Alan, you mention the Romanian quota. This is a whole aspect of the geography game that I am aware of but really have paid no attention to. Probably I am not the only one. When we read today about

You basically need to be inside a Family History Library on one of their computers to see the images from those records for which FamilySearch has scans. FamilySearch has done a good job of

Amen to everything you wrote, Diane Jacobs! I found my grandfather's birth registry and told my mom his real name. Likewise, corrected and corroborated some stories with documents. Learned a lot of

I'm looking for the Great Synagogue, London, marriage record for my GG grandparents. Solomon Levy married Ann Levy on 27th June 1860 in the Great Synagogue. Yes, her maiden name was Levy and her

I was searching szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl and found a listing of a new record for my very unique family name, MIEDZIANOGORA. I ordered it from the archive, and just got an email from the archive asking

Avi Do you have a link to those census documents? They appear to be interesting and I had not heard of them. Alan Moskowitz

Try looking at the 1910 census for the people living at the address in Philadelphia that is given for Jossel. I can't make out anything but 207 C ??? but hopefully someone more familiar with the

Dear Avi, Apologies for not answering your question, but I was not aware of that 1939 census. My aunt (my father's sister) and her family lived in Stanislawow at that time. She and her husband were

Hello Avi I can't help you with your question, but I wonder where can I find this census online, as I am also searching this city. Thanks! Yariv Timna - Israel

I prefer to think of us all as just addicts to this wonderful hobby which has helped me find many relatives and unrelated friends. I was even able to tell my parents things they never knew about their

My both grandfathers were in prison in ussr for several years from trump up charges one in 1937 and one in 1941. They both released and equited but nobody spoke about the reasons or where they

Hitting brick walls with my NY family ancestors. Does anyone know if there is any way to get NYC vital records of ancestors without paying for them? I hate to pay for records if I'm not even sure I

What was your grandmother's name? I'd like to look at the original manifest. Have you tried to figure out the address in Philadelphia? 207 ?? Street. Barbara Zimmer Norfolk VA

Hi Eduardo, Not a long ago I'm translated for a women from England a military order of surrender of the Russian Kwantung Fortified Region army to Japanese army from December 21, 1904. May by you

Due to a recent BBC programme there has been much debate in the media over whether Jews are a minority ethnic community in the UK. The lists of ethnicity on government forms are not intended to be

Maybe Aronowsky? Here are some ideas to break through this type of brick wall: Was your grandmother detained or held for Special Inquiry? There would probably be an SI or an 'x' next to her name.

IGRA (Israel Genealogy Research Association) has posted a new article on its website, “A Request for Help” by Rosemary Eshel. IGRA receives a variety of enquiries and requests for help from

I'm told that you have to know the outfit (and all the numbers associated with it) to search for the individual. My grandfather was in the Russian Army as a horse groom in that war but I've had no

All the Hebrew months and holidays are misspelled, so it was probably written by a woman who didn't know Hebrew, likely 'Mechel's widow. It reads: My father's Jahrzeit is 10 days in the first Adar. My

Hi from Paris, I wish to add two comments to the very good answer of David Levine. Always remember that before 1914, and from 1870, France was the sole Republic in Europe. You can understand that