The Polish Legions were established by Joseph Pilsudski in 1914. Their uniforms were not standardized, but they usually wore either round grey visored caps called „maciejówka” (Maciej-cap) or

Some tales are right and others fanciful. My 3nd g uncle, the first to come to the US, supposedly because he killed a Cossack who was raping his sister. I rather think this might be right, because

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Tulsa along with the Tulsa Historical Society is pleased to announce that their documentary L'dor V'dor Generation to Generation, the Jews of Oklahoma is in the

My grandfather, Morris WEINSTEIN, lived in Riga, Latvia (Russia) with his family. In November, 1905, he received a draft notice from the Russian army and was told to report by November 30, 1905. He

Unfortunately, the only DC Supreme Court naturalization collection at FamilySearch is an index (not papers themselves) of records from 1802-1909 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1130697

Sarah APTECKAR AND ARON DOLINE Ladies and gentlemen I am looking for the first names - parents' names, the exact date and place of birth of Aron DOLINE because I only have vaguely the year (1877).

I don't know how anybody could vet somebody's tree. Most companies don't have any way to 'check' what you give them. I have lots of records that I have obtained for my ancestors, and some people

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