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Re: Second try: How do I make a payment to a Ukrainian Archive? #ukraine #translation

If there are no Russian/Ukrainian speakers in your community then why don’t you post it on Jewishgen’s viewmate or the Facebook translation group Genealogical Translations? How to cheaply

By sharonrf18@... · #656153 ·

A letter from mayor of town in Moldova - Volontirovka #bessarabia #ukraine

Hello everybody, It looks that JewishGen is not only looked by Jews, but not Jews too. I received an email from the mayor of a town in Republic of Moldova. He looked up a Cemetery report for town of

By Yefim Kogan · #656152 ·

Re: Shetls information and research #general

Good for you putting your family history in writing for your grandchildren. If you want to research Galician shtetls Gesher Galicia is the place to go. https://www.geshergalicia.org/

By Steven Turner · #656151 ·

Re: Original personal name for USA Nettie #general

My grandmother's name was Nettie. She was born Necha. Necha was a fairly common Yiddish name. I am sure that it was derived from the Hebrew name Nechama. Karen Rothaus Rosenthal Upper Saddle River,

By krnrsnthl@... · #656150 ·

Re: Volochysk/Podvolochisk #records

Thank you to Mark Halpern for reminding me about JRI-Poland's having indexed all the available AGAD archives for Podvolochisk! -- Dan A. Oren

By Dan Oren · #656149 ·

Re: Kudrynce, Galicia #galicia

Have you tried Gesher Galicia? https://www.geshergalicia.org/towns/kudryntsi/

By Steven Turner · #656148 ·

Re: German marriages held in London in 1905???? #general

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 07:49 AM, msalzbank wrote: Does anyone know a reason why someone, living in Berlin circa 1905 would have left Berlin **just** to marry in London? Both husband and wife were

By Dan Ruby · #656147 ·

Re: Searching GORDON family, Libau -> Londonderry, Ireland c1884 #latvia #general #courland

Your grandfather was born in Liepaja formerly Libau in Latvia. I checked the Internal Passsports handed in to the Riga Police 1919-1940 for Liepaja. Do not be put off by the dates. Your family left

By Arlene Beare · #656146 ·

Re: Volochysk/Podvolochisk #records

How about Podvolochisk records? I can't find any indexed in the Kremenets District Research Group's excellent site. Does anyone have useful suggestions for finding records for that town (beyond Gesher

By Dan Oren · #656145 ·

Re: Seeking help to locate Prussia ancestor’s family town 1830s #germany #poland

Would this be East or West Prussia? Those who came from the Suwalki Lomza Guernias in NE Poland, on the borders with Konigsberg (now Russian Kaliningrad) often said they came from Prussia rather than

By Jill Whitehead · #656144 ·

Re: German marriages held in London in 1905???? #general

Hello Michael. Did you ever learn more about this? I have the same puzzle. Two of my family members from Berlin married in London in 1908 and 1911. I obtained marriage certificate for one of them.

By Dan Ruby · #656143 ·

Re: passenger lists from poland to london 1880s #poland #unitedkingdom

Dr Nick Evans at Hull University is the big expert on trans Baltic seawards migration across the Baltic, going to Hull and later Grimsby . Based on where my great grandparents ended up, three arrived

By Jill Whitehead · #656142 ·

Re: Surnames #general

Karen said: Thank you. I am interested in how to determine the details of the earlier names of my relatives in Germany . Your query is quite general. Start by looking up the names in Menk's

By Rodney Eisfelder · #656141 ·

Re: How to make a payment to a Ukrainian Archive? #records #ukraine #translation

The cheapest way is to ask if anybody on this site is going there on a holiday this year or after travel resumes. It might be a long shot but worth trying. 6 or 7 years ago there was a similar

By David Harrison <djh_119@...> · #656140 ·

Re: Given name GELCHON ? #names

I agree that it is probably Gershon. -- Amnon PALDI

By amnonp@... · #656139 ·

Re: Original personal name for USA Nettie #general

Consider also Jeanette. My grandmother's cousin's sister-in-law was Jeanette, but known as Nettchen to everyone. Rodney Eisfelder Melbourne, Australia

By Rodney Eisfelder · #656138 ·

Kra family in Paris #france #general

I’m trying to locate information on Simon Kra (1853-1940) and his family. Simon was born in Frankfurt but moved to Paris and was a successful publisher there. I don’t know his wife’s name, but

By Joyce Rangen · #656137 ·

Move from Lodz to Falkenstein? #germany

I am curious if it is known if many Jews from Lodz moved to Germany, specifically Falkenstein, in the years after World War 1, and if so why. I know of one relative of mine, named Ezra Russek, who

By Peter Roussak · #656136 ·

OCJGS Meetings Schedule on Zoom for the rest of the year #announcements #jgs-iajgs

The OCJGS meetings for the rest of the year. Please register at www.ocjgs.org. $5 for non-members and members are free. March 21st 10:00 am Pacific time Todd Knowles What's New in FamilySearch. April

By Michelle Sandler · #656135 ·

Error on 1851 Anglo-Jewry Database - how to submit corrections/edits? (John HART & family) #records

Hi Team, I am researching my 4-great grandfather, John HART, licensed victualler, publican etc. There are several records relating to his family on JCR-UK’s 1851 Anglo-Jewry Database, with an

By Joyaa Antares · #656134 ·

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