My concerns about GENI have naught to do with either privacy or religious rituals- I simply don't care. However, I am deeply disturbed by free-wheeling, often undocumented additions to trees which

Hello, I would appreciate some help with translating the attached death record of Icko Mejer SHEKHTMAN d.1866 in Wisznice. The index on JRI-Poland gives his parent's first names. I am hoping to learn

I asked for evidence that Geni is producing progressively more accurate genealogies rather than progressively more inaccurate ones, as the anecdotal evidence of these posts suggests. Being told that

Dear Group, In JewishGen (under "Hungarian Births") I see this index for this 1867 birth , registered in the town of Diosad, district of Zilah, Country of Szilagy. The source film is said to be in the

This is a “religious” war – much like politics and religion. We have made up our mind about what works for us and nobody will be able to “convert” us – either side - just like politics and

Richard, Did you scan to the end of the ED which should have had the address you were searching for? You have to go through every sheet of the ED. Standard practice for census enumerators was to

Aubrey, let me know where I can see a superior genealogical tree to what we have on Geni. Many of us who know much more about genealogy than you do are very satisfied working there. In fact, to your

The same with my father and his parents in Manhattan. I know they were there in 1940 but they are not listed in the Census. I assume the enumerator somehow missed them. The Cross Bronx wasn't started

I have found on the October 26 JewishGen Digest five or six Russian documents, posted on View Mate, translated in depth by ryabinkym@... Barbara Algaze Los Angeles, California

Next Tuesday (11/3) at 3:30 pm ET, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. Our genealogy librarian, J.D. Arden, and guest speaker, Ilya

Facebook has two groups: "Tracing the Tribe" and "Genealogical Translations." Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus

Richard, If she was in the same location in 1940 as she was in 1930, try searching the 1940 census for her neighbors (particularly those with uncommon names). If you can't find any of them in 1940,

In my experience, Jewishgen is a great source. People have contacted me about things in the area of my signature at the time, and I have gotten them stuff. Sally Bruckheimer Princeton, NJ

I don't know if the area in the Bronx that you're searching fits but the Cross Bronx Expressway obliterated large areas of apartment housing If you can compare her location from right after WWII and

Barbara, SteveMorse's search pages are the gold standard for flexible name searching. Ancestry has a good soundex search capability on both first names and surnames. On FamilySearch if you do not

From: Yana Semenyuk <yana.semenyuk.v@...> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 Do you know any forums where people need a translator from Russian to English for documents like this? I would love to join

I am having difficulty finding a 1940 census sheet for my grandmother. I have her listed with her family in the 1910, 1920, 1930 censuses. I used Steve Morse's site to get the ED and went through

The point about damaging people's lives by posting their details on a public geneaogy site is a valid one, I feel that everyone should respect the privacy of the present and the recet past simply

I would really appreciate a translation of this marriage record for my ancestors Lejzor [FLESER] and Frejda [GIELCOWSKA] from 1826. Thank

I am going to be visiting Beth David to do some photos on Sunday weather permitting. I would be happy to try and assist with requests, but this is a challenging cemetery. They do not have a public