I'm hoping the collective wisdom can help clarify something I've discovered in some old family photos. I've been delving into dozens of older, unidentified photographs which have come my way over the

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The alternative name option in Ancestry sounded ideal, but when I tried it, the record wasn't found when searching for the alternative name. Using quotes does work. Brackets and slashes cause names ma

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I did a quick survey of women with those names in my family tree who had gravestone with Hebrew inscriptions and ... Sadye/Sadies were either Sarah, Sheyndl, or Zelda Gussies was consistently Gittel

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As a belated follow-up to this discussion, I want to say that I've decided that using triangulation effectively is outside of my wheelhouse. I've looked at the guides, taken many seminars, followed th

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I have to say I'm stunned by this comment suggesting it's "disrespectful" to include the ancestors of a 3rd cousin in my tree. This seems backwards at the very least. I worked my way up my tree to my

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Ed, Since you weren't specific about where you found the incorrect record, I'll take the liberty of answering your question in a few different ways... One of the more common instances where I encounte

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I very much appreciate the suggestions and comments I've received here and privately. I think I understand the approaches suggested, have looked at additional guides and sources, and have pivoted, I h

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I would appreciate help to determine whether a cluster of triangulated DNA matches is significant or whether it is negated because it is in a pile-up region. In the example from MyHeritage, I've ident

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Can anyone recommend good sources for posing questions about DNA research? I don't see a many DNA questions come through this group, so I wondered whether there was another, better, venue to address t

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Thanks to all of those who've replied here and privately. I will pursue the most promising of the suggested leads, primarily those pointing to the town Vinnytsya as a likely candidate for the name of

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I hope extra sets of eyes and perhaps familiarity with the setting will help figure out the handwritten information about the officiant on several NYC marriage certificates. In each case, the named of

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I had a lot of success with ChroniclingAmerica. I found this resource after a JewishGen program about searching local records. My Schwartz branch lived in Perth Amboy NJ in the early part of the 20th

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Based on several suggestions, here and privately, I decided to explore further to see if this was a sincere attempt at outreach. I looked for DNA matches at the two sites I've used which provide direc

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I just received the following email and think it looks like a scam. I note in particular that there is no site called "Gedcom" where Carole would find a link suggesting we're cousins. I'm wondering if

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I just stumbled on this item – which I believe was shared earlier in this list: https://www.jewishgen.org/bessarabia/files/Emigration/JourneyFromEasternEuropeToNorthAmerica1900-1904.pdf The Cowen Repo

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I'm hoping someone on this list can help identify the town (pictured here) from a 1905 manifest. If it helps, here is a link to the passenger record. The entry we're interested in is on line #3 Sonia

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I have 2 Russian census records from 1858 from Ternivka Ukraine for which I need translations. They are on ViewMate at ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM97038 and https://w

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We are looking for descendants of Tema (Thelma) Cohn (born about 1826) and Munish (Emanuel) Schwartzstein (born about 1825), residents of Ternovka (Ternovka*), Ukraine. https://www.jewishgen.org/Commu

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I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM96829 I found this docume

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In line with several earlier discussions about the Industrial Removal Office, I wanted to mention that my temple library just received a copy of Dispersing the Ghetto by Jack Glazier (Michigan State,

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