I cannot help with this question, but I take the opportunity to add to it: All I know is that my great-grandfather died or was killed while in the military around the time of my grandfather's birth, w

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So, this begs the question, what is the right way to enter alternative names on Ancestry? I have sent Ancestry three emails, diplomatically worded, requesting an answer, but have been completely ignor

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Since many are relating stories of return trips to the old country, I would appreciate thoughts on my conundrum. The background: My widowed great-grandmother Molly (nee SZKLARKIEWICZ), her deceased hu

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This message is to everyone who has answered and offered me advice here and many more privately directly to my email address. I have replied to every one of you and want again to express my thanks. I

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On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 07:00 AM, Arthur Sissman wrote: "How to manipulate the matching section of the AncestryDNA website for maximum efficiency and useable results" Arthur is the man, absolutely. Th

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Thank you. I agree. I have heard Gil's talk and will watch it again on YouTube. I just need some solid DNA beginner's stuff as a foundation. I have already responded to Arthur to request an Ancestry D

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Per Ancestry, I'm 100% Eastern European Jewish (recently downgraded to 99%)! I know with certainty that in the 1800s and early 1900s all four of my grandparents' families came from towns in modern-day

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Are you suggesting these "Thank Yous" should be seen by all readers, so we all can know who appreciates information given by others or that "Thank Yous" be sent privately? I tried posting public "Than

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My great-grandmother Molly's 1929 South African death notice states she was born in WARSAW. Her son, my grandfather Samuel's UK 1921 census states he was born in WARSAW. Earlier UK censuses state her

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Attached is the Marriage Authorisation for my great-grandmother: 1. I would appreciate the translation of Hebrew names above JACOB CLARKE, spelt as best to enable further research. 2. Likewise for MIL

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My great-grandmother MOLLY SZKLARKIEWICZ (from Jedwabne or Warsaw) was married to a STIGLITZ or similar (uncertain where he was from) who was in the military and died or was killed shortly after their

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IN PART POSSIBLY ANSWERS THE ABOVE QUESTION BUT ALSO POSES AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION! My great grandmother Molly Szklarkiewicz (her maiden name) was widowed when her husband died or was killed while serv

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Again, Michelle, you have provided me with helpful insight and information. I have taken a look at Sherlock Cohn's website and will definitely send her copies of the photos and the surrounding stories

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This is extremely useful, Michelle, and much appreciated. I will post the photographs on the Facebook group, as you suggest. The backstory to my great-grandmother is complicated, so dating the photos

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I have two undated formal studio photos of my great-grandmother, one taken in Warsaw and one in Liverpool. I am struggling to make sense of them from the age she looks in them vis a vis when I underst

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Unfortunately, I don't know where in Poland (other than Russian Poland on the census) my BARNETT family came from. However, my father's much younger, now octogenarian, first cousin and sole living fam

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I have not yet done any deep research on the BARNETT branch of my family (my grandmother was a Barnett). The first Barnett I am aware of who emigrated from Russia/Poland is JOSEPH BARNETT around 1822.

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Very kind of you, Kathryn, to take the time to look through the book. I have come across a couple of places where it is for sale at a hefty price! Even though the Clarke family is not mentioned, unles

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This is a very rare book by Philip Ettinger. I don't know its format, so I don't know how easy or how difficult it might be for someone who has a copy to research a name for me? I understand it has a

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SZTYGLIC, STEIGLITZ, STIEGLITZ, STAGLIC OR SIMILAR died or was killed around 1881 to 1883 while in the army. He was married to my great grandmother MOLLY (MALA or MALKA?) SZKLARKIEWICZ OR SIMILAR. The

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