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(Canada) Library and Archives Canada Completes Digitization of First World War Personnel Files
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Records Access <recordsaccess@...>
Library and Archives Canada announced it completed the digitization of
620,000 World War I personnel files-30 million images-- marking Canada's 100 days. August 8, 1918 is known as the beginning of Canada's 100 days, "when the Canadian Corps spearheaded attacks that became known as the Battle of Amiens, a major turning point that led to victory in the Great War and the Armistice of November 11". This marks the centennial of the end of the first World War. To read more about this see: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2018/First-World-War-database-completed.aspx Included in the database are files of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)-Soldiers, Nurses and Chaplains; non-permanent active militia files, Imperial War Service Gratuity Files and more. To search the personnel records go to: https://tinyurl.com/lpn2pql Original url: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx Digitizing the First World war personnel records is the largest project to date, undertaken by the Library and Archives Canada. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen (Canada) Library and Archives Canada Completes Digitization of First World War Personnel Files
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Records Access <recordsaccess@...>
Library and Archives Canada announced it completed the digitization of
620,000 World War I personnel files-30 million images-- marking Canada's 100 days. August 8, 1918 is known as the beginning of Canada's 100 days, "when the Canadian Corps spearheaded attacks that became known as the Battle of Amiens, a major turning point that led to victory in the Great War and the Armistice of November 11". This marks the centennial of the end of the first World War. To read more about this see: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2018/First-World-War-database-completed.aspx Included in the database are files of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)-Soldiers, Nurses and Chaplains; non-permanent active militia files, Imperial War Service Gratuity Files and more. To search the personnel records go to: https://tinyurl.com/lpn2pql Original url: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx Digitizing the First World war personnel records is the largest project to date, undertaken by the Library and Archives Canada. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Re: research Hench Emchine
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Evertjan. <exxjxw.hannivoort@...>
(Evelyne Kamieniecki Lemberski evelynelemberski@...) wrote on 08 Aug
2018 in soc.genealogy.jewish: What is the origin of the next surname? Hench EmchineLDS Famsearch hes only one hit for an [Andrew] Emchine, in 1910 Baltimore Maryland, and that is clearly a transcription error, see: <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV8-951?i=17&cc=1727033> I submit that "Hench" is also supicious, giving no hits at all there. Perhaps you could show us the original on Viewmate, Evelyne? -- Evertjan Hannivoort. The Netherlands. exjxwxhannivoortATinterxnlxnet (Please change the x'es to dots)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: research Hench Emchine
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Evertjan. <exxjxw.hannivoort@...>
(Evelyne Kamieniecki Lemberski evelynelemberski@...) wrote on 08 Aug
2018 in soc.genealogy.jewish: What is the origin of the next surname? Hench EmchineLDS Famsearch hes only one hit for an [Andrew] Emchine, in 1910 Baltimore Maryland, and that is clearly a transcription error, see: <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV8-951?i=17&cc=1727033> I submit that "Hench" is also supicious, giving no hits at all there. Perhaps you could show us the original on Viewmate, Evelyne? -- Evertjan Hannivoort. The Netherlands. exjxwxhannivoortATinterxnlxnet (Please change the x'es to dots)
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Re: Trying to determine a town name on a ship's passenger list
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Bette Mas <bette.sscf@...>
Mark Goldstein posted cropped images of town names in Russia from
Hamburg departure and New York arrival manifests for Israel GARFINKEL in 1913 asking for the town of origin. --- Towns that were in Russia before WWI are now in various countries including Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and, less likely, Russia. When trying to identify an unknown ancestral town, be sure to obtain all possible family documents >from Ancestry. Search JewishGen Gazetteer by distance and direction (or by radius) from a known location.When trying to decipher handwriting, the entire page and the town name in the index are helpful. The indexed town names for last residence and place of birth are Buter and Ruyans, Russia. The passenger's naturalization documents say he was born in Rouzani, Russia and last foreign residence was Byten, Russia. His WWII draft registration lists birth place Rozana, Russia. A search in JewishGen Gazetteer results in the significant Jewish community of Byten, Belarus, in Slonim district, Grodno Gubernia, Russian Empire before WWI and lists the nearby Jewish community of Ruzhany 26 miles W. JewishGen Gazetteer < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp > JewishGen Gazetteer Radius Search < https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/LocRad.asp > JewishGen Communities Locality Pages for Byten, Belarus: < https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/community.php?usbgn=-1942035 > and Ruzhany, Belarus: < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-1948969 > Bette Stoop Mas USA
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen RE: Trying to determine a town name on a ship's passenger list
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Bette Mas <bette.sscf@...>
Mark Goldstein posted cropped images of town names in Russia from
Hamburg departure and New York arrival manifests for Israel GARFINKEL in 1913 asking for the town of origin. --- Towns that were in Russia before WWI are now in various countries including Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and, less likely, Russia. When trying to identify an unknown ancestral town, be sure to obtain all possible family documents >from Ancestry. Search JewishGen Gazetteer by distance and direction (or by radius) from a known location.When trying to decipher handwriting, the entire page and the town name in the index are helpful. The indexed town names for last residence and place of birth are Buter and Ruyans, Russia. The passenger's naturalization documents say he was born in Rouzani, Russia and last foreign residence was Byten, Russia. His WWII draft registration lists birth place Rozana, Russia. A search in JewishGen Gazetteer results in the significant Jewish community of Byten, Belarus, in Slonim district, Grodno Gubernia, Russian Empire before WWI and lists the nearby Jewish community of Ruzhany 26 miles W. JewishGen Gazetteer < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp > JewishGen Gazetteer Radius Search < https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/LocRad.asp > JewishGen Communities Locality Pages for Byten, Belarus: < https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/community.php?usbgn=-1942035 > and Ruzhany, Belarus: < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-1948969 > Bette Stoop Mas USA
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LitvakSIG new board and officers
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Carol Hoffman
Congratulations to the incoming board of LitvakSIG and its officers:
President Jill Anderson, Vice-Presidents Barry Halpern and Garri Regev, Secretary Judy Baston, Treasurer Eden Joachim join board members Russ Maurer, Amy Wachs, Ralph Salinger, Jody Tzucker and Rose Lerer Cohen. We are fortunate to have such wonderful leadership and wish them success. Carol Hoffman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen LitvakSIG new board and officers
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Carol Hoffman
Congratulations to the incoming board of LitvakSIG and its officers:
President Jill Anderson, Vice-Presidents Barry Halpern and Garri Regev, Secretary Judy Baston, Treasurer Eden Joachim join board members Russ Maurer, Amy Wachs, Ralph Salinger, Jody Tzucker and Rose Lerer Cohen. We are fortunate to have such wonderful leadership and wish them success. Carol Hoffman
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Re: Slonim area towns
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Sherri Vendetti asks about "Kafkas" and "Baki" in Russia, 1901. "Kafkas"
means Caucasus in Russian. Before the Russian Revolution, one of the gubernii (provinces) in the Caucasus had its capital at Baku, now the capital of Azerbaijan. The Azeri language name for Baku is Baki. This area became part of the Russian Empire in the early 19th century. Alan Shuchat Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka), Tavrig, Pogrebishche) VINOKUR (Talnoe), KURIS (Mogilev-Podolskiy, Ataki, Berdichev) ZILBERMAN (Soroki, Kremenets), BIRNBAUM (Kamenets-Podolskiy) KITAIGORODSKI (Zvenigorodka)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Slonim area towns
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Sherri Vendetti asks about "Kafkas" and "Baki" in Russia, 1901. "Kafkas"
means Caucasus in Russian. Before the Russian Revolution, one of the gubernii (provinces) in the Caucasus had its capital at Baku, now the capital of Azerbaijan. The Azeri language name for Baku is Baki. This area became part of the Russian Empire in the early 19th century. Alan Shuchat Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka), Tavrig, Pogrebishche) VINOKUR (Talnoe), KURIS (Mogilev-Podolskiy, Ataki, Berdichev) ZILBERMAN (Soroki, Kremenets), BIRNBAUM (Kamenets-Podolskiy) KITAIGORODSKI (Zvenigorodka)
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Re: Looking for a place named Krivoy Ossen near Krivoy Rog in Ukraine
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From: Alberto Guido Chester <agchester@...>I don't where this place is, but in Russian osen' means autumn. Alan Shuchat Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka), Tavrig, Pogrebishche) VINOKUR (Talnoe), KURIS (Mogilev-Podolskiy, Ataki, Berdichev) ZILBERMAN (Soroki, Kremenets), BIRNBAUM (Kamenets-Podolskiy) KITAIGORODSKI (Zvenigorodka)
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Looking for a place named Krivoy Ossen near Krivoy Rog in Ukraine
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From: Alberto Guido Chester <agchester@...>I don't where this place is, but in Russian osen' means autumn. Alan Shuchat Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka), Tavrig, Pogrebishche) VINOKUR (Talnoe), KURIS (Mogilev-Podolskiy, Ataki, Berdichev) ZILBERMAN (Soroki, Kremenets), BIRNBAUM (Kamenets-Podolskiy) KITAIGORODSKI (Zvenigorodka)
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ViewMate translation request - Hebrew
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Brenda Ramsey
I've posted three images of headstones. I need a translation for the line of
Hebrew text at the top of each stone. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68986 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68987 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68988 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Brenda Ramsey Sandia Park, NM
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ViewMate translation request - Hebrew
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Brenda Ramsey
I've posted three images of headstones. I need a translation for the line of
Hebrew text at the top of each stone. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses ... http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68986 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68987 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68988 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Brenda Ramsey Sandia Park, NM
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ZECHMAN-ALAND genealogy
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Sheldon Dan <sheldan1955@...>
I am trying to research the connection of a branch of my family to a
family that was supposed to be related to them. Joseph Abner ZECHMAN (1877-1952) was born in Taurage, Lithuania, the same place as a number of branches of my family. He married Julia HARRIS (1879-1956) in 1900 in Detroit. They had four children: Leon, born in 1901; Selma, born in 1903; Beulah, born in 1905; and Manuel, born in 1909. I read a letter >from our family genealogist to Beulah. She asked about Robert ALAND of Birmingham, Alabama, a cousin of Joseph Abner. She recalled that his wife and daughter often visited Detroit when she was a girl. She also mentioned that the Alands were well-known in Birmingham and the family has a department store there. I believe that Beulah is referring to Robert ALAND (1882-1947). He married Rebecca OLIM (1885-1954) in 1905 in Birmingham. They had seven children: Julian, born in 1906; Leon, born in 1907; Celia, born in 1909; Emanuel, born in 1912; Louise, born in 1916; Ralph, born in 1919; and Jack, born in 1922. Beulah must be referring to Rebecca and either Celia or Louise visiting in Detroit. If Beulah is right, then one of Joseph's parents and one of Robert's parents are siblings. Joseph's parents were Wolf Jacob ZECHMAN (1847-1916) and Ada Dina LUNTZ (1842-1932). Robert's were Louis ALAND (1839-1915) and Rachel GOLDSTEIN (1861-1918). I don't think it likely that Wolf Jacob would be the sibling, but Ada Dina might be Louis' sister and the name might have been a maiden name that changed from Aland.In a reply to Beulah, Walter Cohen, the genealogist, said that he contacted Julian Aland, the son of Robert. Robert was aware that the Alands and Zechmans are cousins, but does not know how they are cousins. He recalled being in Chicago many years earlier and being taken to lunch by a couple of Zechmans. So what I would like to know is the following: First, I would like to know more about the Aland family of Birmingham; I live in Memphis, and this is the first time I have heard of them. Also, if Joseph Abner Zechman and Robert Aland are indeed cousins, there must be siblings and therefore a common ancestor. I would appreciate anyone giving me any information about this. Sheldon Dan sheldan1955@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen ZECHMAN-ALAND genealogy
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Sheldon Dan <sheldan1955@...>
I am trying to research the connection of a branch of my family to a
family that was supposed to be related to them. Joseph Abner ZECHMAN (1877-1952) was born in Taurage, Lithuania, the same place as a number of branches of my family. He married Julia HARRIS (1879-1956) in 1900 in Detroit. They had four children: Leon, born in 1901; Selma, born in 1903; Beulah, born in 1905; and Manuel, born in 1909. I read a letter >from our family genealogist to Beulah. She asked about Robert ALAND of Birmingham, Alabama, a cousin of Joseph Abner. She recalled that his wife and daughter often visited Detroit when she was a girl. She also mentioned that the Alands were well-known in Birmingham and the family has a department store there. I believe that Beulah is referring to Robert ALAND (1882-1947). He married Rebecca OLIM (1885-1954) in 1905 in Birmingham. They had seven children: Julian, born in 1906; Leon, born in 1907; Celia, born in 1909; Emanuel, born in 1912; Louise, born in 1916; Ralph, born in 1919; and Jack, born in 1922. Beulah must be referring to Rebecca and either Celia or Louise visiting in Detroit. If Beulah is right, then one of Joseph's parents and one of Robert's parents are siblings. Joseph's parents were Wolf Jacob ZECHMAN (1847-1916) and Ada Dina LUNTZ (1842-1932). Robert's were Louis ALAND (1839-1915) and Rachel GOLDSTEIN (1861-1918). I don't think it likely that Wolf Jacob would be the sibling, but Ada Dina might be Louis' sister and the name might have been a maiden name that changed from Aland.In a reply to Beulah, Walter Cohen, the genealogist, said that he contacted Julian Aland, the son of Robert. Robert was aware that the Alands and Zechmans are cousins, but does not know how they are cousins. He recalled being in Chicago many years earlier and being taken to lunch by a couple of Zechmans. So what I would like to know is the following: First, I would like to know more about the Aland family of Birmingham; I live in Memphis, and this is the first time I have heard of them. Also, if Joseph Abner Zechman and Robert Aland are indeed cousins, there must be siblings and therefore a common ancestor. I would appreciate anyone giving me any information about this. Sheldon Dan sheldan1955@...
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to H-SIG: ViewMate - 2 new translation requests - Hungarian - ViewMate images #68954 & 68955
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Barrie Karp
I've posted 2 additional vital records in Hungarian for which I need
translations, on ViewMate at the following 2 addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=68954, and http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68955 I seek as many translations & interpretations as possible. The more points of view, the better, for complete translation and clues I seek. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Barrie Karp PhD --- barriekarp@... KARP/CARP; WIEN (Horowitz) (Fine) (Vine); BERCOWICZ; TUCHFELD; HORN; HOROWITZ; GOTTESMAN, DORNBAUM (Romania: Vaslui, Falticeni, Iasi, Tulcea, etc.); Ukraine, Galicia, Horodenka, Kolymyya, Lviv, Stryj, Stanislawow, Sambor, L'viv; Austria Hungary, Vienna); WEISS (Kohan?); GRUNBAUM/ GREENBAUM, BERCOWITZ, FUCHS/Fox,KLEIN, GOTTLIEB [?]; ROSENFELD, ENGEL, LOVENRIN (Hungary: Munkacs/Mukacevo, Kovago-Eors, Kisvarda; Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Vienna). Possibly: HAIMOWITZ; NYC all; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Syracuse, NY; Scranton, PA; Cleveland, OH; Los Angeles, CA; Rochester, NY; Broward, FL; NJ Moderator: Please use ViewMate to respond.
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Hungary SIG #Hungary to H-SIG: ViewMate - 2 new translation requests - Hungarian - ViewMate images #68954 & 68955
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Barrie Karp
I've posted 2 additional vital records in Hungarian for which I need
translations, on ViewMate at the following 2 addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=68954, and http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM68955 I seek as many translations & interpretations as possible. The more points of view, the better, for complete translation and clues I seek. Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application. Thank you very much. Barrie Karp PhD --- barriekarp@... KARP/CARP; WIEN (Horowitz) (Fine) (Vine); BERCOWICZ; TUCHFELD; HORN; HOROWITZ; GOTTESMAN, DORNBAUM (Romania: Vaslui, Falticeni, Iasi, Tulcea, etc.); Ukraine, Galicia, Horodenka, Kolymyya, Lviv, Stryj, Stanislawow, Sambor, L'viv; Austria Hungary, Vienna); WEISS (Kohan?); GRUNBAUM/ GREENBAUM, BERCOWITZ, FUCHS/Fox,KLEIN, GOTTLIEB [?]; ROSENFELD, ENGEL, LOVENRIN (Hungary: Munkacs/Mukacevo, Kovago-Eors, Kisvarda; Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Vienna). Possibly: HAIMOWITZ; NYC all; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Syracuse, NY; Scranton, PA; Cleveland, OH; Los Angeles, CA; Rochester, NY; Broward, FL; NJ Moderator: Please use ViewMate to respond.
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research Hench Emchine
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Lemberski Evelyne
What is the origin of the next surname? Hench Emchine
this man or this woman was arrested in paris (france) in may 1944 at the same time as esther vaintrob and alice nelson would a person information about hench emchine? evelyne lemberski saint maurice france evelynelemberski@...
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen research Hench Emchine
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Lemberski Evelyne
What is the origin of the next surname? Hench Emchine
this man or this woman was arrested in paris (france) in may 1944 at the same time as esther vaintrob and alice nelson would a person information about hench emchine? evelyne lemberski saint maurice france evelynelemberski@...
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