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Tracing Polish Relatives 1870s
#poland
#unitedkingdom
Hi! If you can trace the parents and/or children that far, the newly-released 1921 census might help - there's a column for the country of birth AND of the state/province/district. The census is avail
Hi! If you can trace the parents and/or children that far, the newly-released 1921 census might help - there's a column for the country of birth AND of the state/province/district. The census is avail
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Translation from Yiddish (?) of WWII letter
#translation
I should be very grateful for a complete translation of this letter. It was sent by a family member from the then U.S.S.R. to the U.S.A. Our understanding is that the writer escaped from Plock, Poland
I should be very grateful for a complete translation of this letter. It was sent by a family member from the then U.S.S.R. to the U.S.A. Our understanding is that the writer escaped from Plock, Poland
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Mike Coleman
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Translations of two stones from Plock, Poland
#translation
Hi Fredel, Thanks for that - very useful further info. Kind regards, Mike Coleman London U.K.
Hi Fredel, Thanks for that - very useful further info. Kind regards, Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Translations of two stones from Plock, Poland
#translation
I should be very grateful for translations into English of these two stones which both relate to family members. Interestingly, they appear to be of the painted wooden variety - see http://www.jewishm
I should be very grateful for translations into English of these two stones which both relate to family members. Interestingly, they appear to be of the painted wooden variety - see http://www.jewishm
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Mike Coleman
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Rose Edith Ostroff
#usa
Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Elizabeth Abrahams c1786 London
#sephardic
#unitedkingdom
See : https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/bevis-marks-records/ Mike Coleman London U.K.
See : https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/bevis-marks-records/ Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Hebrew name variants
#names
Could Shmaryahu on a gravestone be a variant of Schmiel? Could it be anglicized, in the U.S.A., to Sam? Many thanks. Mike Coleman London U.K.
Could Shmaryahu on a gravestone be a variant of Schmiel? Could it be anglicized, in the U.S.A., to Sam? Many thanks. Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Added by hand "MIXTE" on birth and marriage certificate in France
#france
#general
I hesitate to say this, but could it denote a "mixed" marriage, or "mixed" parentage? Perhaps Sherri's suggestion could clarify this. Mike Coleman London U.K.
I hesitate to say this, but could it denote a "mixed" marriage, or "mixed" parentage? Perhaps Sherri's suggestion could clarify this. Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Identify people in Przasnysz's photo
#photographs
#poland
Suggest you join this FB group and post it there : Przasnysz is one of the communities of interest. https://www.facebook.com/groups/325232071645878 Mike Coleman London U.K.
Suggest you join this FB group and post it there : Przasnysz is one of the communities of interest. https://www.facebook.com/groups/325232071645878 Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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REQUEST: close-up photograph of an image on a grave in Montreal QC Canada
#photographs
#canada
Have you posted a request on Findagrave? https://www.findagrave.com/ Mike Coleman London U.K.
Have you posted a request on Findagrave? https://www.findagrave.com/ Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Replying in private - no need to publish your email
#guidelines
From personal experience, whether a public reply is deemed too personal to be of general interest, and is hence rejected, is entirely at the whim of the duty moderator. Likewise the oft-seen direction
From personal experience, whether a public reply is deemed too personal to be of general interest, and is hence rejected, is entirely at the whim of the duty moderator. Likewise the oft-seen direction
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Mike Coleman
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Kiev Tzesarskaya
#ukraine
Hi Samuel, This recent thread on this site may help regarding Michael : https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/topic/81120240 So far I've used only the obd-memorial.ru database but it provided amazing, a
Hi Samuel, This recent thread on this site may help regarding Michael : https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/topic/81120240 So far I've used only the obd-memorial.ru database but it provided amazing, a
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Mike Coleman
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NYC Cemeteries - Offering Mt Hebron
#photographs
#usa
Or better use shoe-repairers' black heel ball : "A wax colored with lampblack that is used to stain and polish the edges of the soles and heels of shoes or to take rubbings of brass or stone inscripti
Or better use shoe-repairers' black heel ball : "A wax colored with lampblack that is used to stain and polish the edges of the soles and heels of shoes or to take rubbings of brass or stone inscripti
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Mike Coleman
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1935 naturalization by a wife whose husband was naturalized in 1922 before the new law
#usa
#general
Were they still married? Mike Coleman London U.K.
Were they still married? Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Cemeteries in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area
#usa
Hi Ed, These may help : https://oddfellowsmemorialpark.com/ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2560861/odd-fellows-cemetery https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/864 For more search Wa
Hi Ed, These may help : https://oddfellowsmemorialpark.com/ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2560861/odd-fellows-cemetery https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/864 For more search Wa
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Mike Coleman
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brackets on records
#records
Hi Mandy, On your first point, I think this might be the case if the child had died very soon after birth and before the parents were able to register her/him, when living, with a given name. The iden
Hi Mandy, On your first point, I think this might be the case if the child had died very soon after birth and before the parents were able to register her/him, when living, with a given name. The iden
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Mike Coleman
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Can anyone help me figure out these names?
#names
#records
#ukraine
I'm glad that Sherri Bobish disregarded "MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately". This is how Family Search interprets it : https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24Z6-1KF Mike Coleman London U.K
I'm glad that Sherri Bobish disregarded "MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately". This is how Family Search interprets it : https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24Z6-1KF Mike Coleman London U.K
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Mike Coleman
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Naturalization Index / Search
#usa
#records
There are a number of hits on Ancestry under "Stanislaw exact and sounds like" and "Pnieczek exact and sounds like", but not the Declaration/Petition. His WWII Draft Registration Card has him (as Stan
There are a number of hits on Ancestry under "Stanislaw exact and sounds like" and "Pnieczek exact and sounds like", but not the Declaration/Petition. His WWII Draft Registration Card has him (as Stan
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Mike Coleman
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Need help researching family with son declared dead for marrying a gentile
#austria-czech
#records
The originator of the post identifies himself as Richard Nohel, suggesting that Nohel was indeed the original surname back when. Mike Coleman London U.K.
The originator of the post identifies himself as Richard Nohel, suggesting that Nohel was indeed the original surname back when. Mike Coleman London U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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Late birth registrations
#poland
#records
Hello Michael, Registration of births became compulsory in England and Wales only in 1875. Mike Coleman London (formerly Borehamwood) U.K.
Hello Michael, Registration of births became compulsory in England and Wales only in 1875. Mike Coleman London (formerly Borehamwood) U.K.
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Mike Coleman
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