|
Women profession in vital records.
#general
My great-grandmother, in Romania, was a bookbinder. This was a family craft. She continued this when she arrived in the U.S. in 1928. My grandmother in Stanislawow (now Ivano-Frankivsk) worked in an o
My great-grandmother, in Romania, was a bookbinder. This was a family craft. She continued this when she arrived in the U.S. in 1928. My grandmother in Stanislawow (now Ivano-Frankivsk) worked in an o
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #668099
·
|
|
Index of Holocaust testimonies
#holocaust
These are some of the many places holding Shoah testimonies: British Library Oral History https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Jewish-Holocaust-survivors Fortunoff Video Archive https://editions.fortunof
These are some of the many places holding Shoah testimonies: British Library Oral History https://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Jewish-Holocaust-survivors Fortunoff Video Archive https://editions.fortunof
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #659490
·
|
|
Immigration via Hoboken?
#usa
The Friederich der grosse landed in the Port of New York on 23 August. It took about 10 days for the sailing. It is unlikely that it returned to Europe and made it back to the U.S. by 12 Sep 1898. If
The Friederich der grosse landed in the Port of New York on 23 August. It took about 10 days for the sailing. It is unlikely that it returned to Europe and made it back to the U.S. by 12 Sep 1898. If
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #658279
·
|
|
DNA matches with descendants of enslaved African Americans.
#usa
#general
A phenomenal resource for learning about and studying the history and background of African-Americans, including DNA and the pre- and post-slavery era is MAAGI - the Midwestern African American Geneal
A phenomenal resource for learning about and studying the history and background of African-Americans, including DNA and the pre- and post-slavery era is MAAGI - the Midwestern African American Geneal
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #658172
·
|
|
Question On Becoming A Citizen in 1920s Canada
#canada
Hi Jeri: The other information that doesn't fit your narrative is that person's nationality as U.S. when applying for Canadian citizenship. That person would have had to been in the U.S. for 5 years t
Hi Jeri: The other information that doesn't fit your narrative is that person's nationality as U.S. when applying for Canadian citizenship. That person would have had to been in the U.S. for 5 years t
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #654324
·
|
|
Help - would children on ships records be named? Or just the adults/adults travelling with them
#records
#hungary
#russia
#slovakia
The only time I have seen manifest pages without the names of children are on the detention pages of U.S. arrival manifests where it might just have something like the name of the adult + 5 children.
The only time I have seen manifest pages without the names of children are on the detention pages of U.S. arrival manifests where it might just have something like the name of the adult + 5 children.
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #653562
·
|
|
Is there a repository of names of people who can assist with getting local records?
#general
#records
The Association of Professional Genealogists https://www.apgen.org maintains a directory of its membership which includes specializations - you might try that. It's obviously not a comprehensive listi
The Association of Professional Genealogists https://www.apgen.org maintains a directory of its membership which includes specializations - you might try that. It's obviously not a comprehensive listi
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #652014
·
|
|
virtual conference - March 29
Many of you are familiar with the Limmud model of learning, spanning the diversity that is 21st century Judaism, across the globe. To make sure that we maintain social distances and yet also maintain
Many of you are familiar with the Limmud model of learning, spanning the diversity that is 21st century Judaism, across the globe. To make sure that we maintain social distances and yet also maintain
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #640732
·
|
|
Finding a Genealogist
Thanks Barbara, Actually I can be found at the "Hire an Expert" tab on Ancestry.com - I head up a team specializing in Eastern European and Jewish research at AncestryProGenealogists. I can also be co
Thanks Barbara, Actually I can be found at the "Hire an Expert" tab on Ancestry.com - I head up a team specializing in Eastern European and Jewish research at AncestryProGenealogists. I can also be co
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #319595
·
|
|
Replying to messages and besieged with digests
It would probably cut down the number of meaningless (to most subscribers) messages if people would start responding directly to a person rather than the digest when the message is personal. A lot of
It would probably cut down the number of meaningless (to most subscribers) messages if people would start responding directly to a person rather than the digest when the message is personal. A lot of
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #319317
·
|
|
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Alex Krakovsky's Ukrainian Records Site
#ukraine
Cindy Gallard wrote: I understand how to translate that which is in print, but computer generated translation is of no use when it comes to the information written is script. Other than hiring a trans
Cindy Gallard wrote: I understand how to translate that which is in print, but computer generated translation is of no use when it comes to the information written is script. Other than hiring a trans
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #631740
·
|
|
Alex Krakovsky's Ukrainian Records Site
#ukraine
Cindy Gallard wrote: I understand how to translate that which is in print, but computer generated translation is of no use when it comes to the information written is script. Other than hiring a trans
Cindy Gallard wrote: I understand how to translate that which is in print, but computer generated translation is of no use when it comes to the information written is script. Other than hiring a trans
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #311520
·
|
|
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Thank you
#ukraine
Dear Friends: Over the last several years (since 2013) I have been privileged to have worked with many talented volunteers at Ukraine SIG. We've had some great successes - our discussion group list ha
Dear Friends: Over the last several years (since 2013) I have been privileged to have worked with many talented volunteers at Ukraine SIG. We've had some great successes - our discussion group list ha
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #631646
·
|
|
Thank you
#ukraine
Dear Friends: Over the last several years (since 2013) I have been privileged to have worked with many talented volunteers at Ukraine SIG. We've had some great successes - our discussion group list ha
Dear Friends: Over the last several years (since 2013) I have been privileged to have worked with many talented volunteers at Ukraine SIG. We've had some great successes - our discussion group list ha
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #311426
·
|
|
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Volunteer needed
#ukraine
Dear Friends: We have just finished a massive task of downloading the records Alex Krakovsky posted on the wiki. We are very grateful to him for the job he is doing. A volunteer is monitoring new addi
Dear Friends: We have just finished a massive task of downloading the records Alex Krakovsky posted on the wiki. We are very grateful to him for the job he is doing. A volunteer is monitoring new addi
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #631626
·
|
|
Volunteer needed
#ukraine
Dear Friends: We have just finished a massive task of downloading the records Alex Krakovsky posted on the wiki. We are very grateful to him for the job he is doing. A volunteer is monitoring new addi
Dear Friends: We have just finished a massive task of downloading the records Alex Krakovsky posted on the wiki. We are very grateful to him for the job he is doing. A volunteer is monitoring new addi
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #311406
·
|
|
Volunteer needed
#ukraine
Thank you to everyone who responded to my request. I have been inundated with offers, and the first few people who responded were chosen. I have gotten so many replies, that it is impossible to write
Thank you to everyone who responded to my request. I have been inundated with offers, and the first few people who responded were chosen. I have gotten so many replies, that it is impossible to write
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #311407
·
|
|
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Re: Volunteer needed
#ukraine
Thank you to everyone who responded to my request. I have been inundated with offers, and the first few people who responded were chosen. I have gotten so many replies, that it is impossible to write
Thank you to everyone who responded to my request. I have been inundated with offers, and the first few people who responded were chosen. I have gotten so many replies, that it is impossible to write
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #631627
·
|
|
Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Ukraine SIG document acquisition update
#ukraine
Dear friends, Thanks to the efforts of Jeff Briskman and Michael Gerver, we have been able to download almost 1500 files >from the website on which Alex Krakovsky has been putting his pdf scans. The r
Dear friends, Thanks to the efforts of Jeff Briskman and Michael Gerver, we have been able to download almost 1500 files >from the website on which Alex Krakovsky has been putting his pdf scans. The r
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #631609
·
|
|
Ukraine SIG document acquisition update
#ukraine
Dear friends, Thanks to the efforts of Jeff Briskman and Michael Gerver, we have been able to download almost 1500 files >from the website on which Alex Krakovsky has been putting his pdf scans. The r
Dear friends, Thanks to the efforts of Jeff Briskman and Michael Gerver, we have been able to download almost 1500 files >from the website on which Alex Krakovsky has been putting his pdf scans. The r
|
By
Janette Silverman
· #311389
·
|