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Researching GRIES/GRIESZ fm Obuda and Pest
#hungary
Caroline Gries <cfgries@...>
I'm looking for someone to help me do research in Budapest on my family Gries / Griesz. They must be able to speak / read English and Hungarian.
Caroline Gries Cfgries@comcast.net Moderator: Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm for a list of researchers recommended by other JewishGen subscribers.
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Hungary SIG #Hungary Researching GRIES/GRIESZ fm Obuda and Pest
#hungary
Caroline Gries <cfgries@...>
I'm looking for someone to help me do research in Budapest on my family Gries / Griesz. They must be able to speak / read English and Hungarian.
Caroline Gries Cfgries@comcast.net Moderator: Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm for a list of researchers recommended by other JewishGen subscribers.
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Conference Discounts About to End
#ukraine
bounce-3134931-772980@...
Only a few days remain before early-registration discounts for the IAJGS
2016 conference in Seattle expire next Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PDT. On-line registration continues through July 24, but at higher prices. Recent developments worth mentioning, and some reminders: Getting certified: What you need to know If you've ever thought about turning a serious hobby in genealogy into a profession, you can learn all about what it takes to become a certified genealogist. See the program notes on Wednesday's workshop, BCG Certification Workshop: Meeting Standards The Conference offers you great opportunities for networking with possible cousins, researchers confronting the same issues you are and more. The program schedule is up The preliminary program is on the Internet site http://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/program_schedule.cfm It has some 325 events during the week - lectures, presentations, meal events and computer workshops - nearly 250 of them hosted by a speaker or panel. Register now for meals and workshops . SIG and JewishGen luncheons . Friday night Shabbat dinners . The Gala banquet . Computer workshops . Daily box lunches See the Program Schedule for details, or read the separate pages on http://www.iajgs2016.org/computer-workshops and http://www.iajgs2016.org/sigluncheons/ Register early, win a prize! On May 15, we'll conduct a drawing to award prizes to some lucky friends who sign up by April 30. To be awarded: . One-year subscription to Ancestry.com . Autosomal DNA kit >from Ancestry.com . One-year subscription to MyHeritage.com . One-year subscription to Avotaynu, The International Review of Jewish Genealogy . FamilyFinder DNA kit >from FamilyTreeDNA.com . One-year subscription to BackBlaze.com . MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for Mac . MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for PC The fine print: Our end-of-month is at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 30. See details on the https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/register_conference.cfm page. When you're ready, look for registration links on the Conference site, or go directly to the registration module at https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/registration.cfm More: http://www.iajgs2016.org/ Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/IAJGSConference subscribe to our http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/sign-up-for-the-seattle-iajgs-2016-discussion-list/ [http://tinyurl.com/h7jb4tm] and follow our blog at http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/subscribe-to-the-iajgs2016-blog/ And watch for the launch of our mobile Conference application. The app will let you browse and search the list, build and update your personal daily schedule, get in touch with other conference-goers and receive updates about new developments and schedule changes. Sincerely, Janette R. Silverman Chuck Weinstein Phyllis Grossman Conference co-chairs
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Conference Discounts About to End
#ukraine
bounce-3134931-772980@...
Only a few days remain before early-registration discounts for the IAJGS
2016 conference in Seattle expire next Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PDT. On-line registration continues through July 24, but at higher prices. Recent developments worth mentioning, and some reminders: Getting certified: What you need to know If you've ever thought about turning a serious hobby in genealogy into a profession, you can learn all about what it takes to become a certified genealogist. See the program notes on Wednesday's workshop, BCG Certification Workshop: Meeting Standards The Conference offers you great opportunities for networking with possible cousins, researchers confronting the same issues you are and more. The program schedule is up The preliminary program is on the Internet site http://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/program_schedule.cfm It has some 325 events during the week - lectures, presentations, meal events and computer workshops - nearly 250 of them hosted by a speaker or panel. Register now for meals and workshops . SIG and JewishGen luncheons . Friday night Shabbat dinners . The Gala banquet . Computer workshops . Daily box lunches See the Program Schedule for details, or read the separate pages on http://www.iajgs2016.org/computer-workshops and http://www.iajgs2016.org/sigluncheons/ Register early, win a prize! On May 15, we'll conduct a drawing to award prizes to some lucky friends who sign up by April 30. To be awarded: . One-year subscription to Ancestry.com . Autosomal DNA kit >from Ancestry.com . One-year subscription to MyHeritage.com . One-year subscription to Avotaynu, The International Review of Jewish Genealogy . FamilyFinder DNA kit >from FamilyTreeDNA.com . One-year subscription to BackBlaze.com . MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for Mac . MacKiev's Family Tree Maker for PC The fine print: Our end-of-month is at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 30. See details on the https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/register_conference.cfm page. When you're ready, look for registration links on the Conference site, or go directly to the registration module at https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2016/registration.cfm More: http://www.iajgs2016.org/ Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/IAJGSConference subscribe to our http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/sign-up-for-the-seattle-iajgs-2016-discussion-list/ [http://tinyurl.com/h7jb4tm] and follow our blog at http://www.iajgs2016.org/2015/07/subscribe-to-the-iajgs2016-blog/ And watch for the launch of our mobile Conference application. The app will let you browse and search the list, build and update your personal daily schedule, get in touch with other conference-goers and receive updates about new developments and schedule changes. Sincerely, Janette R. Silverman Chuck Weinstein Phyllis Grossman Conference co-chairs
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telephone directory in budapest
#hungary
renato mannheimer
Is there a website where old telephone directories for budapest are
listed? Thank you for help Renato Mannheimer Italy
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Hungary SIG #Hungary telephone directory in budapest
#hungary
renato mannheimer
Is there a website where old telephone directories for budapest are
listed? Thank you for help Renato Mannheimer Italy
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Re: bialystok digest: April 24, 2016
#poland
karenimarcus@...
The seattle conference will any of it be online afterwards
to get ideas from? Is it only for paying guests with no sharing of online viewing of lectures, vendor websites, and the latest summary of the conference's overall success. Will there be a sig reporter on hand to update those who can't attend? Thanks karen MODERATOR'S NOTE: At http://www.iajgs2016.org/live-and-recordings/ you will find the answer to your main questions.
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BialyGen: Bialystok Region #Bialystok #Poland Re: bialystok digest: April 24, 2016
#poland
karenimarcus@...
The seattle conference will any of it be online afterwards
to get ideas from? Is it only for paying guests with no sharing of online viewing of lectures, vendor websites, and the latest summary of the conference's overall success. Will there be a sig reporter on hand to update those who can't attend? Thanks karen MODERATOR'S NOTE: At http://www.iajgs2016.org/live-and-recordings/ you will find the answer to your main questions.
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Kanczuga vital record scans online
#poland
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Kanczuga Jewish vital records are viewable on the website of the
Przemysl branch of the Polish State Archives by going to http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/, selecting "1731" in the top drop-down menu ("Nr zespolu"), pressing the "Szukaj" button at the bottom, then clicking the link in the "Sygnatura" column on the left corresponding to the group of records of interest. The groups cover births 1851-1910, marriages 1859-1876, deaths 1851-1906, indices of births 1851-1905, and indices of deaths 1851-1917. There is significant overlap with the extracts searchable through JRI-Poland. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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JRI Poland #Poland Kanczuga vital record scans online
#poland
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Kanczuga Jewish vital records are viewable on the website of the
Przemysl branch of the Polish State Archives by going to http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/, selecting "1731" in the top drop-down menu ("Nr zespolu"), pressing the "Szukaj" button at the bottom, then clicking the link in the "Sygnatura" column on the left corresponding to the group of records of interest. The groups cover births 1851-1910, marriages 1859-1876, deaths 1851-1906, indices of births 1851-1905, and indices of deaths 1851-1917. There is significant overlap with the extracts searchable through JRI-Poland. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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Oleszyce vital record scans online
#poland
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Oleszyce Jewish vital records are viewable on the website of the
Przemysl branch of the Polish State Archives by going to http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/, selecting "2230" in the top drop-down menu ("Nr zespolu"), pressing the "Szukaj" button at the bottom, then clicking the link in the "Sygnatura" column on the left corresponding to the group of records of interest. The groups cover births 1814-1911, marriages 1858-1876, and deaths 1814-1903. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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JRI Poland #Poland Oleszyce vital record scans online
#poland
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Oleszyce Jewish vital records are viewable on the website of the
Przemysl branch of the Polish State Archives by going to http://www.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/skany/, selecting "2230" in the top drop-down menu ("Nr zespolu"), pressing the "Szukaj" button at the bottom, then clicking the link in the "Sygnatura" column on the left corresponding to the group of records of interest. The groups cover births 1814-1911, marriages 1858-1876, and deaths 1814-1903. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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Re: jri-pl digest: April 24, 2016
#poland
karenimarcus@...
Thanks so much for updating the tykocin Poland records current
status as I'm new to this forum of sig emails and I'm thrilled that someone has come forward to say that she is the niece to a second wife of my great grandmother's brother. So the networking is still alive and going strong even if the relation is originally from vinivitsa the brother(nudelman) and the second wife >fromPalestine.(herwitz) karen marcus
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Rudnik nad Sanem conscription record scans online
#poland
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Rudnik nad Sanem conscription records, including many Jews, mainly
from 1906, many with parents' names, are viewable on the website ofthe Przemsyl branch of the Polish State Archives at http://www.skany.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/show.php?zesp=139&cd=0&ser=6&syg=31. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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JRI Poland #Poland Re: jri-pl digest: April 24, 2016
#poland
karenimarcus@...
Thanks so much for updating the tykocin Poland records current
status as I'm new to this forum of sig emails and I'm thrilled that someone has come forward to say that she is the niece to a second wife of my great grandmother's brother. So the networking is still alive and going strong even if the relation is originally from vinivitsa the brother(nudelman) and the second wife >fromPalestine.(herwitz) karen marcus
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JRI Poland #Poland Rudnik nad Sanem conscription record scans online
#poland
Logan J. Kleinwaks
Rudnik nad Sanem conscription records, including many Jews, mainly
from 1906, many with parents' names, are viewable on the website ofthe Przemsyl branch of the Polish State Archives at http://www.skany.przemysl.ap.gov.pl/show.php?zesp=139&cd=0&ser=6&syg=31. Logan Kleinwaks kleinwaks@alumni.princeton.edu near Washington, D.C.
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ViewMate Translation Request - German
#poland
Evelyn Frybort <efrybort@...>
Dear Genealogical Colleagues,
I've posted 5 documents/vital records in German for which I need a translation. The details of my request accompany each document. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46340 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46341 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46343 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46346 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46348 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate applications. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you, Evelyn Frybort Sydney, Australia Researching Falkenstein, Jacobsohn, Schoenfeld >from Neustettin, Pommern in former West Prussia
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JRI Poland #Poland ViewMate Translation Request - German
#poland
Evelyn Frybort <efrybort@...>
Dear Genealogical Colleagues,
I've posted 5 documents/vital records in German for which I need a translation. The details of my request accompany each document. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46340 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46341 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46343 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46346 http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM46348 Please respond via the form provided in the ViewMate applications. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you, Evelyn Frybort Sydney, Australia Researching Falkenstein, Jacobsohn, Schoenfeld >from Neustettin, Pommern in former West Prussia
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Re: tykocin vital records how close are they being translated?
#poland
Mark Halpern
To all Tykocin researchers:
The Tykocin Jewish vital records after 1900 are all held at the Urzad Stanu Cywilnego (civil records office) in Tykocin. Births up through 1915 and marriages/deaths up through 1935 are no longer covered by Polish privacy laws. JRI-Poland have made arrangements to digitize these records, setting the stage to index these records and add them to the JRI-Poland database. Stay tuned to this forum for a more detailed announcement of this new project. Karen asked about 1830s to 1910 records. All the available Tykocin vital records >from 1826 through 1900 have been indexed and are now online. Some of these records >from 1866 through 1876 have been digitized and can be viewed on the Polish State Archive digital archive branch website. Go to http://www.szukajwarchiwach.pl/4#tabZasoby, click on " Akta stanu cywilnego Okragu Bozniczego w Tykocinie," then click on "Units 77/77" at the top of the page. then scroll down to the year in question. Please note that the right hand column lists the number of digital images. Many have a zero (0), which means that those record images have NOT yet been placed online. You should also be aware that JRI-Poland provides a guide to using this website at http://www.jri-poland.org/help/NDA_Guide.pdf. Karen also mentioned translations to English. No translations are provided by either the Polish State Archives or JRI-Poland. Most researchers hire translators or use JewishGen ViewMate for that purpose. Also, Facebook users might consider joining the Genealogy Translations Group. Mark Halpern JRI-Poland Bialystok Archive Coordinator On 2016-04-24 15:09, Karen Irene Marcus karenimarcus@wi.rr.com wrote: Tykocin marriage,birth and death records >from 1830s to 1910 -- how close is the translation to English then digitizing for all to enjoy? karen MODERATOR'S NOTE: All the records at the Archive in Bialystok including Tykocin) have been indexed by JRI-Poland and are online, searchable in the JRI-Poland database -- covering the period 1826 to 1900, with some missing years.
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JRI Poland #Poland Re:tykocin vital records how close are they being translated?
#poland
Mark Halpern
To all Tykocin researchers:
The Tykocin Jewish vital records after 1900 are all held at the Urzad Stanu Cywilnego (civil records office) in Tykocin. Births up through 1915 and marriages/deaths up through 1935 are no longer covered by Polish privacy laws. JRI-Poland have made arrangements to digitize these records, setting the stage to index these records and add them to the JRI-Poland database. Stay tuned to this forum for a more detailed announcement of this new project. Karen asked about 1830s to 1910 records. All the available Tykocin vital records >from 1826 through 1900 have been indexed and are now online. Some of these records >from 1866 through 1876 have been digitized and can be viewed on the Polish State Archive digital archive branch website. Go to http://www.szukajwarchiwach.pl/4#tabZasoby, click on " Akta stanu cywilnego Okragu Bozniczego w Tykocinie," then click on "Units 77/77" at the top of the page. then scroll down to the year in question. Please note that the right hand column lists the number of digital images. Many have a zero (0), which means that those record images have NOT yet been placed online. You should also be aware that JRI-Poland provides a guide to using this website at http://www.jri-poland.org/help/NDA_Guide.pdf. Karen also mentioned translations to English. No translations are provided by either the Polish State Archives or JRI-Poland. Most researchers hire translators or use JewishGen ViewMate for that purpose. Also, Facebook users might consider joining the Genealogy Translations Group. Mark Halpern JRI-Poland Bialystok Archive Coordinator On 2016-04-24 15:09, Karen Irene Marcus karenimarcus@wi.rr.com wrote: Tykocin marriage,birth and death records >from 1830s to 1910 -- how close is the translation to English then digitizing for all to enjoy? karen MODERATOR'S NOTE: All the records at the Archive in Bialystok including Tykocin) have been indexed by JRI-Poland and are online, searchable in the JRI-Poland database -- covering the period 1826 to 1900, with some missing years.
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