I had a similar experience. We were traveling and were invited to the home of someone in Australia who we didn't know as part of a program for visitors to the country to get to know some locals. Our h

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Here is an explanation I received though private correspondence: This was provided to me by Prof. Marjory Harper of the University of Aberdeen who maintains a website on Scottish emigration: https://w

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I do see that this is what the heading of the column says, but in this case, the numbers I see are clearly not ages. The ages are given in another column. It looks like the numbers in the first column

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Can someone explain the numbers that appear in the columns after "profession, occupation" on this passenger list? Gail Marcus

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I have a related question that might possibly be relevant for the questioner or for others. Are all the papers associated with a divorce sealed for 100 years from the actual divorce date, or do papers

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The Grossman branch of my family came from Lomza, Poland. All U.S. records show the name Grossman. But we never found immigration records. Recently, an immigration record (attached) was discovered for

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I found a 1920 ship manifest for a relative that handwritten notations for almost every family group on the page. I've looked at several articles about such notations and can't find anything that expl

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I am seeking information about a great-uncle named Jacob (Jack) Grossman who was a Yiddish actor in the 1920s and 1930s. My father told me that, later in his career, Jack owned or managed a Yiddish th

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A relative of mine says that members of his family were buried at King David Cemetery in Queens. I haven't been able to find this cemetery. Does anyone know of a cemetery by this name in this location

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