Sheila Toffell posted as follows: "My Maternal G. Uncle was called Yanni by the family. The obvious reasoning is that would be the diminutive for Yonatan, but how common was this as a name in the

Sheila Toffell posted as follows: "My Maternal G. Uncle was called Yanni by the family. The obvious reasoning is that would be the diminutive for Yonatan, but how common was this as a name in the

Meeting Announcement - May 2002 - Israel Genealogical Society - Negev Branch " HaHevra HaGenealogit HaIsraelit " * * * * * * The next meeting of the

in article B8DE5BAB.66D7%rcorwin@..., robert@... at rcorwin@... wrote on 4/13/02 10:30 PM: Robert Corwin rcorwin@... My grandfather appears to

Dear Genners, I would like one Genner to give me the gist of a Polish language email I received Sunday night. The length of the email is approximately 3/4 of a screen's worth of typing. I think he

in article B8DE5BAB.66D7%rcorwin@..., robert@... at rcorwin@... wrote on 4/13/02 10:30 PM: Robert Corwin rcorwin@... My grandfather appears to

Meeting Announcement - May 2002 - Israel Genealogical Society - Negev Branch " HaHevra HaGenealogit HaIsraelit " * * * * * * The next meeting of the

Dear Genners, I would like one Genner to give me the gist of a Polish language email I received Sunday night. The length of the email is approximately 3/4 of a screen's worth of typing. I think he

Ordarma is definitely Storozhnitsa, Ukraine and is about 2-3 miles southwest of Uzhgorod. However, the town is close enough to Uzhgorod to have been incorporated with the larger city. See the

Ordarma is definitely Storozhnitsa, Ukraine and is about 2-3 miles southwest of Uzhgorod. However, the town is close enough to Uzhgorod to have been incorporated with the larger city. See the

I believe Ungvar was the "county" name in old Hungary. It was also the name of the principal city in the county. The city that was Ungvar is now called Uzhgorod in the Ukraine. In any case many

I believe Ungvar was the "county" name in old Hungary. It was also the name of the principal city in the county. The city that was Ungvar is now called Uzhgorod in the Ukraine. In any case many

Sorry but I have not had the time to keep up with some of the recently posted messages regarding how the message appear to the recipients, or why some people get blank messages. Let me use this

Sorry but I have not had the time to keep up with some of the recently posted messages regarding how the message appear to the recipients, or why some people get blank messages. Let me use this

This is in response to a relatively recent question >from Bernie Hirsch askingabout a landsmanshaft for Vasilkshok/Vasilishki. As a general rule in the New York Metro area there is a method of

This is in response to a relatively recent question >from Bernie Hirsch askingabout a landsmanshaft for Vasilkshok/Vasilishki. As a general rule in the New York Metro area there is a method of

Someone sent this directly to me today.... It's very simple. >from 1815 to 1918, there was no country of Poland. There was the nominal "Kingdom of Poland", aka "Congress Poland", aka "Russian

Someone sent this directly to me today.... It's very simple. >from 1815 to 1918, there was no country of Poland. There was the nominal "Kingdom of Poland", aka "Congress Poland", aka "Russian

My grandfather and his brothers came to Britain before the First World War and it looks like on their Naturalization certificates, they were of Russian nationality. I suppose post 1918 emigres were

I guess modern day Poland only came into existence in 1918, at the end of the First World War. Perhaps before then, it was part of Russia. I am waiting for naturalization records to come through (they