U.S. law provides that naturalization can be done in any court or by the attorney general. If you are looking for the naturalization of a Philadelphia resident early in the 20th century, there are at

Your best bet, whatever sex, is to do an autosomal DNA test. This will test all branches of your ancestral tree, and find you lots of possible cousins (as Jews are all related, Ancestry gives me

The JewishGen UkraineResearch Division is aware of the new agreement between Familyseach and the Ukraine State Archives to film records in the Ukraine Archives. Alex Krakovsky has been filming

There was no Poland army during the time period you cite; the country was either under Russian rule, or Galicia, which was under the Austro Hungarian Empire. Poland became independent after WWI.

Oscar MUCHNIK b.1930 in Montreal, Quebec, d. 1980 In Toronto, Canada married my first cousin once removed of mine, Frances Fayge BURACK d.1990, in Toronto, Canada. However, I don’t have any info on

Carol, Males inherit their Y chromosome from their fathers; that is why this test is helpful for trancing the paternal line. Therefore, your son's Y chromosome was inherited from his father, so will

Personally, I have found while stokes past down ate not totally true, there is usually some truth that can lead to facts and documentation. Diane jacobs Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Was it common to tell lies about how one's ancestors got out of Russia? For instance, my father told me that his father was a good swimmer and saved several lives when a ferry sank, so the Tsar let

Does anyone have any information about migration from Tiflis (now Tblisi), Georgia. My grandmother emigrated to Philadelphia around 1904. She was adopted by cousins (not sure of actual relation)

Hi Jackie, I think that the correct family name should be spelled Ocneanu (in Romanian) and pronounced Ockneanou. Adelina is a diminutive form for Adela. Marcusor (pronounced Marcushor) is also a

#47 183 Могельница. Состоялось в посаде Могельница в

In Russian: #54-й Ривка-Дина Беренбаум. Состоялось в городе Козеницы в двадцать шестого мая (седьмого июня)

My husband’s family lived in Wanne Eikel. They were under house arrest when the soldiers who were watching them fell asleep. Their housekeeper called a friend who had a car to take them to Cologne

I'm going to offer a different perspective. I think in some families two surnames emerged as a result of the adoption of surnames. In my Gurevich family, for instance, some stayed with the name, and

Sorry, Malka But you forgot "For memory of (or souvenir)" Rafael

First hand recollections are absolutely strong primary evidence - as they would be in a Court. I record them with numbered superscripts exactly as I would, for example, the Census of 1869 or or a

I am female & have 3 sisters. How can I find relatives on my paternal side, especially possible half sibling? I do have a son & nephews; would their DNA give me that info? Thanks for any

Good morning, Hadassah To our meeting (or get-ogether) in Shedova (?) Your brother forever Yitzhak Meltz (?) Shalom, Malka Chosnek

It is in Hebrew: "Hadassa Souvenir of our meeting at Sedova Your brother forever... Itzhak Maltz" Valentin Lupu ISRAEL

Thank you Joel for this detailed inventory (and for alerting me previously about the presence of these films online). LitvakSIG has already begun translation work. There is much new here, but not