Tomorrow (1/26) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. We'll discuss how you can access one of the largest online

The Albany Public Library has city directories from 1813 to the present; unfortunately, they are not available online. Apparently, the U.S. City Directories collection on the MyHeritage website

From Findagrave : Mike Coleman London U.K.

Hi, Does anyone know what is the cutoff year is for US Naturalization records being online at Ancestry or similar sites. I have easily found records for many of my relatives. However, there a number

Hello, The language other than Russian is Yiddish not Hebrew. Shalom, Malka Chosnek

I request translations from German to English for the following documents

Ancestry has Albany city directories back to 1861. On the 1900 census the family is living at 66 Arch St. In the city directories they are at 68 Arch back to 1893. Morris is listed as a pedlar

. There are 2 pages on Viewmate from the 50th Anniversary Celebration Banquet program booklet of the "First Wolochisker Benevolent Association" in New York City. This lansmanschaft was formed in

Interesting HIAS application that appears to be in Polish and Hebrew needs translation to English. Thank you to anyone who can help with the translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address

I've posted a letter in Yiddish for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... The rest of the letter has already been

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM89710 Please respond

These two photographs are part of my family collection. I have no idea who they are. I know it is a long shot but hoping someone may recognize them. Can be seen on Viewmate:

I would appreciate the translation ?Hebrew ? yiddish on the back of a photograph. Do not know who the subjects are. Can be viewed at: Viewmate

MODERATOR NOTE while the subject matter is not genealogical in nature, the information is useful for members to decide if they will attend the IAJGS Conference in Philadelphia in August or not. I

Hello I am trying to find documentation relating to a family member's change of surname. This occurred in either Austria or Hungary in the 1940s. I have already tried the Hungarian Society for

Friends, If anyone is going to Mt. Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, PA, I would be grateful for photographs of the headstones of 15 long-deceased family members, 11 of whom are in Sec. J, two of whom

Herbert, New York State vital records are not online. Information regarding requests for City of Albany birth records can be found here: https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm If you

More elusive Baskins! My husband's maternal g-m was called Dora Baskin. She was married to Louis Mendelssohn in Leeds, UK in 1896. He believes she was born in 1873, possibly in Russia. They ended up

Hello Jorge, I am not sure if you were referring to the August 1939 deportation to Zbaszyn of Polish citizens living in Germany. You can read about it here:

Jossi, Have you seen Dr. Dan Hirshberg's website? https://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/ Dan has recreated most of the Jewish citizenry of Krakow. I do not know if this data is also in JewishGen,