I'm on the trail of a 1st cousing once removed, born in Willmars, Germany (1876), who emigrated to Australia in 1939. I have just ordered documents from the Australian National Archives (thanks to a s

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I grew up in Panama City and went to school in what was then the Canal Zone. I had my Jewish education with these same families and was confirmed with a Lindo and a Maduro, and the president of the te

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Michael, very interesting! I am wondering about the Moritz side of yout family. My 2nd great grandmother Margaretha Schiff (born Metzger) had a sister, Regine, who married Hermann Moritz in or around

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I have been able to find the Declaration of intent (19 April 1850) and Oath (2 July 1843) as components of the naturalization record of my 2nd great grandfather Charles Schiff. They correspond to the

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The attached is a comment in the listing of the Metzger family in the Mainz family register which was made on the line for my 2nd great grandmother Judith Metzger (2.) The only words I recognize are C

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I have hit a brick wall on tracing the origins of my 2nd great grandfather, Charles (probably AKA Carl) Schiff, at least on this side of the Atlantic. I’m looking for suggestions on resources that mig

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Thank you so much! It is likely that this is the closest I can get to learning date and place of marriage since NY did not start vital records until 1847. It also tells me that there was information f

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I request translations of the German text on several family registers and a marriage certificate – all downloaded from Ancestry. They are on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando is hosting a Zoom meeting entitled “Missing Manifests – Tips for finding those elusive passenger lists” on December 8, 2020, at 7:00 pm ET, with Risa

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ZOOM MEETING January 12, 2021, 7:00 PM Finding your Eastern European Jewish Family on JRI-Poland.org Speaker: Robinn Magid Join us for a presentation of some truly memorable stories from the JRI-Polan

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ZOOM MEETING February 9, 2021, 7:00 PM Eastern Time How our Families Acquired Surnames in the Russian Empire Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull Have you have had an experience finding family members who

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ZOOM MEETING March 9, 2021, 7:00 PM Eastern Time Never Give Up – Strategies for Taking Your Genealogy Research to the Next Level Speaker: Marion Wehrle Are you facing another brick wall? Or have your

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ZOOM MEETING May 4, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT The Genetic Heritage of the Jewish People: An Introduction Speaker: Adam Brown DNA testing is now a well-established tool in the genealogist’s toolkit, and succes

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Any organizations or businesses that wish to have an exhibitor’s booth in the virtual Expo Hall or place an ad in the digital Guidebook for the IAJGS2021 virtual conference, August 1-5, 2021, please s

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All JGS’s are invited to purchase an ad in the Digital Guidebook for this year’s IAJGS virtual conference to promote your organization and support IAJGS. This digital publication in flipbook format co

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ZOOM MEETING October 26, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT Glad I found you – the Power of DNA Put "DNA testing surprises" into your search engine, and you get almost 7 million results. A Pew Research Center survey i

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WHAT'S NEW IN FAMILY TREE MAKER Interactive Q and A and Discussion February 22, 2022 7:00 pm EST Join us for a live Q and A discussion to answer all your questions about Family Tree Maker, the latest

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March 22, 2022, 7:00 EDT ZOOM MEETING Using Facial Recognition to Identify Unnamed Ancestors Speaker: Scott Genzer Photographs have always been a genealogical challenge because, unlike more convention

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April 26, 2022, 7:00 EDT ZOOM MEETING GEDmatch.com - Should I Upload or Not? Arthur Sissman GEDmatch is a free DNA comparison and analysis website for people who have tested their autosomal DNA using

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MAY 24, 2022, 7:00 EDT ZOOM MEETING HOW TO USE THE JEWISHGEN DISCUSSION GROUP EFFECTIVELY BY: Phil Goldfarb The JewishGen Discussion Group is a lively online forum for JewishGen researchers of all lev

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