Hi Tema, Thank you! I thought it was five years. Three years fits perfectly (along with the other info), so this must be the correct person. BTW, my great great grandmother's name was Tema. Stay

We have relatives named Friedman, who derived from Rzezak. They came from Poland hometown via Feldafing,Germany, I believe. What that be your family? -- Sharon E. Siegel Port Jervis, NY USA

Hi Avrum, Interesting. I had no idea that my cousin had come to live in the USA first and naturalized there. I was under the impression he went right to Montreal. It all fits now. Maybe I'll be

They could be "naturalized" as Canadians after 3 years. -- Tema Frank Edmonton, Canada Project: https://temafrank.com/tema-frank-history-detective/

Does anyone have up-to-date information on how to purchase a copy of Dr. Thomas Weggemann's The Speaking Stones of Siret? I find it described at a kehilalinks site,

New discovery: In researching my great-grandfather's brother/half-brother Harris Bowman, I looked at HIS records to find some clues...he listed his birth town as Russcheitz, Poland or Russia. When I

In Ukraine, during the 1918–1920 Russian Civil War between the Whites and the Reds, some of the White soldiers were from Central Asian territories like Kyrgystan. They rode camels. They also had

My grandfather became a Canadian citizen in Nov 1906 after residing 3 1/2 years in Canada (per his naturalization Certificate) At some time in 1905 (per the St Albans list) he travelled by train to

An interesting story in today's New Yorker: Inside the U.S. Army’s Warehouse Full of Nazi Art | The New Yorker Phil Goldfarb Tulsa, OK Researching Leet, Brom, Gitow, Goldfarb, Merin

My ggrandmother was one of 20 children born to a couple in a tiny town. In the birth records, her mother's name was listed differently on each one. My ggrandmother was usually Rachel (also one of her

I recently learned that familysearch has digitally posted not only the jewish religious vital records from before 1895, but also had the post 1895 civil records (for all citizens) for many towns in

I am confused that Schmuel, born 1860, would have a brother Gershon born in 1839. Seems like the years don't match. But please contact me privately to discuss this, since my wife's great great great

The French Police Surveillance Dossiers of the Interwar Period- les Fonds de Moscou have an online index. This covers about 650,000 people on whom the French police were spying. The index was created

This discussion is interesting. I have recently identified a very early 19th century ancestor with the surname Dondes. On the surface and at least to me this suggests Portuguese or Spanish origin.

Tomorrow (1/5) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. Did your family arrive in American before the mass migrations of

If he tested at FTDNA, they keep his sample for 25 years - and I have used a 7 year old sample to upgrade Y tests. You can also use that sample for family finder or mtDNA -- Sarah L Meyer Georgetown

I read with interest this discussion. My mtDNA haplotype is X2b7 so not M33. But in my mother's paternal line we all have inherited a slightly Asian or Mongolian eye fold. It shows up primarily at

We are searching for information about children born to our father Israel Rzezak and his first wife Hinda Pessa Fuks Rzezak. they lived in Lodz, Poland. Hinda had children born to this couple before

Hi Janette, Yes, I'm aware of the rules for citizenship in the U.S. I know he (Sam) probably came early, because his uncle arrived in Montreal in 1899 (according to his U.S. naturalization papers)

Good morning Max, Could you provide me the web address for the Riga archives. It may be one I've already checked or could be a new one for me. Thanks. Allen Weitzman