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Subcarpathia URL Correction
#ukraine
Lara Diamond
All,
Apologies for an incorrect URL in yesterday's announcement of the Subcarpathia records that are now searchable on JewishGen. Your (very much appreciated) donations can be made here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=50 They're critical to allowing us to obtain additional books for transcription and eventual inclusion on JewishGen. Thank you! Lara Diamond JewishGen Subcarpathia SIG Leader
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Subcarpathia URL Correction
#ukraine
Lara Diamond
All,
Apologies for an incorrect URL in yesterday's announcement of the Subcarpathia records that are now searchable on JewishGen. Your (very much appreciated) donations can be made here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=50 They're critical to allowing us to obtain additional books for transcription and eventual inclusion on JewishGen. Thank you! Lara Diamond JewishGen Subcarpathia SIG Leader
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New records on the All Galicia Database
#ukraine
Gesher Galicia SIG
Gesher Galicia is pleased to announce the addition of new sets of
Jewish vital records on the All Galicia Database - a database that is free and available to all. See: http://search.geshergalicia.org a) Swirz (Svirzh) - Jewish Births 1822-1856. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 701/1/418. (269 records). This file was added to Fond 701 in recent years and is not on LDS microfilms. b) Stanislawow (Ivano-Frankivsk) - Jewish Marriages 1927. State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (DAIFO), Fond 631/2/81. (146 records) - Jewish Deaths 1939, 1941-1942. Przemysl State Archive, Fond 154, Sygn. Stanislawow-01. (1,229 records) c) Rzeszow - Jewish Marriages 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49. (196 records) - Jewish Deaths 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 50-52. (736 records) - Jewish Miscellaneous birth records (>from the period 1860-1933). Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49 (39 records). These are loose certificates and letters relating to births that were included in the marriage record files mentioned above. d) Boryslaw (Boryslav) - Jewish Birth index book 1919-1921. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1690. (856 records) - Jewish Death index book 1919-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1737. (476 records) e) Kozlow (Kozliv) - Jewish Death index book 1881-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1729. (1,142 records) The two Boryslaw index books and the Kozlow index book had previously been described as originating >from unknown towns. Gesher Galicia recently identified the towns these books came from, and subsequently transcribed them. Gesher Galicia's Vital Records 2017 project currently contains record sets >from 22 Galician towns, five of which towns have been fully completed so far. More records for indexing will be added to the project during the coming year. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/vital-records-project/ Our Josephine and Franciscan Surveys project for the current year (J&F 2017) contains records >from 13 Galician towns. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ For further information, please contact <info@geshergalicia.org>. Tony Kahane Chair & Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia www.geshergalicia.org
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine New records on the All Galicia Database
#ukraine
Gesher Galicia SIG
Gesher Galicia is pleased to announce the addition of new sets of
Jewish vital records on the All Galicia Database - a database that is free and available to all. See: http://search.geshergalicia.org a) Swirz (Svirzh) - Jewish Births 1822-1856. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 701/1/418. (269 records). This file was added to Fond 701 in recent years and is not on LDS microfilms. b) Stanislawow (Ivano-Frankivsk) - Jewish Marriages 1927. State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (DAIFO), Fond 631/2/81. (146 records) - Jewish Deaths 1939, 1941-1942. Przemysl State Archive, Fond 154, Sygn. Stanislawow-01. (1,229 records) c) Rzeszow - Jewish Marriages 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49. (196 records) - Jewish Deaths 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 50-52. (736 records) - Jewish Miscellaneous birth records (>from the period 1860-1933). Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49 (39 records). These are loose certificates and letters relating to births that were included in the marriage record files mentioned above. d) Boryslaw (Boryslav) - Jewish Birth index book 1919-1921. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1690. (856 records) - Jewish Death index book 1919-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1737. (476 records) e) Kozlow (Kozliv) - Jewish Death index book 1881-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1729. (1,142 records) The two Boryslaw index books and the Kozlow index book had previously been described as originating >from unknown towns. Gesher Galicia recently identified the towns these books came from, and subsequently transcribed them. Gesher Galicia's Vital Records 2017 project currently contains record sets >from 22 Galician towns, five of which towns have been fully completed so far. More records for indexing will be added to the project during the coming year. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/vital-records-project/ Our Josephine and Franciscan Surveys project for the current year (J&F 2017) contains records >from 13 Galician towns. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ For further information, please contact <info@geshergalicia.org>. Tony Kahane Chair & Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia www.geshergalicia.org
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New records on the All Galicia Database
#galicia
Gesher Galicia SIG
Gesher Galicia is pleased to announce the addition of new sets of
Jewish vital records on the All Galicia Database - a database that is free and available to all. See: http://search.geshergalicia.org a) Swirz (Svirzh) - Jewish Births 1822-1856. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 701/1/418. (269 records). This file was added to Fond 701 in recent years and is not on LDS microfilms. b) Stanislawow (Ivano-Frankivsk) - Jewish Marriages 1927. State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (DAIFO), Fond 631/2/81. (146 records) - Jewish Deaths 1939, 1941-1942. Przemysl State Archive, Fond 154, Sygn. Stanislawow-01. (1,229 records) c) Rzeszow - Jewish Marriages 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49. (196 records) - Jewish Deaths 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 50-52. (736 records) - Jewish Miscellaneous birth records (>from the period 1860-1933). Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49 (39 records). These are loose certificates and letters relating to births that were included in the marriage record files mentioned above. d) Boryslaw (Boryslav) - Jewish Birth index book 1919-1921. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1690. (856 records) - Jewish Death index book 1919-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1737. (476 records) e) Kozlow (Kozliv) - Jewish Death index book 1881-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1729. (1,142 records) The two Boryslaw index books and the Kozlow index book had previously been described as originating >from unknown towns. Gesher Galicia recently identified the towns these books came from, and subsequently transcribed them. Gesher Galicia's Vital Records 2017 project currently contains record sets >from 22 Galician towns, five of which towns have been fully completed so far. More records for indexing will be added to the project during the coming year. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/vital-records-project/ Our Josephine and Franciscan Surveys project for the current year (J&F 2017) contains records >from 13 Galician towns. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ For further information, please contact <info@geshergalicia.org>. Tony Kahane Chair & Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia www.geshergalicia.org
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia New records on the All Galicia Database
#galicia
Gesher Galicia SIG
Gesher Galicia is pleased to announce the addition of new sets of
Jewish vital records on the All Galicia Database - a database that is free and available to all. See: http://search.geshergalicia.org a) Swirz (Svirzh) - Jewish Births 1822-1856. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL), Fond 701/1/418. (269 records). This file was added to Fond 701 in recent years and is not on LDS microfilms. b) Stanislawow (Ivano-Frankivsk) - Jewish Marriages 1927. State Archives of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (DAIFO), Fond 631/2/81. (146 records) - Jewish Deaths 1939, 1941-1942. Przemysl State Archive, Fond 154, Sygn. Stanislawow-01. (1,229 records) c) Rzeszow - Jewish Marriages 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49. (196 records) - Jewish Deaths 1940-1942. Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 50-52. (736 records) - Jewish Miscellaneous birth records (>from the period 1860-1933). Rzeszow State Archive, Fond 533, Sygn. 47-49 (39 records). These are loose certificates and letters relating to births that were included in the marriage record files mentioned above. d) Boryslaw (Boryslav) - Jewish Birth index book 1919-1921. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1690. (856 records) - Jewish Death index book 1919-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1737. (476 records) e) Kozlow (Kozliv) - Jewish Death index book 1881-1920. AGAD, Warsaw, Fond 300, Sygn. 1729. (1,142 records) The two Boryslaw index books and the Kozlow index book had previously been described as originating >from unknown towns. Gesher Galicia recently identified the towns these books came from, and subsequently transcribed them. Gesher Galicia's Vital Records 2017 project currently contains record sets >from 22 Galician towns, five of which towns have been fully completed so far. More records for indexing will be added to the project during the coming year. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/vital-records-project/ Our Josephine and Franciscan Surveys project for the current year (J&F 2017) contains records >from 13 Galician towns. See: http://www.geshergalicia.org/projects/josephine-and-franciscan-surveys-project/ For further information, please contact <info@geshergalicia.org>. Tony Kahane Chair & Research Coordinator, Gesher Galicia www.geshergalicia.org
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ViewMate Translation Request--German
#germany
Deborah Dworski
Translations of German-language vital records continue to provide
useful clues to my family's past, so I have posted five more documents which will likely help me assemble the pieces of this complicated puzzle. I am hoping that someone with knowledge of German will help me understand the content of these records >from the vicinity of Horodenka, a town formerly in Galicia and now part of Ukraine. Here are direct links to the images at ViewMate: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54024 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54025 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54026 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54027 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54028 Please respond via ViewMate or privately. Thank you. Deborah Dworski < ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please thank those who help you and support ViewMate, JewishGen and GerSIG http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Honors/ http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/honors.asp
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German SIG #Germany ViewMate Translation Request--German
#germany
Deborah Dworski
Translations of German-language vital records continue to provide
useful clues to my family's past, so I have posted five more documents which will likely help me assemble the pieces of this complicated puzzle. I am hoping that someone with knowledge of German will help me understand the content of these records >from the vicinity of Horodenka, a town formerly in Galicia and now part of Ukraine. Here are direct links to the images at ViewMate: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54024 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54025 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54026 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54027 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54028 Please respond via ViewMate or privately. Thank you. Deborah Dworski < ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please thank those who help you and support ViewMate, JewishGen and GerSIG http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/Honors/ http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/honors.asp
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ViewMate request -- Deciphering Samuel LOUIS's birth place in Prussia
#germany
Renee Steinig
I just posted on ViewMate the United States passport application filed
by Samuel LOUIS in 1888. It's at this address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53979 I'm having trouble deciphering Samuel's town of birth and would appreciate hearing what others think. More about Samuel: Censuses and other documents indicate that he was born in Prussia c.1826 and immigrated to the U.S. c.1850. He was naturalized in New York City in 1855. Samuel married Ernestine ANSPACH and had five children: Augusta, Simon, Charles Henry, Ray (Rachel), and Bertha, most of whom were born in Stockton, California, where the family lived for at least 10 years. They were back in NYC by 1870 and Samuel died there in 1907. Please respond to me privately or in the space provided on ViewMate. Many thanks, Renee Stern Steinig, Dix Hills NY genmaven@gmail.com
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ViewMate translation request - German
#germany
Ofra Karo <karoofra@...>
Dear Gersig members,
I've posted 2 vital records in German for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54030 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54031 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application, or to my email: karoofra@gmail.com Thank you very much, Ofra Karo
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German SIG #Germany ViewMate request -- Deciphering Samuel LOUIS's birth place in Prussia
#germany
Renee Steinig
I just posted on ViewMate the United States passport application filed
by Samuel LOUIS in 1888. It's at this address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM53979 I'm having trouble deciphering Samuel's town of birth and would appreciate hearing what others think. More about Samuel: Censuses and other documents indicate that he was born in Prussia c.1826 and immigrated to the U.S. c.1850. He was naturalized in New York City in 1855. Samuel married Ernestine ANSPACH and had five children: Augusta, Simon, Charles Henry, Ray (Rachel), and Bertha, most of whom were born in Stockton, California, where the family lived for at least 10 years. They were back in NYC by 1870 and Samuel died there in 1907. Please respond to me privately or in the space provided on ViewMate. Many thanks, Renee Stern Steinig, Dix Hills NY genmaven@gmail.com
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German SIG #Germany ViewMate translation request - German
#germany
Ofra Karo <karoofra@...>
Dear Gersig members,
I've posted 2 vital records in German for which I need a translation. They are on ViewMate at the following address: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54030 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM54031 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate application, or to my email: karoofra@gmail.com Thank you very much, Ofra Karo
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MacKiev Introduces FamilySync--Ancestry to Cease Supporting TreeSync
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
Last year Ancestry announced its sale of its desktop genealogy software
Family Tree Maker to Software MacKiev-and for one year Ancestry provided customer and product support. Ancestry announced today on their blog, https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/ that TreeSync will be replaced by Software MacKiev's FamilySyncT. According to the blog, Ancestry's search, merge and Ancestry hints will all work with the new FamilySync, as they do now with their Ancestry trees. FamilySync will only be available in Software MacKiev's Family Tree Maker 2017 edition which will be released on March 31, 2017. As of March 29, 2017 Ancestry will no longer support TreeSync and Software MacKiev will continue to handle all related customer questions for Family Tree Maker. Between March 29 when Ancestry ceases TreeSync and March 31 when MacKiev begins its FamilySyncT there may be a short period of interruption for synching functionality., The upgrade is free for those who purchased MacKiev Family Tree Maker edition since March 1, 2016. For those with previous Ancestry editions or have a free copy of Family Tree Maker 2014.1 or Mac 3.1. are eligible for discounted upgrades. If you sign up for pre-orders before March 29 there is a discounted price and the rate increases after that. For more information see the blog posting mentioned above. For more information and discounted upgrade offers see: www.familytreemaker.com Please do not contact me for information. I am posting this only because this is a major change of a software product used by many genealogists. I do not normally post about changes to software or additions to collections by the various genealogical software companies as all the genealogy database companies consistently add to their collections, and software programs have many upgrades. Due to the unique nature of this change-to a totally different company-- I am posting about this announcement. My posting should not be perceived either as an endorsement or non-endorsement of this or any genealogical product. Everyone needs to determine which software program is best for themselves. I have no affiliation with Ancestry nor Software MacKiev and am posting this solely for the information of the reader. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen MacKiev Introduces FamilySync--Ancestry to Cease Supporting TreeSync
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
Last year Ancestry announced its sale of its desktop genealogy software
Family Tree Maker to Software MacKiev-and for one year Ancestry provided customer and product support. Ancestry announced today on their blog, https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/ that TreeSync will be replaced by Software MacKiev's FamilySyncT. According to the blog, Ancestry's search, merge and Ancestry hints will all work with the new FamilySync, as they do now with their Ancestry trees. FamilySync will only be available in Software MacKiev's Family Tree Maker 2017 edition which will be released on March 31, 2017. As of March 29, 2017 Ancestry will no longer support TreeSync and Software MacKiev will continue to handle all related customer questions for Family Tree Maker. Between March 29 when Ancestry ceases TreeSync and March 31 when MacKiev begins its FamilySyncT there may be a short period of interruption for synching functionality., The upgrade is free for those who purchased MacKiev Family Tree Maker edition since March 1, 2016. For those with previous Ancestry editions or have a free copy of Family Tree Maker 2014.1 or Mac 3.1. are eligible for discounted upgrades. If you sign up for pre-orders before March 29 there is a discounted price and the rate increases after that. For more information see the blog posting mentioned above. For more information and discounted upgrade offers see: www.familytreemaker.com Please do not contact me for information. I am posting this only because this is a major change of a software product used by many genealogists. I do not normally post about changes to software or additions to collections by the various genealogical software companies as all the genealogy database companies consistently add to their collections, and software programs have many upgrades. Due to the unique nature of this change-to a totally different company-- I am posting about this announcement. My posting should not be perceived either as an endorsement or non-endorsement of this or any genealogical product. Everyone needs to determine which software program is best for themselves. I have no affiliation with Ancestry nor Software MacKiev and am posting this solely for the information of the reader. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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STENDER & HAUSMANN, Riga
#general
Anastasia MASSON <anastasia.masson@...>
I'm looking for two families STENDER & HAUSMANN coming >from Latvia. Especially
about Rochel Stender and Maurim Hausmann. They got married in 1879 in Riga, Latvia and they were both born in 1855 in Latvia. Rochel was born in Riga and Maurim was born in Jelgava (Mitau). They left Latvia in 1882 with their two children Yenta and Joseph for France. He was tailor and she was dressmaker. Rochel's father calls maybe Leopold. They are both dead in France. They had three children in France in addition to their first two children, Eva, Henri and Charles. Thank you for your answers Anastasia Masson, Versailles/France
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen STENDER & HAUSMANN, Riga
#general
Anastasia MASSON <anastasia.masson@...>
I'm looking for two families STENDER & HAUSMANN coming >from Latvia. Especially
about Rochel Stender and Maurim Hausmann. They got married in 1879 in Riga, Latvia and they were both born in 1855 in Latvia. Rochel was born in Riga and Maurim was born in Jelgava (Mitau). They left Latvia in 1882 with their two children Yenta and Joseph for France. He was tailor and she was dressmaker. Rochel's father calls maybe Leopold. They are both dead in France. They had three children in France in addition to their first two children, Eva, Henri and Charles. Thank you for your answers Anastasia Masson, Versailles/France
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Subcarpathia URL Correction
#hungary
Lara Diamond
All,
Apologies for an incorrect URL in yesterday's announcement of the Subcarpathia records that are now searchable on JewishGen. Your (very much appreciated) donations can be made here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=50 They're critical to allowing us to obtain additional books for transcription and eventual inclusion on JewishGen. Thank you! Lara Diamond JewishGen Subcarpathia SIG Leader
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(UK) FamilySearch London Centre Microfilms to be Housed at Society of Genealogists
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
I recently posted about FamilySearch and the demise of their microfilms and
cessation of borrowing them >from Salt Lake City at some time in the future. I also mentioned in the UK, that FamilySearch was in negotiations with The National Archives and the Society of Genealogists as to where to house the ones that had been temporarily placed at the National Archives. I promised when more information was known to post that information to this discussion list. The Society of Genealogists (SOG) has announced that the London FamilySearch Centre microfilm collection will be transferring to the SOG in Clerkenwell. This is partnership between the SOG and FamilySearch and will enable the microfilm collection to be available to family historians. The London FamilySearch Centre will continue to provide its research support services at the National Archives. The FamilySearch collection is about 57,000 microfilms. The films will be available to view at the National Archives until 31 May and expected to be available at SOG starting 26 June 2017. The SOG is a membership organization. Based on what is on their website regarding visitor fees, http://www.sog.org.uk/the-library/visitor-fees/ one can safely assume for SOG non-members wanting to access the microfilms, will be subject to the fees listed on the website. See the website http://www.sog.org.uk/the-library for more information on how to get there and Library catalogue. Thank you to Dick Eastman and the Eastman Online Genealogy Newsletter for posting the notice >from the SOG regarding the new home for the London Centre microfilms. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Subcarpathia URL Correction
#hungary
Lara Diamond
All,
Apologies for an incorrect URL in yesterday's announcement of the Subcarpathia records that are now searchable on JewishGen. Your (very much appreciated) donations can be made here: http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=50 They're critical to allowing us to obtain additional books for transcription and eventual inclusion on JewishGen. Thank you! Lara Diamond JewishGen Subcarpathia SIG Leader
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen (UK) FamilySearch London Centre Microfilms to be Housed at Society of Genealogists
#general
Jan Meisels Allen
I recently posted about FamilySearch and the demise of their microfilms and
cessation of borrowing them >from Salt Lake City at some time in the future. I also mentioned in the UK, that FamilySearch was in negotiations with The National Archives and the Society of Genealogists as to where to house the ones that had been temporarily placed at the National Archives. I promised when more information was known to post that information to this discussion list. The Society of Genealogists (SOG) has announced that the London FamilySearch Centre microfilm collection will be transferring to the SOG in Clerkenwell. This is partnership between the SOG and FamilySearch and will enable the microfilm collection to be available to family historians. The London FamilySearch Centre will continue to provide its research support services at the National Archives. The FamilySearch collection is about 57,000 microfilms. The films will be available to view at the National Archives until 31 May and expected to be available at SOG starting 26 June 2017. The SOG is a membership organization. Based on what is on their website regarding visitor fees, http://www.sog.org.uk/the-library/visitor-fees/ one can safely assume for SOG non-members wanting to access the microfilms, will be subject to the fees listed on the website. See the website http://www.sog.org.uk/the-library for more information on how to get there and Library catalogue. Thank you to Dick Eastman and the Eastman Online Genealogy Newsletter for posting the notice >from the SOG regarding the new home for the London Centre microfilms. Jan Meisels Allen Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee
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