The overwhelming amount of stillborns on my tree were given a name. With the exception of stillborns on the ship, many have a grave. But I have to admit, I never had a need to search out their burial

#names #usa #general

My grandmother had neighbors in Kolomea. When they all arrived in NYC, they would visit and my grandmother always referred to them as distant cousins. I later learned that this was her reference to he

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With Ancestry, I have found that by adding all versions of a name will yield greater hints. You’re giving the system more to work with. I start with the original name, space, first variation, space, s

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One point in history not frequently discussed was the enslavement of Jewish immigrants from 1870 to WWII. They were forced into prostitution, mostly in Argentina. And many of their “owners” were Jewis

#latinamerica

This appeared in a recent posting: Mr. Chester, and fellow readers. I am sorry if I've hurt your national pride but facts are facts. I in no way condemned the entire Jewish population of Argentina dur

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Does anyone know how names were chosen way back when? Originally I thought geography was used by some. Like Schwartzwald or Konigsberg. Clearly some chose a “son of” name. But the others?

#names #romania

What I found interesting about passports from Galicia was the difference, for example, of a Polish passport and an Austrian one. I have my grandmother's Polish passport from late 1920 which she used t

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After 1906, records of naturalizations in federal courts, including the Supreme Ciurt of Washington, DC, should be in USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) inventory. Also try Familysearch.o

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2 males = Husbands 2 females = Wives As for unmarried heterosexual couple, last time I looked it Partners

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I believe many coincidences we find today are often the result of siblings either just going their own way or families falling out. I’ve discovered people from the same town living near each other but

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While it’s clearly the intent of posters to get a translation, there are secondary benefits. While I may not be able to translate, if I had any idea of a name or location, members might learn somethin

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One of the survivors of my family’s town was named Israela. I thought it was a woman. It meant son of Israel. Maybe similar to your. Son of Shir?

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What would be the meaning or origin of Yochwed bas Moshe? TIA.

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With so many stories focusing on Ellis Island, one fact remains unspoken. You could always use any name you wanted. You still can, except to deceive creditors. When it came to Naturalizations, however

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My 3rd ggreat grandmother, Reisie ZIEGLER, was born in Zurawno, L’vivs’ka. Her daughter, Etie GOLDSCHEIN, was born in Skala-Podilskaya, Ternopil. If this helps.

#galicia #austria-czech #poland

I’m fairly sure that most of the marriages within a family are arranged. My mother was supposed to have an arranged marriage with a first cousin. Unfortunately he was unable to leave Europe before the

#dna

Yes. Tremont Avenue is in The Bronx. And there has been a train for a while between Canada and US. One of your links is broken so I might be missing something. However, is it possible that your relati

#canada

Regarding train travel between Kolomea and Czernovitz. Travel from Kolomea was common enough because of the inability of Kolomea to produce enough grain to feed its people. During the war, the train f

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https://www.ps25k.com/ Try it.

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