This is a very old tombstone which unfortunately is barely readable. Still, i was wondering if anyone could tell me whether any names (father's or the deceased's) are mentioned. Thanks in advance.

There is a group called Zooniverse who solicits volunteers to help with the scut work with a variety of projects. I have done things with them on the past, transcribing old naturalist cards, for

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This may be a long shot - On Google Maps, about 5 km west of Liubavas/Lubowo, there is a town called Eyszeryszki, just inside Poland. I believe this would be pronounced something like Aisherishki,

Hello, On the right – Zalman Son of Moshe Passed 20 Elul 5711/1951 On the left- Sheindil Miriam Daughter of shlomo Passed 16 Tevet 5732/1972 Shalom, Malka Chosnek

Would it be acceptable for males to be named after females, and females after males? My sister was named after my great-grandfather's brother -- Steven Usdansky usdanskys@... researching Usdansky,

My great great great grandfather , Naftuli Milgrom, was from Brodnyk,Poland. I believe that one of his brothers was Benjamin. I am wondering if there are other Jewishgenners who have any family from

For Phila. marriages, you should check the Phila. Marriage Bureau located at City Hall. Records are by year, as well as by groom and bride. They go back years. The last time I used these records,

Re #1, the naming of males after female ancestors and vice versa: has anyone researched the frequency of this over time? My intuition is that it's probably much more of a 20th-century thing, but I

Yehuda, You don't specify what databases you have searched. Here are some recommendations: https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-529736 Info on

Rony, Try a search for surname BOKUZHAKIAL at: https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Romania/ When I used a "fuzziest match" search I found: BUZHAKAR BOZHIKIL / BOZIKIL BUZHAKIR Buzhaka* Lazar* (listed

Hi All! Would anyone be able to translate the attached headstone? Thank you in advance -- Amy Mitchell

Barry, Try searching Ancestry.com for surname Mlynarz, and put Warsaw in the keyword field. There are many interesting hits. Some are passenger arrivals to The U.S., both decades before WW11 and

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Ozzy, You can use https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocRad.asp to search for towns within a certain radius of any other town. To do this search you will use the coordinates for the initial town

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I found a few references to a Romanian historian named Emanoil Bucuja and a teacher named Margherita Bucuja. Hence the family name is possibly Bucuja. Kiel as a given name remains a mystery. Even

Hi all, I found document microfilm links on JRI for my great-great grandfather and his brothers birth records. The records are stored digitally on https://szukajwarchiwach.pl. When i save them as

I notice the naturalization petition is dated 1922, and the previous country of origin is listed as Republic of Poland. The arrival records for the wife say she is coming from Wilna (Vilna) gubernia,