This is part of the British Library situated opposite Colindale Underground Station (North London) - Northern Line. I received this notice today. Hazel Dakers Newspaper Library Catalogue available on the Web The British Library Newspaper Library's catalogue of over 50,000 newspaper and periodical title holdings in Colindale was launched on the web on 15 December and is now available at: www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/newscat.html. The catalogue includes all UK national daily and Sunday newspapers from 1801 to the present; most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some from the early 18th century onwards; selected newspapers >from around the world in western and Slavonic languages dating >from the 17th century onwards, including extensive holdings >from Commonwealth countries and many other nations; and a wide range of UK and Irish popular periodicals covering all subjects >from fashion, pop music, and cinema, to sports, hobbies, and trades. Further information about the range of services and collections at the Newspaper Library can be found at: www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen British Newspaper Library Catalogue available on the Web
#general
Hazel Dakers <hazel.dakers@...>
List members may find access to this catalogue helpful in their
genealogical research. This is part of the British Library situated opposite Colindale Underground Station (North London) - Northern Line. I received this notice today. Hazel Dakers Newspaper Library Catalogue available on the Web The British Library Newspaper Library's catalogue of over 50,000 newspaper and periodical title holdings in Colindale was launched on the web on 15 December and is now available at: www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/newscat.html. The catalogue includes all UK national daily and Sunday newspapers from 1801 to the present; most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some from the early 18th century onwards; selected newspapers >from around the world in western and Slavonic languages dating >from the 17th century onwards, including extensive holdings >from Commonwealth countries and many other nations; and a wide range of UK and Irish popular periodicals covering all subjects >from fashion, pop music, and cinema, to sports, hobbies, and trades. Further information about the range of services and collections at the Newspaper Library can be found at: www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/
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Re: 1891 Census in Britain
#general
Harvey Kaplan <harvey@...>
The 1891 Census for Scotland has been indexed on computer and is available
in the records offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre in Glasgow has a list of over a thousand Jews in the immigrant Gorbals area of Glasgow, transcribed >from the 1891 Census. Harvey Kaplan Glasgow
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: 1891 Census in Britain
#general
Harvey Kaplan <harvey@...>
The 1891 Census for Scotland has been indexed on computer and is available
in the records offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre in Glasgow has a list of over a thousand Jews in the immigrant Gorbals area of Glasgow, transcribed >from the 1891 Census. Harvey Kaplan Glasgow
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Internet Service Provider and Thanks
#general
Sandyhshor@...
What a great group! I received so many replies I can't answer each
individually but please know I appreciate the time you all took and you've helped me make a decision. Don't need any more replies. Thanks again. Sandy Hirschhorn Boca Raton
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Internet Service Provider and Thanks
#general
Sandyhshor@...
What a great group! I received so many replies I can't answer each
individually but please know I appreciate the time you all took and you've helped me make a decision. Don't need any more replies. Thanks again. Sandy Hirschhorn Boca Raton
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Re: Family name LACOB in Panevezys and Riga
#latvia
Martha Lev-Zion <martha@...>
Reuven, it seems to me that the name LYAKUB[ and variations] is an unusual
name and that you probably should pursue all leads regarding that name. <...>. TheDo you mean surname [last name] or do you mean first name? Getzel usually came >from Chatzkel, if I am not mistaken. Martha Lev-Zion IGS- Negev
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Latvia SIG #Latvia Re: Family name LACOB in Panevezys and Riga
#latvia
Martha Lev-Zion <martha@...>
Reuven, it seems to me that the name LYAKUB[ and variations] is an unusual
name and that you probably should pursue all leads regarding that name. <...>. TheDo you mean surname [last name] or do you mean first name? Getzel usually came >from Chatzkel, if I am not mistaken. Martha Lev-Zion IGS- Negev
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Re: Influenza in 1918
#general
buffmufin
Nina and I had wondered about what happened to people who simplyA few months ago, I was at my local FHC looking through microfilm indexes of deaths in New York in the 'teens and early '20's. At one point, I began to notice a lot (really a lot) of "young" people who had died, young adults, children and infants. I thought it odd, but didn't pay a whole lot of attention to it, until I realized I was looking at 1918-1919, and I remembered the Flu Epidemic. As I said, it was only an index, just listing names, dates of death and ages, so no causes were shown, but it seemed obvious it was >from the flu when I thought about it. Carol Kunkis Cohn Newport Beach, CA Searching: KOSSOI/KOSSOY/KOSOFF - Vetka, Chechersk, Zagor'ye, Belarus; SKOLNIKOF (and alternate) - Vetka, Belarus KUNKIS - Glubokoye, Belarus SCHRIER, PACHTER - Yarmolinits, Kam-Podolsk, Ukraine
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Influenza in 1918
#general
buffmufin
Nina and I had wondered about what happened to people who simplyA few months ago, I was at my local FHC looking through microfilm indexes of deaths in New York in the 'teens and early '20's. At one point, I began to notice a lot (really a lot) of "young" people who had died, young adults, children and infants. I thought it odd, but didn't pay a whole lot of attention to it, until I realized I was looking at 1918-1919, and I remembered the Flu Epidemic. As I said, it was only an index, just listing names, dates of death and ages, so no causes were shown, but it seemed obvious it was >from the flu when I thought about it. Carol Kunkis Cohn Newport Beach, CA Searching: KOSSOI/KOSSOY/KOSOFF - Vetka, Chechersk, Zagor'ye, Belarus; SKOLNIKOF (and alternate) - Vetka, Belarus KUNKIS - Glubokoye, Belarus SCHRIER, PACHTER - Yarmolinits, Kam-Podolsk, Ukraine
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Re: soc sec number
#belarus
rruff1@...
In reply to Ruth's questions about social security numbers, I
have found the following website to be very informative. http://members.aol.com/rechtman/ssafaq.html#15 Also, if your relative is not on the Social Security Death Index check for their death certificate. I found my grandfather's soc sec number on his death certificate. Apparently his death went unreported to social security. Rita Ruff Hometown, IL
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Re: soc sec number
#belarus
rruff1@...
In reply to Ruth's questions about social security numbers, I
have found the following website to be very informative. http://members.aol.com/rechtman/ssafaq.html#15 Also, if your relative is not on the Social Security Death Index check for their death certificate. I found my grandfather's soc sec number on his death certificate. Apparently his death went unreported to social security. Rita Ruff Hometown, IL
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