Hi Hanna, Did you ever find a record of the 12 Nov 1938 marriage in Chicago? If not, perhaps they married in 1938 with a religious ceremony, but not a civil license? If that is the case, maybe in 1950

Following the post regarding additional years of Szrensk record indexed by JRI-Poland, J.Glass asked: "Is there a time frame for their posting online?" The additional years of Szrensk indices are

I would greatly appreciate a translation of Akta 16 of https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/72/200/0/-/147/skan/full/hH0BSniIs4xbhbpOvVSiHw, which is indexed in JRI-Poland's "Warsaw PSA Births 1864-1905

The Dutch National Archives have launched the beta version of its new catalog to search and view their records. To access it, log into your account or create one at:

I am trying to find discussions about which genealogy websites are best for jewish genealogy. Having trouble wording an accurate search. Can anyone help me with this? many thanks Nancy Summers,

Hi I have found a number of gravestones with the mother’s name on them in Hungary and Slovakia, including the gravestone of my great great grandparents, Wilhelm LOVINGER and Amalie LOVINGER nee

Although it’s possible the father’s name was not known (maybe he had died many years before or there was a messy divorce and people didn’t want to remember the name), Jews in Bratislava and a

My father in law was in an Auschwitz sub-camp (Gleiwice) and Sachsenhausen. I don’t know in which he was tattooed. I think the former.

Mollie might have been someone else's child -- or maybe she was 9 mos old. I have seen the month vs year confusion in family's records. -- JoAnne Goldberg - Menlo Park, California; GEDmatch

another way of finding someone is to check the arrivals by ship via the National Archives records. These are easy to use. If you cannot find anything write to the National Archives and they will help

Hi Lawrie, The surname Piesklaik (that exact spelling) seems to be rare, and limited to Canada. A search of both www.familysearch.org and www.ancestry.com find only a handful of listings in

I understand what you are saying Edrie. I asked for my great great aunt's death certificate from PA by saying that I was her niece, and they sent me the record. I did not have to provide any

Try searching the New York State Index and see if the death record is from Central Islip. It's possible that Ida was buried in the cemetery attached to Pilgrim State. Try this

Can someone make a suggestion as to why my 4th cousin once removed, Max KIRCHHEIMER (KIRK) who said in his citizenship papers that he married Alice FREUDENTHAL in Chicago on 12 Nov 1938, whose 1940

Hi Ellen, Was Mollie NADLER born in England? If so, have you looked for her birth record at: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl Based on the info that you have given, my guess would be that

I have seen this once on a gravestone in Vienna of my g-g-g-g-g aunt Rosa FISCHHOF geb. FRIEDLAENDER (ca.1787-1860). Her father was named Joseph FRIEDLAENDER and her oldest son was named Josef. It

We invite you to attend another free presentation in our series of JewishGen Talks webinars, with our speaker, Dr. Joel Weintraub. Manifest Destiny: Names at Ellis Island Wednesday, July 8,

My mother's aunt married a widower with 4 very young children, some time in the 1920s. The grandchildren were adults before they discovered grandma was not their biological grandma. Death records are

Many years ago, when early deaths were common, kids often took the family name of the stepfather after their widowed mother remarried. It is possible that one or both of these children, Annie WALDHORN

I'd like to alert Genners to a new FB group; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2393633830932600&ref=br_rs Shanghai Internees & Jewish Refugee Group 1945. We should remember those interned on 15