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Re: USCIS information #records

Thanks very much to Jan, David, and Beth. After reading what is available, it looks like I don't have to spend money to find my grandfathers' naturalization papers as I have their Declarations and

By Robert Hanna · #650218 ·

Re: German WWII reparations records online? #germany #holocaust #records

this link does not seem to cover files that are not kept in Berlin state archives; Reuven Mohr

By Reuven Mohr · #650217 ·

Re: Shoshana and Theresia #israel

no doubt that Shoshana can be a Hebrew version of Theresia, as Theresia was often the 'official' name of a girl named Reizl/Rosa etc. and Roses are often translated to Hebrew as Shoshana. I have no

By Reuven Mohr · #650216 ·

Re: German WWII reparations records online? #germany #holocaust #records

Hello David, there are often two types of reparation files: - the personal ones - reparation for "damage on life", for not being able to have finished school or studies, prosecution, etc. - and those

By Corinna Woehrl (nee Goslar) · #650215 ·

Re: Yiddish/Hebrew name Shirley and Libby #names

I have a different point of view .Many Jewish women in the Pale of Settlement were never given Hebrew names , just Yiddish ones e.g. Sheyndl , Frume, Blume , Freydl and sometimes the Yiddish ones had

By Henry Carrey Boston,MA . Carey/Kirzhner/Berestyaner , Belous , Isenberg - Lutsk ; Postolov/Herman/Kolovsky-Zhitomir · #650214 ·

Sailing up and down the river from Raseiniai to Königberg(Kaliningrad) #russia

I would like to find out if there was regular sailing up and down the rivers (from Dubysa via Neman) from Raseiniai to Königsberg in the early nineteen hundreds. Ron Peeters Ulvenhout(NL)

By oodrual@... · #650213 ·

AA File for Grandfather #romania #usa #records

Hello My grandfather - Janos>Jon Moscu was born in Romania in 1900. He was born on a trip his family took to Romania. Jon's parents were naturalized US Citizens. Would a AA File exist for Jon Moscu,

By debannex@... · #650212 ·

Re: USCIS information #records

You are having problems finding your grandmothers' naturalization papers from that time period because they did not exist. Read this rather long explanation summed up by "Congress was at work and on

By Beth Erez · #650211 ·

Re: Suggestions for Simple Genealogy Software for Mac #general

I have been using "iFamily for Mac" for several years. Excellent program. Cal Weil

By wgasa915@... · #650210 ·

Re: Family of DAVID BARNETT b 1831 & ANNA SAMUEL b 1837 Russian Poland #poland

My Barnett family starting coming to America late 1890’s from Poland /Russia. They were from several towns NE of Warsaw ( Ostrow Mazowiecka, Rozan, Bork, Serock , Pultusk) the original name was

By jef barnett · #650209 ·

Re: Naturalization record #usa #records

Toby, There is a new project to put the Bronx and Queens naturalization records online in the next couple of

By Alan Shuchat · #650208 ·

Re: What did Jewish children in the Pale of Settlement call their parents? #names

In my family , it was Papa and Mama , but that may only after they got to the U.S. Others that I know of : Tate , Mame ( TAH-teh, MAH-meh ) Tati , Mami Foter/Futer, Muter/Miter ( more formal )

By Henry Carrey Boston,MA . Carey/Kirzhner/Berestyaner , Belous , Isenberg - Lutsk ; Postolov/Herman/Kolovsky-Zhitomir · #650207 ·

Re: Suggestions for Simple Genealogy Software for Mac #general

I have been using Reunion since at least the early '90’s. maybe even in the ‘80s and have been very satisfied with it and its support. Enzo Falco Belmont, MA USA

By Enzo Falco · #650206 ·

Re: Translation needed from Russian for a puzzling document #translation

In Russian: 231 Медневицe Состоялось в селе Шиманов 18 (30) ноября 1884 года в 2 часа дня. Объявляем, что в

By ryabinkym@... · #650205 ·

IGRA Show & Tell returns #announcements

IGRA is continuing its Show & Tell Zoom series, however, the sessions will now be monthly. Monday, September 21, 2020 - 9 pm Israel Time we will be hosting Brooke Schreier Ganz talking about Reclaim

By Garri Regev · #650204 ·

Re: German WWII reparations records online? #germany #holocaust #records

Hi David - you can search here. http://wga-datenbank.de/search.php?s=1#. If you get a hit, you can then contact the archive to ask them to send you the records. Judith Elam

By Judith Elam · #650203 ·

Re: Family of DAVID BARNETT b 1831 & ANNA SAMUEL b 1837 Russian Poland #poland

David, In response to your question about original RUSSIAN/POLISH/HEBREW names of BARNETTs, you can see from my reply to Walter Scott that there seems to be no set pattern to the naming, with my

By Brian Neil Burg · #650202 ·

Re: Family of DAVID BARNETT b 1831 & ANNA SAMUEL b 1837 Russian Poland #poland

BARNETT was certainly a popular name upon arrival in England! Although I cannot link your family to my wife Rosalie's family, I can tell you that BOTH my wife's paternal grandparents, who were

By Brian Neil Burg · #650201 ·

Re: German WWII reparations records online? #germany #holocaust #records

Hi, This is difficult if not impossible to search on-line. My experience is that you need to write to or visit the appropriate archive. There is a central archive at the Finance ministry in

By Peter Heilbrunn · #650200 ·

Ancestry Library Edition Extended Through December 31, 2020 For Remote Access #announcements

I have been advised that Ancestry Library Edition, that during the pandemic has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Ancestry.

By Jan Meisels Allen · #650199 ·

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