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Yiddish Question
#yiddish
In the house where I grew up, we had an annual invasion of flying ants that my parents referred to as "voncen" -- same word I guess. Bedbug in German is Wanze.
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In the house where I grew up, we had an annual invasion of flying ants that my parents referred to as "voncen" -- same word I guess. Bedbug in German is Wanze.
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issues of DNA privacy
#dna
I didn't notice if anyone has mentioned the Golden State Killer, whose identity was inferred via DNA from distant cousins. The fact is that it's too late for privacy in that regard. The DNA is out the
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I didn't notice if anyone has mentioned the Golden State Killer, whose identity was inferred via DNA from distant cousins. The fact is that it's too late for privacy in that regard. The DNA is out the
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JoAnne Goldberg
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DNA results vs records
#dna
When I first tested, I had this naive hope that I'd get some clues as to where my father's family lived prior to immigrating to the United States. No such luck! All anyone (Ancestry, 23, MH, FTDNA) ca
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When I first tested, I had this naive hope that I'd get some clues as to where my father's family lived prior to immigrating to the United States. No such luck! All anyone (Ancestry, 23, MH, FTDNA) ca
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Are the C-Files from the USCIS worth getting?
#general
I'm curious: has anyone successfully gotten records for ancestors who immigrated in the 1880s (pre-Ellis)? According to what I see online, the first US Office of Immigration was founded after that. I'
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I'm curious: has anyone successfully gotten records for ancestors who immigrated in the 1880s (pre-Ellis)? According to what I see online, the first US Office of Immigration was founded after that. I'
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Ancestry's Drastic Changes Dash Hopes of Finding Connections
#dna
I for one am happy they got rid of all the noise. My 250,000 matches have now been pared to a much more manageable 180,000. More significantly, it seems -- perhaps my imagination? -- that the matches
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I for one am happy they got rid of all the noise. My 250,000 matches have now been pared to a much more manageable 180,000. More significantly, it seems -- perhaps my imagination? -- that the matches
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Genealogy research leads to discovery of cousins thought to have died in the Holocaust
#holocaust
My mother's maternal grandfather apparently didn't have much to do with his birth family -- he moved to the Rhineland from the Hesse region
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My mother's maternal grandfather apparently didn't have much to do with his birth family -- he moved to the Rhineland from the Hesse region
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Online trees
#general
Geni is currently a bit of a mess. Though I like the concept, the execution has been less than optimal. Privacy is an issue, with, for example, the information of minor children (whose parents don't w
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Geni is currently a bit of a mess. Though I like the concept, the execution has been less than optimal. Privacy is an issue, with, for example, the information of minor children (whose parents don't w
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Ancestry Faces $250 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over Auto-Renewals
I am so happy to see this lawsuit. Ancestry does notify customers that it will auto-renew their subscription way before it expires -- this year, for me, it was five weeks in advance. They don't make i
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I am so happy to see this lawsuit. Ancestry does notify customers that it will auto-renew their subscription way before it expires -- this year, for me, it was five weeks in advance. They don't make i
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Kansas City Lithuania Jews
#lithuania
#usa
Hi Ethan, Thanks for your note. My Litvaks mostly went to Chicago, but somehow a Chicago Goldberg met/married a Kansas City Ginsberg. And one of the Ginsberg siblings married a woman from Iowa and may
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Hi Ethan, Thanks for your note. My Litvaks mostly went to Chicago, but somehow a Chicago Goldberg met/married a Kansas City Ginsberg. And one of the Ginsberg siblings married a woman from Iowa and may
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Kansas City Lithuania Jews
#lithuania
#usa
Howard's post reminded me -- there's a theory that all early Kansas City Lithuanian Jews were related. Since I still have no idea what brought my Ginsberg ancestors to Kansas City, I'd love to connect
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Howard's post reminded me -- there's a theory that all early Kansas City Lithuanian Jews were related. Since I still have no idea what brought my Ginsberg ancestors to Kansas City, I'd love to connect
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JoAnne Goldberg
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A question about age
#general
Mollie might have been someone else's child -- or maybe she was 9 mos old. I have seen the month vs year confusion in family's records.
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Mollie might have been someone else's child -- or maybe she was 9 mos old. I have seen the month vs year confusion in family's records.
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JoAnne Goldberg
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"His name was changed at Ellis Island"
#names
About "changing the spelling" -- the manifests I've seen have all been written in English or German, in any case, using our Latin alphabet. Whereas many of our ancestors would have written their names
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About "changing the spelling" -- the manifests I've seen have all been written in English or German, in any case, using our Latin alphabet. Whereas many of our ancestors would have written their names
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JoAnne Goldberg
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"His name was changed at Ellis Island"
#names
My Lithuanian ancestors arrived in the 1880s pre-Ellis, and since I haven't found ship manifests I still don't know where they entered the country, or under what name. However, family lore is that the
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My Lithuanian ancestors arrived in the 1880s pre-Ellis, and since I haven't found ship manifests I still don't know where they entered the country, or under what name. However, family lore is that the
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Litvak descendents- let's share information
#lithuania
My father's family immigrated to the United States from Lithuania. Names include Plotkin/Plotnik, Block, Segal, Kaminsky, Ginsberg, Mandelstein, and Friedman -- in addition to Goldberg, which allegedl
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My father's family immigrated to the United States from Lithuania. Names include Plotkin/Plotnik, Block, Segal, Kaminsky, Ginsberg, Mandelstein, and Friedman -- in addition to Goldberg, which allegedl
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Vetting family tree submissions to genealogy sites for data soundness
#general
I wouldn't expect any of the companies to double-check sources, but they might flag improbable situations, like a boy becoming a father at age 8 or a woman having a baby at 60, or giving birth to thre
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I wouldn't expect any of the companies to double-check sources, but they might flag improbable situations, like a boy becoming a father at age 8 or a woman having a baby at 60, or giving birth to thre
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Vetting family tree submissions to genealogy sites for data soundness
#general
I don't see any of the sites validating user-submitted data. But they have no problems charging us for access to information, often flawed, provided by other customers! It's hard to balance the value
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I don't see any of the sites validating user-submitted data. But they have no problems charging us for access to information, often flawed, provided by other customers! It's hard to balance the value
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Libraries with Ancestry Remote Access Through ProQuest Has Been Extended Through June 30
#announcements
My local library network has a subscription and I was able to access it from home using my library card number. I wouldn't have thought to check if not for this thread!
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My local library network has a subscription and I was able to access it from home using my library card number. I wouldn't have thought to check if not for this thread!
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JoAnne Goldberg
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2020 US Census, post census thoughts
#general
For me, it's been instructive to see occupations and education on old US censuses -- data missing from all recent censuses. Most useful for me has been the 1900 question that asked women how many chil
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For me, it's been instructive to see occupations and education on old US censuses -- data missing from all recent censuses. Most useful for me has been the 1900 question that asked women how many chil
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Name IDA
#names
Ida may have been Eidel/Eitel -- have a lot of those in my family
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Ida may have been Eidel/Eitel -- have a lot of those in my family
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JoAnne Goldberg
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Given name Ksyel
My father, born in the United States to Lithuanian immigrants, was Kasile. If I could figure out for whom he was named, that would be a HUGE help! He liked the name Kasile but changed his first name t
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My father, born in the United States to Lithuanian immigrants, was Kasile. If I could figure out for whom he was named, that would be a HUGE help! He liked the name Kasile but changed his first name t
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