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Without any doubt, whether we know it or not as yet, every Jewish family has at least distant relatives in Israel. Haven’t you always  wished that somehow you could just light upon them without bureaucratic delays or language obstacles? This … Continue reading →

Posted by Gary Mokotoff Do you subscribe to those JewishGen Discussion Groups that cover the areas of interest in your family history research? JewishGen currently has 24 such groups, each oriented toward some geographical area of ancestry. These message boards … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen The US National Archives and Records Administration launched their online videos of its most popular “how to” workshops . These are short videos which range from 8 minutes to just over one hour can be used … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen The Old Bailey was and still is the central criminal court for England and Wales. It is located in central London and stands on part of the site of the Bailey to the ancient Fleet … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen The issue of identity theft and the Death Master File, also known under the commercial version, Social Security Death Index (SSDI)  has been discussed on this forum previously- with 4 bills having been introduced late … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen For those interested in Britain, this free website may be of interest: A Vision of Britain Through Time  http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/.  It covers 1801-2001. The website  provides a useful way to search the United Kingdom by place … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen The Museum of the History of Polish Jews has a new video on their website: “The Virtual Shtetl Is Discovering Belarus.”  The movie shows Virtual Shtetl workers and volunteers’ efforts  to unearth and record the … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen France has a long history of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths–starting in 1792.  It covers people of all denominations. French records also include “margin records”– these are hand-written notes that may lead to … Continue reading →