Greetings everyone. I was wondering if anyone had any observations regarding the last name of OLYAN. My great-grandfather was Zvi-Hirsh, son of Moshe Binyamin, Olyan, and coincidentally the name Olyan

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Greetings everyone. I was wondering if anyone had any observations regarding the last name of OLYAN. My great-grandfather was Zvi-Hirsh, son of Moshe Binyamin, Olyan, and coincidentally the name Olyan

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Hello everyone. I occasionally post this question because it is always possible that new participants have new insights into this problem. A number of years ago I researched the existence of vital rec

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Hello everyone. I occasionally post this question because it is always possible that new participants have new insights into this problem. A number of years ago I researched the existence of vital rec

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Thanks for the input, Bert. Actually I think I recall that an initial inquiry in Bryansk indicated that the records were supposed to be in Chernigov, which as I mentioned did have some census records

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Thanks for the input, Bert. Actually I think I recall that an initial inquiry in Bryansk indicated that the records were supposed to be in Chernigov, which as I mentioned did have some census records

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Most of my ancestors originated in White Russia and I grew up with my grandparents' Hebrew pronunciation that I only later realized was specific to Jews in White Russia, though the usual pronunciation

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Most of my ancestors originated in White Russia and I grew up with my grandparents' Hebrew pronunciation that I only later realized was specific to Jews in White Russia, though the usual pronunciation

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Hi everyone. It's been a long time time since I have posted. Some of my ancestors originated >from Nova Ushitza in the Kaminetz Podolsk Gubernia in Ukraine, and more specifically >from a suburb of Nov

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Hi everyone. It's been a long time time since I have posted. Some of my ancestors originated >from Nova Ushitza in the Kaminetz Podolsk Gubernia in Ukraine, and more specifically >from a suburb of Nov

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Greetings All. I am one of those people who is pretty much a lone wolf among family members interested in genealogy, and fortunately I have the ability to read documents written in Russian. I recently

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Greetings All. I am one of those people who is pretty much a lone wolf among family members interested in genealogy, and fortunately I have the ability to read documents written in Russian. I recently

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I just got through the contents of one postcard written by my great-grandfather in 1904 to my great-grandmother in her town near his hometown of Odessa when they were both teenagers several years befo

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I just got through the contents of one postcard written by my great-grandfather in 1904 to my great-grandmother in her town near his hometown of Odessa when they were both teenagers several years befo

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Does anyone know if there was any special significance to Long Branch, NJ being a place where people suffering >from illnesses would go to improve their health? My great-grandparents exchanged letters

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As I mentioned, I wanted to post comments and observations to share with others >from letters I obtained written in Russian by my great-great-grandfather 100 years ago. I have been able to learn the n

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Does anyone know if there was any special significance to Long Branch, NJ being a place where people suffering >from illnesses would go to improve their health? My great-grandparents exchanged letters

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As I mentioned, I wanted to post comments and observations to share with others >from letters I obtained written in Russian by my great-great-grandfather 100 years ago. I have been able to learn the n

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First let me express my appreciation to other participants for their input on the questions I have raised. So here are three new issues: 1) What was the relative value of the Russian ruble around the

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First let me express my appreciation to other participants for their input on the questions I have raised. So here are three new issues: 1) What was the relative value of the Russian ruble around the

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