I worked as an enumerator for the 2010 census. There were 2 buildings that I had trouble accessing. One was a small building (4 apartments). Nobody would even identify the landlord. I finally managed

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Since he died in Haverstraw, his death certificate can be obtained either from Haverstraw or from NYS in Albany. His death certificate should say where he is buried. You give his name as Edenbaum, but

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I guess I should have ended my previous reply with: If you know that your relative is buried in Old Montefiore Cemetery, but you don't find them in the online database, call the cemetery to get the gr

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I don't trust the information from MyHeritage. In addition to Ashkenazi Jewish and North and West European, they have me as Italian 3.2% and Mesoamerican and Andean 1.7%. I was willing to accept Itali

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I have found that a lot of the graves at Old Montefiore Cemetery are not listed in the online database. I was there last summer to photograph a particular gravestone. There was one other grave listed

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According to MyHeritage, Morris died in Queens, NY. 1968 death records for Queens, NY would be held at the NYC Department of Health. Robert Hanna NYC Researching: CHANAN/HANAN/HANNE/HEINE/HINEY (Warsa

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Thank you so much for posting it and for the LAPL giving permission. For those who have not seen it (and have family history in Poland), it is well worth watching. I will be watching it over and over

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I'm glad it was online for the 24 hours, as I could not watch the original presentation. It was an incredible presentation. I wish I could watch it over and over again until I absorbed everything. Rob

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My paternal grandfather was born in Warsaw in either March or June of any year between 1876 and 1884. Every document has a different date. And I have been unable to locate his birth record. I haven't

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Does anyone know if this will be available to view afterwards? Robert Hanna NYC Researching: CHANAN/HANAN/HANNE/HEINE/HINEY (Warsaw, Poland); BLUMENBLAT (Sarnaki, Poland); KARASIK, THOMASHOW/TOMOSHOFF

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The path is 30R. At Mt. Zion there is a difference between R & L. I will be there in the spring. If you don't have the info by then, contact me in March or April. Robert Hanna robert.hanna41@...

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I just called them. They don't have an email address. They said it would be best to write to them at their street address: Washington Cemetery 5400 Bay Parkway Brooklyn NY 11230 Robert Hanna NYC

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Zillow dates the house in the Bronx that I grew up in as built in 1935. My parents bought the house new (first owners) in 1940, the year before I was born. I doubt that it took 5 years to sell after i

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I was out to both cemeteries about 4 years ago. Acacia was not bad. It is not very large and was in good order and condition. Easy to get around. In fact I noticed a recent burial. Bayside, however, w

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I know that my grandmother was thought to have tuberculosis in the 1940s and was sent to a sanitarium named Deborah. We lived in the Bronx at the time. That's all I know. Robert Hanna Researching: CHA

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I watched it last night. It is a "must see." Robert Hanna NYC Researching: CHANAN/HANAN/HANNE/HEINE/HINEY (Warsaw, Poland); BLUMENBLAT (Sarnaki, Poland); KARASIK, THOMASHOW/TOMOSHOFF, COHEN (Babruysk,

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I have found graves at cemeteries where the cemetery had no listing for that grave. He might be buried in a section for people from a particular town that they were from in eastern Europe. If you know

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You don't usually need the exact date of death, usually just the year. In most cases they will search the years before and after as well. I've had no trouble getting death certificates from California

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I have one candlestick that is similar, not quite the same. It is 7-1/2 inches tall. I've always assumed that it was my mother's and bought in the US. It could be that it was my grandmother's. She was

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I would send for the death certificate. Robert Hanna NYC Researching: CHANAN/HANAN/HANNE/HEINE/HINEY (Warsaw, Poland); BLUMENBLAT (Sarnaki, Poland); KARASIK, THOMASHOW/TOMOSHOFF, COHEN (Babruysk, Bela

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