Hi All All your mysteries are just as interesting as mine. If only we had concrete proof that the census takers counted people regardless of family relations. As, I originally stated these two

Is the 1938-1939 Nazi list of Jews of Germany available on line anywhere? Thank you David Lewin London

MyHeritage says ""This collection is the Israeli equivalent of the famous Ellis Island immigration database for the United States." This is very exciting if true. The pre-State immigration records at

I'm following this with interest as my husband's ggrandfather appears on US censuses from 1895 until 1910 with his wife and all his children listed too. He certainly travelled to America and back from

As far as I know about getting Austrian citizenship, I can tell you the following. My late mother was born in Austria before World War I from Galitzianer parents. Her parents never applied for

FamilyTree Magazine has announced their 25 Best Websites for beginners. They are broken down into several categories. What is suggested is: “choose just one family tree-building website and DNA

Today there's another beautiful and useful historical cadastral map on the Gesher Galicia Map Room, this time depicting the town of Żywiec (also called Saybusch) near Bielsko-Biała at the far west

Please join us for our SCAFI zoom on 24th January from 7:30pm ( Melbourne local time). Special Guests Ambassador Here is the link to connect to the zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81186485046

Robin, I don’t know if this will apply to ore-1900 records, but my cousin found Makow records, including his father’s 1910 birth record, in the Polish State Archives in Pultusk. ~Cathy Siegel

Hello everybody, I want to remind you about Jewish Genealogy conference from 30 July until 3 August, 2023. Now is the time to submit proposals for lectures, seminars, etc. Here are the Conference

Andra, Thanks for your efforts and thoughtful reply. I think there are so many things wrong with that death record, including the detail about Bertha, that it may well still be the same person. Bertha

My Heritage has announced it has published a new collection covering immigration to Israel from 1919 onwards. It is FREE to search and view and you don’t have to sign up. They made a searchable

Moishe: On the death record you've linked above, Morris's parents are listed as Jacob and Yetta (Weiss). The 1900 Census you reference lists his parents as Solomon and Annie. There were multiple

The census simply asks the names of everyone actually sleeping in the house oon the day it is taken. If tamember of a family is away for whatever reason, visiting a brother, etc, they are not meant to

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Seeking information on Sam (Shama) Morrison (Moske Zan) who arrived in NYC in 1921. He was married to Annie. Both originated in Ostropol Ukraine. Seeking his mother's maiden name. Martin

Barbara, An excellent suggestion. I did try. Multiple ways. And even looked up the ones that did not list a spouse, at the NYC website. I also used the Beta Search

I am brand new to this message board and most things related to Jewish research. I am trying to find info that will help me identify my husband’s paternal lineage which was thrown a huge curve ball

For those who understand French, you can get a lot of informations about Gurs camp on the website of the memorial association "Amicale du camp de Gurs": For example, the periodical newsletters

There could be a rather simple explanation. I have discovered this while researching my own family. There were times when financially, the parents couldn't afford to feed all of their children, along