I have a similar quandary. I have a husband & wife who were second cousins, and are buried side-by-side. Her stone says "beloved sister" and his stone doesn't have any familial notes -- just his name

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I have Henia Potashnik (1882-1941) from Svir in my tree, marrying Mottl Budgor. Laurie Budgar

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I have discovered a document that I believe to be the marriage contract between my GGGF and GGGM. I attempted to post it on ViewMate but unfortunately, only the first of the six handwritten pages in t

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I have a six-page document that I would like to post for translation on ViewMate. (I thought it was Hungarian, but when I posted the first page, a few people informed me that only the first few lines

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Thank you, Andrea. These are my great-great-grandparents, so I actually would love a translation of all the details, if you or anyone else is up for it. I'd be happy to pay for your/their time. Laurie

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I just received my great-granduncle's naturalization records. They indicate he immigrated through the port of Hoboken on 12 Sep 1898 on the ship Frederick der Grosse. I've never heard of immigrating t

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Thanks to everyone who responded. It makes a lot more sense knowing the ship would have gone through Ellis Island. Unfortunately, as Janette points out, the ship did not dock in NY at any time in the

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From approximately 1940-1979, siblings Louis and Leonard Budgor -- my first cousins twice removed -- ran Budgor Pharmacy at 1 Market St. in Northampton, Mass. The site of the business is now a coffee

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I'm also part of this Deutsch family and have questioned how much of Balazs Deri's information was accurate, given his lack of sourcing. I have had my brother's DNA tested (FF and Y-37). Is that suffi

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I agree with Odeda. One of the Eliezers in my family was variously known as Leiser/Leizer/Lesser. Just different English spellings of a Yiddish name. Laurie Budgar Longmont, Colorado, USA

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I found a similar denial for my great-grandfather the first time he applied, around the same era. All it said for a reason was "character." I finally got my great-aunt to tell me why: He was making mo

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This is the the first time I've read/heard about these 23 Jewish refugees. I'd love to know more. Who were they and where were they from? Is there a link where I can learn more? Thanks very much, Laur

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