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Why would my Grandfather travel under his older brother's name?
#names
There are many reasons... in one instance, a person was ill and could not travel so he gave the ticket to his brother. Matt Friedman
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There are many reasons... in one instance, a person was ill and could not travel so he gave the ticket to his brother. Matt Friedman
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synagogue memorial plaques
#JewishGenUpdates
If it is an invasion of privacy, don’t put up a yahrzeit plaque. The whole idea of a memorial wall is visibility, sharing and remembrance. Matt Friedman
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If it is an invasion of privacy, don’t put up a yahrzeit plaque. The whole idea of a memorial wall is visibility, sharing and remembrance. Matt Friedman
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Seeking a Distant FRIEDMAN Connection
#ukraine
#usa
A few weeks ago I viewed an Ancestry map of potential DNA matches and saw a friend, Susan Breslauer, as a potential 4th cousin. I called her and she exuberantly said that she had recently discovered t
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A few weeks ago I viewed an Ancestry map of potential DNA matches and saw a friend, Susan Breslauer, as a potential 4th cousin. I called her and she exuberantly said that she had recently discovered t
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Sources for US Wedding Annoucements and Other Life Cycle Events
#general
A great place to look for life cycle announcements that include births, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, engagements, weddings, significant anniversaries and deaths are Jewish newspapers. The announcements are not in
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A great place to look for life cycle announcements that include births, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, engagements, weddings, significant anniversaries and deaths are Jewish newspapers. The announcements are not in
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Matt Friedman
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Sources for US Wedding Annoucements and Other Life Cycle Events
#general
A great place to look for life cycle announcements that include births, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, engagements, weddings, significant anniversaries and deaths are Jewish newspapers. The announcements are not in
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A great place to look for life cycle announcements that include births, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, engagements, weddings, significant anniversaries and deaths are Jewish newspapers. The announcements are not in
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Donating Family Books to Libraries, Archives
#general
The suggestions regarding what to do with genealogical data have been excellent. In particular the suggestion to donate to more than one archive is a good one. We don't know where future researchers w
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The suggestions regarding what to do with genealogical data have been excellent. In particular the suggestion to donate to more than one archive is a good one. We don't know where future researchers w
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Donating Family Books to Libraries, Archives
#general
The suggestions regarding what to do with genealogical data have been excellent. In particular the suggestion to donate to more than one archive is a good one. We don't know where future researchers w
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The suggestions regarding what to do with genealogical data have been excellent. In particular the suggestion to donate to more than one archive is a good one. We don't know where future researchers w
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Suicide in Family History
#general
Davida Noyek Handler asked about the repercussions of noting a suicide within a family tree. I would urge her to include it. Family history is family history and there are valuable insights that can b
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Davida Noyek Handler asked about the repercussions of noting a suicide within a family tree. I would urge her to include it. Family history is family history and there are valuable insights that can b
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Matt Friedman
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Suicide in Family History
#general
Davida Noyek Handler asked about the repercussions of noting a suicide within a family tree. I would urge her to include it. Family history is family history and there are valuable insights that can b
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Davida Noyek Handler asked about the repercussions of noting a suicide within a family tree. I would urge her to include it. Family history is family history and there are valuable insights that can b
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First peek at 1940 US census
#general
Hi Folks, I took a quick first peek at the 1940 census using a known address on Paterson St. in Jersey City, NJ. It took only a few minutes. The image quality was clear and it was quite fun to see my
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Hi Folks, I took a quick first peek at the 1940 census using a known address on Paterson St. in Jersey City, NJ. It took only a few minutes. The image quality was clear and it was quite fun to see my
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Matt Friedman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen First peek at 1940 US census
#general
Hi Folks, I took a quick first peek at the 1940 census using a known address on Paterson St. in Jersey City, NJ. It took only a few minutes. The image quality was clear and it was quite fun to see my
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Hi Folks, I took a quick first peek at the 1940 census using a known address on Paterson St. in Jersey City, NJ. It took only a few minutes. The image quality was clear and it was quite fun to see my
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LDS films of church records Horodenka area
#galicia
Sorry for joining into the discussion a bit late... About ten years ago I was in Salt Lake, and I looked the LDS microfilms for churches in the Horodenka area. I did not find anything that even hinted
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Sorry for joining into the discussion a bit late... About ten years ago I was in Salt Lake, and I looked the LDS microfilms for churches in the Horodenka area. I did not find anything that even hinted
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia LDS films of church records Horodenka area
#galicia
Sorry for joining into the discussion a bit late... About ten years ago I was in Salt Lake, and I looked the LDS microfilms for churches in the Horodenka area. I did not find anything that even hinted
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Sorry for joining into the discussion a bit late... About ten years ago I was in Salt Lake, and I looked the LDS microfilms for churches in the Horodenka area. I did not find anything that even hinted
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SS St. Louis Manifest
#general
I do not have the book in front of me, but I beleive a passenger manufest of the SS St. Louis can be found in the book, "Voyage of the Damned." The book describes the St. Louis incident and was also t
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I do not have the book in front of me, but I beleive a passenger manufest of the SS St. Louis can be found in the book, "Voyage of the Damned." The book describes the St. Louis incident and was also t
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Matt Friedman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen SS St. Louis Manifest
#general
I do not have the book in front of me, but I beleive a passenger manufest of the SS St. Louis can be found in the book, "Voyage of the Damned." The book describes the St. Louis incident and was also t
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I do not have the book in front of me, but I beleive a passenger manufest of the SS St. Louis can be found in the book, "Voyage of the Damned." The book describes the St. Louis incident and was also t
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and genealogy
#general
Hi All, I don't know why this question hasn't occured to me sooner, but does anyone know if there has been any attempt to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a genealogical tool? GIS combines
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Hi All, I don't know why this question hasn't occured to me sooner, but does anyone know if there has been any attempt to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a genealogical tool? GIS combines
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Matt Friedman
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and genealogy
#general
Hi All, I don't know why this question hasn't occured to me sooner, but does anyone know if there has been any attempt to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a genealogical tool? GIS combines
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Hi All, I don't know why this question hasn't occured to me sooner, but does anyone know if there has been any attempt to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a genealogical tool? GIS combines
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Lost e-mails Horodenka, border of Galicia
#galicia
Hi folks, A few days ago I responded to a post regarding the borders of Galicia and Bukovina. I received several e-mails of inquiry about FRIEDMAN connections. Unfortunately some of them were inadvert
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Hi folks, A few days ago I responded to a post regarding the borders of Galicia and Bukovina. I received several e-mails of inquiry about FRIEDMAN connections. Unfortunately some of them were inadvert
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Gesher Galicia SIG #Galicia Lost e-mails Horodenka, border of Galicia
#galicia
Hi folks, A few days ago I responded to a post regarding the borders of Galicia and Bukovina. I received several e-mails of inquiry about FRIEDMAN connections. Unfortunately some of them were inadvert
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Hi folks, A few days ago I responded to a post regarding the borders of Galicia and Bukovina. I received several e-mails of inquiry about FRIEDMAN connections. Unfortunately some of them were inadvert
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Border of Galicia
#galicia
Bruce Wexler asked about the Galicia/Bukovina border near Horodenka. Horodenka is in Galicia. Part of the border between Galicia and Bukovina is formed by the Dniester. (I've been there, but that is a
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Bruce Wexler asked about the Galicia/Bukovina border near Horodenka. Horodenka is in Galicia. Part of the border between Galicia and Bukovina is formed by the Dniester. (I've been there, but that is a
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