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Somewhat crazy questions for this place
#dna
Here's a blog post from MyHeritage on how they do it: https://blog.myheritage.com/2017/06/introducing-our-new-dna-ethnicity-analysis/ Basically they start with their users, pick some based on geograph
Here's a blog post from MyHeritage on how they do it: https://blog.myheritage.com/2017/06/introducing-our-new-dna-ethnicity-analysis/ Basically they start with their users, pick some based on geograph
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Surname request information
#lithuania
I had a similar problem. The answer was in the ships manifest. Do you have theirs?
I had a similar problem. The answer was in the ships manifest. Do you have theirs?
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Phil Karlin
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ViewMate translation request - Russian
#translation
I have posted 5 records on ViewMate for which I would appreciate translations. They are BMD files from the Plock region of Poland, written in Russian. I would prefer full translations. They are on Vie
I have posted 5 records on ViewMate for which I would appreciate translations. They are BMD files from the Plock region of Poland, written in Russian. I would prefer full translations. They are on Vie
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Phil Karlin
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How were Hungary censuses conducted?
#hungary
I. Census timing. Generally it took time to complete the census. According to the JewishGen description, 1848 took into 1849. I have an 1869 image of a relative's, signed and dated January 1870 But, w
I. Census timing. Generally it took time to complete the census. According to the JewishGen description, 1848 took into 1849. I have an 1869 image of a relative's, signed and dated January 1870 But, w
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Phil Karlin
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How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name?
#lithuania
I was surprised to find my my great grandparents on the manifest with a different surname. Then I searched the name on JewishGen for Lithuanian records and found them in multiple birth & death records
I was surprised to find my my great grandparents on the manifest with a different surname. Then I searched the name on JewishGen for Lithuanian records and found them in multiple birth & death records
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Phil Karlin
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Do these siblings have the same mother? A Yiddish given name question
#names
I visited my local Mormon parking lot today and got Morris' marriage record, in which he names his mother as Agnesh Karlin. It seems to me that both Nussa and Gossie could be variations or diminutives
I visited my local Mormon parking lot today and got Morris' marriage record, in which he names his mother as Agnesh Karlin. It seems to me that both Nussa and Gossie could be variations or diminutives
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Phil Karlin
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Do these siblings have the same mother? A Yiddish given name question
#names
So some additional information: there were 3 other siblings for whom I haven't found marriage or death certs with parents' names. They are: Peal, b. 1881 Leah, b. 1884 Meyer, b. 1887 So I come back to
So some additional information: there were 3 other siblings for whom I haven't found marriage or death certs with parents' names. They are: Peal, b. 1881 Leah, b. 1884 Meyer, b. 1887 So I come back to
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Phil Karlin
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Do these siblings have the same mother? A Yiddish given name question
#names
There are 4 people, immigrants from Minsk Gubernia, who lived in New York City and/or Canada who I can identify as siblings via Census records or immigration manifests or other documents. I've tracked
There are 4 people, immigrants from Minsk Gubernia, who lived in New York City and/or Canada who I can identify as siblings via Census records or immigration manifests or other documents. I've tracked
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Phil Karlin
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Obtaining a death record listed on FamilySearch
#usa
#records
The images still exist. For some reason they are no longer attached to the index records, but it's not hard to find them. Since my last attempt at this message was rejected by the moderators, PM me fo
The images still exist. For some reason they are no longer attached to the index records, but it's not hard to find them. Since my last attempt at this message was rejected by the moderators, PM me fo
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Phil Karlin
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We believe we are related, but DNA doesn't show connection... ??? KLEPFISZ
#poland
#warsaw
#dna
So having addressed the limits of dna, it's back to genealogy. I did a search on Klepfisz, there are almost 1000 in JRI-Poland. Are you sure you can't go back further on your trees? Can you trace your
So having addressed the limits of dna, it's back to genealogy. I did a search on Klepfisz, there are almost 1000 in JRI-Poland. Are you sure you can't go back further on your trees? Can you trace your
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Phil Karlin
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We believe we are related, but DNA doesn't show connection... ??? KLEPFISZ
#poland
#warsaw
#dna
Once you get to 3rd cousin, there is a possibility of no shared DNA, though small (2.3%). As you get more distant, the odds of no shared DNA increase significantly. International Society of Genetic Ge
Once you get to 3rd cousin, there is a possibility of no shared DNA, though small (2.3%). As you get more distant, the odds of no shared DNA increase significantly. International Society of Genetic Ge
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Phil Karlin
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Help! Hitting brick walls due to NYC record restrictions
#records
#usa
Yes, the parking lot. I've spent hours sitting in my car. A lot of the images that say No Image can be found, they just aren't indexed. The record can tell you which film to look in and you can find i
Yes, the parking lot. I've spent hours sitting in my car. A lot of the images that say No Image can be found, they just aren't indexed. The record can tell you which film to look in and you can find i
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Phil Karlin
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DNA Matches - Most CentiMorgans or Largest Segment?
#dna
#education
#poland
#ukraine
#galicia
As frustrating as Ancestry is, it has the largest database of users, and It now shows you the longest segment. Shared matches are far and away more useful than any other service. The lack of detailed
As frustrating as Ancestry is, it has the largest database of users, and It now shows you the longest segment. Shared matches are far and away more useful than any other service. The lack of detailed
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Phil Karlin
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New Find Raises Questions about Family Name:
#poland
#names
I have the exact situation in the Yaffe branch of my family. I had from a naturalization the month and year of arrival. I could not find any Yaffe's who arrived at that time, so I just brute force sta
I have the exact situation in the Yaffe branch of my family. I had from a naturalization the month and year of arrival. I could not find any Yaffe's who arrived at that time, so I just brute force sta
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Phil Karlin
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23andMe to become publicly traded
#dna
I think the thread title is inaccurate. Virgin is not buying 23andMe. It is going public. From an email received from 23 & Me:
I think the thread title is inaccurate. Virgin is not buying 23andMe. It is going public. From an email received from 23 & Me:
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Phil Karlin
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Would a later born child have the same name as an earlier deceased child?
#names
My grandfather was named after his brother. Shimen Mendel b. 1896 d. 1897 in Lithuania. Simon Manuel b. 1898 in New Haven.
My grandfather was named after his brother. Shimen Mendel b. 1896 d. 1897 in Lithuania. Simon Manuel b. 1898 in New Haven.
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Phil Karlin
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Help - would children on ships records be named? Or just the adults/adults travelling with them
#records
#hungary
#russia
#slovakia
I have an 1868 arrival in New York, a baby is not named. There's a column on the manifest "Baby" with a 1 in it.
I have an 1868 arrival in New York, a baby is not named. There's a column on the manifest "Baby" with a 1 in it.
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Phil Karlin
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Using geneanet
#france
I tried it for a bit, but for my purposes it didn't add any value. They may have French records that Ancestry or MyHeritage don't. I also just logged in with my free membership for a quick look. You c
I tried it for a bit, but for my purposes it didn't add any value. They may have French records that Ancestry or MyHeritage don't. I also just logged in with my free membership for a quick look. You c
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Phil Karlin
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New JewishGen Partnership with USC Shoah Foundationās Visual History ArchiveĀ®
#JewishGenUpdates
This is great news. The USC Shoah Foundation Archive is wonderful. It's a great resource. I've been trying to get in to a local partner to view one of the interviews that are not online. Covid is prev
This is great news. The USC Shoah Foundation Archive is wonderful. It's a great resource. I've been trying to get in to a local partner to view one of the interviews that are not online. Covid is prev
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Phil Karlin
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1869 Hungarian Census
#hungary
#translation
I couldn't find your Viewmate, so I can just speak generally. Lots of helpful links, including Kurrent letters, at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Slovakia_Genealogy. Find the 1869 Census in the
I couldn't find your Viewmate, so I can just speak generally. Lots of helpful links, including Kurrent letters, at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Slovakia_Genealogy. Find the 1869 Census in the
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Phil Karlin
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