Over 70 descendants and researchers of Painted Woods Jewish Farming Settlement (June 1882-1890’s) participated in a Zoom virtual reunion on April 25, 2021. A success, especially considering most of th

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I found out about a decade ago that my grandmother Rose Confeld was born December 1885 in Painted Woods, North Dakota – not far south of Washburn. Her mother’s family (Dorfman) was from Kishinev, Bess

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My great-great-grandparents (DORFMAN) from Kishinev, Bessarabia brought most of their family to Painted Woods Jewish Farming Settlement in 1882. Their daughter, my great-grandmother who was their olde

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You never quite know how your family was listed in passenger lists. It took me a long time to find my great-grandparents (Levine) passenger list record to America. I finally located them (and their ch

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Hello, I am not an expert, but I can tell you about my recent experience using the Lodz registration cards 1916-1921. Yesterday morning I had some time to finally examine the records. I knew I wanted

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Hello, I am not an expert, but I can tell you about my recent experience using the Lodz registration cards 1916-1921. Yesterday morning I had some time to finally examine the records. I knew I wanted

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I used Western Union, online >from Florida, to transfer funds to the Polish archives, and that worked fine to obtain records that are more than 100 years old. One thing to be aware of, if you use a cr

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I used Western Union, online >from Florida, to transfer funds to the Polish archives, and that worked fine to obtain records that are more than 100 years old. One thing to be aware of, if you use a cr

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The part that confuses me the most is whether persons crossed over between Bessarabia and Moldavia/Romania. I know that some of my ancestors (CONFELDT/DORFMAN/WINNER) almost definitely came to America

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The part that confuses me the most is whether persons crossed over between Bessarabia and Moldavia/Romania. I know that some of my ancestors (CONFELDT/DORFMAN/WINNER) almost definitely came to America

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Cook County (Chicago, Illinois) has a searchable online index of over 400,000 "Declarations of Intent" (1906-1929) to become U.S. citizens. I played with this today, and what I find particularly of in

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Cook County (Chicago, Illinois) has a searchable online index of over 400,000 "Declarations of Intent" (1906-1929) to become U.S. citizens. I played with this today, and what I find particularly of in

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I seem to have reached a wall going back in time. I would appreciate any suggestions on how I might locate my Dorfman ancestors' family records in Bessarabia. Here is what I know so far, what I've tri

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I seem to have reached a wall going back in time. I would appreciate any suggestions on how I might locate my Dorfman ancestors' family records in Bessarabia. Here is what I know so far, what I've tri

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Dear Paola, According to this post on Ancestry, "Volinsky =olhynia. Prior to WW I, this was a province wholly within Russia. Between 1921 and WW II, it was split in half with the west being in Poland

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Dear Paola, According to this post on Ancestry, "Volinsky =olhynia. Prior to WW I, this was a province wholly within Russia. Between 1921 and WW II, it was split in half with the west being in Poland

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Hello, Please excuse me if this was already mentioned in the Bessarabia SIG. I looked on Jewishgen and did not see mention of the Montefiore Censuses, but I might have easily missed the database or a

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Hello, Please excuse me if this was already mentioned in the Bessarabia SIG. I looked on Jewishgen and did not see mention of the Montefiore Censuses, but I might have easily missed the database or a

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I am having trouble finding out if my CONFELD ancestors changed their names when arriving in America in 1884 (they settled in North Dakota, and then Minnesota). In the 1900 US Census, they were actual

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I am having trouble finding out if my CONFELD ancestors changed their names when arriving in America in 1884 (they settled in North Dakota, and then Minnesota). In the 1900 US Census, they were actual

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