You must contact the submitter to have them submit a corrected file Iris Folkson

For information on genealogy software programs go to http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/faq.html#Computers http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom/faq/ Since each program is different, you must read

You still must submit a new file Iris Folkson

To prevent any errors in the 100 year rule I would suggest you privatize your file before submitting Iris Folkson

I am saddened to hear of Al’s passing. He was a 4th cousin of mine, but I felt a closer kinship to him due to the many years we collaborated on the MILIUS line, our common ancestral connection. John

Hi Avraham I think that you are doing a wonderful job and I am sure you know it is greatly appreciated but it is always nice to hear it again. I am writing because I have found a major error in a

Hello Davya, The name of the city was Elisavetgrad, not Elizabetgrad. It was a regional center of the Elisavetgrad uezd (county) in the Kherson province. The city was recently renamed from

Mary Ann, There are definitely Russian words with double O, but in this case the spelling of the last name is to convey Russian pronunciation - S-loot-ski. Slutski is an alternate transcription, but

I've posted a brief letter written to my grandmother's brother Avrum from their brother Yudel for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following two addresses

Have you noticed that the key elements of the Russian document are translated by Yad VeShem? It is often overlooked. I looked up Ita Ainbund as an example and this is what it has written (yellow

I was informed by his son, Philip, that genealogist Al Lederer, a retired professor at the University of Kentucky, passed away on October 4. Al and I shared an interest in the former Jewish community

Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) digitized and indexed the Secret Register of Released Prisoners, Geheim Register van Ontslagen Gevangen, which was kept from 1882 to 1896. There are 1,700

Davya, the earlier suggestions to look for death certificates and passenger manifests are really excellent. Regarding other spellings of the name, I had a few thoughts. 1) I'm assuming that your

Hi Everyone, Struggling here a bit. Working on my family tree and trying to find more information on births/marriages of the 'Kamenetsky' side of the family. Primarily the 6 kids, one of whom was my

These are part of a series of high-definition photographs obtained from town residents, for identification. If you are able to recognize someone, please contact me privately using the 'Private' button

Lorraine, One method is to use MyHeritage’s free Family Tree Builder to sync your tree to your PC and then export the GEDCOM that can be uploaded into FTJP Max

Have you obtained Joseph's and Kate's death certificates? Hopefully the informant(s) were there children who may have supplied info on where, in Russia they were from. Johanna Becker Newport, RI

Has anyone in Canada heard of a deceased Rabbi named Gerstein?

Albert, Found on GoogleBooks: The County Court Note-book - Volumes 1-5 The court orders payments to the wives of certain recruits from Frederick County. March court 1779 (From the records of the

Amy, Looks like Israel BACH submitted naturalization papers in Maryland in 1938. Ancestry.com has the papers, including a photo of Israel BACH. Israel gives a home address in Baltimore, but says that