Greetings I am searching for a researcher/genealogist for work in Belarus specifically the National Historical Archives in Minsk. I have found references to a few people online who have been

Just a suggestion - with a little background. People at one time took a family name based on the place they were >from formerly. My father was born in Kalinovka Ukraine. I don't know the exact

Greetings I am searching for a researcher/genealogist for work in Belarus specifically the National Historical Archives in Minsk. I have found references to a few people online who have been

Just a suggestion - with a little background. People at one time took a family name based on the place they were >from formerly. My father was born in Kalinovka Ukraine. I don't know the exact

In a message dated 10/4/2008 5:52:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _pierre28@... (mailto:pierre28@...) writes: << I have an ancestor who was nicknamed (AKA) "pied de boeuf" . What

In a message dated 10/4/2008 5:52:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _pierre28@... (mailto:pierre28@...) writes: << I have an ancestor who was nicknamed (AKA) "pied de boeuf" . What

I found this in an onomastic dictionary, maybe it can help: "Ochsenbein, name existing in the Haut-Rhin, meaning "pied-de-boeuf" (maybe a shopsign for an inn)". Maybe your ancestor had an inn or a

I found this in an onomastic dictionary, maybe it can help: "Ochsenbein, name existing in the Haut-Rhin, meaning "pied-de-boeuf" (maybe a shopsign for an inn)". Maybe your ancestor had an inn or a

An article, which attracted my attention as a child, was a hugh MERCEDES typewriter that belonged to my grandfather. It was stored in a large wooden box, and >from time to time, my grandfather used

An article, which attracted my attention as a child, was a hugh MERCEDES typewriter that belonged to my grandfather. It was stored in a large wooden box, and >from time to time, my grandfather used

Dear All, I am having trouble tracing records of my great-aunt Jennie POSNER, daughter of Jacob POSNER and Mary or Esther DOBROWLSKI or DOBROULSKI . According to the 1901 census she is recorded as

Thanks to those who answered regarding BARTAK and BARTAKOV, etc. I have another question (or maybe its just a comment). It seems as if all of the BARBAK, BARDAK and BARTAK of 19th century Lithuania

Dear All, I am having trouble tracing records of my great-aunt Jennie POSNER, daughter of Jacob POSNER and Mary or Esther DOBROWLSKI or DOBROULSKI . According to the 1901 census she is recorded as

Thanks to those who answered regarding BARTAK and BARTAKOV, etc. I have another question (or maybe its just a comment). It seems as if all of the BARBAK, BARDAK and BARTAK of 19th century Lithuania

In regards to Ann Rabinowitz's information on Singer Sewing machines. Indeed they were extremely important in Jewish household, for the very reasons she mentioned. The advent of the sewing machine

In regards to Ann Rabinowitz's information on Singer Sewing machines. Indeed they were extremely important in Jewish household, for the very reasons she mentioned. The advent of the sewing machine

I have been fascinated by the articles by Anne Rabinowitz. My grandmother (of Latvian birth, but Lithuanian father who was a tailor, and a Prussian mother)had all the paraphernalia Anne has referred

I have been fascinated by the articles by Anne Rabinowitz. My grandmother (of Latvian birth, but Lithuanian father who was a tailor, and a Prussian mother)had all the paraphernalia Anne has referred

Greetings, The JGSCT will be at Wesleyan University in Middletown on Sunday October 5, 2008 at 1:30. Stephen P. Morse will present a program. The program is sponsored by JGSCT and the Friends of

In response to Ilan Ganot's inquiry about Mercedes Typewriters, they had nothing to do with Mercedes-Benz automobiles. See the following site: http://www.geocities.com/wbd641/TEGMercedes.html And