With ancestry they have “also known as” and you can put as many names as you want. Most of my relatives did not change their names but in Germany evidently were known by many names. One document

"Please take a look at item 108 of the cited materials. Ot means other color or race." The problem is, this OT is not in the color/race column as an entry, but is an extra notation in the relation

The way that I have always handled it is by the generation to change their name. For the generation that changed their name from the old Russian name to the new U.S. name, I first put the new name

Ancestry.com has the option to add an alternate name. On the person's page, next to Facts is an Add button. Scroll down and select Name. When you select Add Name, you can check "Preferred." Otherwise,

Hello Rick, I want to reply to your message, but also give a few advice to everybody who is researching their families. Rick, you right, the Last name is very important in searchers, but the

Sam, The reason you are unable to find the record at FamilySearch is that the 1848 Conscriptio for Saros was not filmed by the Mormon Church. JewishGen’s Hungarian Research Division acquired these

Hello I am hunting for records of the family of Izsak and Szidonia Friedmann who lived in Biharudvari, Hungary in the late 1800s, I am trying to locate the birth records for their children (Margit

The question was asked about which name to use when there are more than one. You can specify as many names as needed on Ancestry. For Ancestry or Family Tree Maker- Just go to Facts - Add - "Name"

Louis, JGFF towns database are using "modern" i.e. current or native towns names which follows updated USBGN (United States Board of the Geographical Names) system. On the JewishGen Gazetteer click on

I lean towards the name they last used, typically on their gravestone. I list the others in “Also known as,” or Birth name,” or “Nickname” entries in my Brother’s Keeper software. The

You might try to check the Hamburg passenger list database ("Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934") on Ancestry.com. If your ancestor left for Argentina on a ship from Hamburg (as one of my great

Lara Diamond is holding a webinar on Introduction to Jewish Genealogy on FamilySearch tomorrow, May 20 4 PM Mountain Time (6PM ET, 5 PM Central, 3PM PT). The webinar will not be recorded. Lara

Can anyone please translate this wedding contract for me that took place in Juzefow, Poland? Thank you very much! Elise Zimmerman

Hello Willie, Have you researched the families associated with the printers? I am currently working on my family tree and last name of Neftelberger. I was wondering if you dug into the Fraenkel

" Similarly, my grandfather was born with first name KALMEN but it changed to CARL in the USA. Which name should I use for him? Thanks for any insight," Everybody has this problem, if they have

" Emily, Thank you for your note, having to do with my DORF ancestors." If you are replying to Emily, reply to Emily, not the group. If you look at the bottom of the posting (at least in Yahoo

Hello, My name is Jason Lieberman and I am researching my family history. My great grandfather was born in Szczucin, Poland. I am hoping someone can help me verify my information and provide any

I am researching the MAZORKOFF family who came from Russia and lived in Liverpool (UK) and Canada Is there anyone researching this family? . steveboler@...

Dear H-Sig, I am searching for the source material for this record. All the other entries on the page give an LDS Film number, but a few, like these, only say Presov in that column. I have browsed

When I was trying to find information regarding my relatives who went through Rivesaltes I found that Eve Blum (eve.line.blum@...) was quite helpful. Obviously her availability, or ability to answer