Gary, I had a similar situation in my family, where the results did not show that either I or my second cousin was related to our mutual second cousin. First I started composing an email to Bennett Gr

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Gary, I had a similar situation in my family, where the results did not show that either I or my second cousin was related to our mutual second cousin. First I started composing an email to Bennett Gr

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The answer to the probability question is in part given in the FAQ's (What is the probability that my relative and I share enough DNA for Family Finder to detect? The FAQ's have chance of detection 2n

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The answer to the probability question is in part given in the FAQ's (What is the probability that my relative and I share enough DNA for Family Finder to detect? The FAQ's have chance of detection 2n

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Dear Genners, I have posted an image on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. It is located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24222 It is a t

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Dear Genners, I have posted an image on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. It is located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24222 It is a t

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I have posted an image on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. It is located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24222 It is a tombstone for S

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I have posted an image on Viewmate for which we would like a complete translation. It is located at the following http://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM24222 It is a tombstone for S

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Dear Cousins On behalf of my facebook friend Alexandra Goldberg, I am posting this link, to Jewish Belarus. Others requested that it be posted here. I am not a member of the Belarus Sig, so if someone

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Dear Cousins On behalf of my facebook friend Alexandra Goldberg, I am posting this link, to Jewish Belarus. Others requested that it be posted here. I am not a member of the Belarus Sig, so if someone

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Hi David, I have seen this used quite successfully in the past. This is when you send an email to those involved and see if you can find some common ancestors or at least common places of origin. I su

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Hi David, I have seen this used quite successfully in the past. This is when you send an email to those involved and see if you can find some common ancestors or at least common places of origin. I su

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Hi Michael, On the basis that Schmika could be also be spelled Shmika, I looked this up in Beider's book of Ashkenazic Given Names, he suggests Sime which is derived >from Simcha joy. I expect the mos

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Hi Michael, On the basis that Schmika could be also be spelled Shmika, I looked this up in Beider's book of Ashkenazic Given Names, he suggests Sime which is derived >from Simcha joy. I expect the mos

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Hi Laurie, I am just a bit more advanced than you are, but I will try to answer your questions. 1. The Y test is very helpful when trying to establish a relationship where the surnames are the same (e

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Hi Laurie, I am just a bit more advanced than you are, but I will try to answer your questions. 1. The Y test is very helpful when trying to establish a relationship where the surnames are the same (e

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Genners, There is a commercial site selling mapping software that will track locations through time. My professional genealogist friend uses AniMap. For the US the software is called AniMap, and it wi

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Genners, There is a commercial site selling mapping software that will track locations through time. My professional genealogist friend uses AniMap. For the US the software is called AniMap, and it wi

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Hi Eli, I looked up NACHATOVICH in Beider's book on Jewish Surnames in the Russian Empire, without success but changing the C to a K yielded "NAKHATOVICH SM See NOKHUM" (sm = secondary surname derived

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Hi Eli, I looked up NACHATOVICH in Beider's book on Jewish Surnames in the Russian Empire, without success but changing the C to a K yielded "NAKHATOVICH SM See NOKHUM" (sm = secondary surname derived

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