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In BriefWinnipeg Free PressIt included modern-day Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, parts of Poland and Ukraine and other former Soviet republics. The Family History Library is the largest collection of records of its kind in the world, with more than two million ...and more » |
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American soldiers brought to life at the home of...The ReporterAccording to Suresch, her father, who served in the U.S. Army in both France and Germany during the Great War, as it was known at the time, suffered a wound to his head during battle, which earned him the Purple Heart. Born in 1898, in Baltimore ... |
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Changing Borders of Eastern EuropeHeritage Florida Jewish NewsHal Bookbinder, a world-renowned expert in genealogy, will be the guest speaker at the next monthly meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando (JGSGO). "The Changing Borders of Eastern Europe" will be presented at 1 p.m. Sunday, ... |
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East county club newsVentura County StarThe Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County will meet from 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 2 at 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive. The program is "ódz: Manchester of Poland." In the 19th century, ódz grew from a small village to the second ... |
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Łódź: Manchester of PolandVentura County StarShe has published in the Kielce-Radom Special Interest Group Journal, and has been a volunteer for JewishGen, JRI-Poland, and the Łódź Area Research Group. The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County is dedicated to ... |
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The long road to forgivenessSydney Morning HeraldIt is tempting to assume that her latest novel - a Holocaust story (with a quirky vampiric twist) set in modern America and in Auschwitz, is mined from family history, given her Jewish heritage. This isn't the case. Unlike her protagonist Sage, a young ... |
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Reverend Arthur Cowburn: Tracing my family historyThis is CornwallFor a number of years we have sent shoeboxes to Eastern Europe at Christmas and one of these led to a number of years of communication with a Romanian family. My wife asked if there was anything specific that they would like us to send. Their request ... |
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Irene Yesenosky, 93, of WayneNorthJersey.comShe was born on Oct. 23, 1919 in the Carpathian Mountain village of Chudliovo in what was then Czechoslovakia, now the Ukraine, oldest of Michael and Barbara, nee Gelesh, Romanko's four children. At 9, she joined her American born father, mother and ... |
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How history shapes a familyHeritage Florida Jewish NewsA man who had been displaced twice in his life-first from Russia and then from Italy-leaving everything behind, he had a hard time throwing anything out. "His closet was kind of a rest home for retired clothing: shoes that had curled in half with age ... |
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"Danetown": The story lies in the cemeterySherburne County CitizenKolbinger cites an article by former Sherburne History Center staffer Bobbie Scott in saying that the Danish immigration to this area peaked around 1882, when the loss of a war with Germany compelled many to leave their homeland to avoid compulsory ... |
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Alsace: Getting Away - and Bringing some BackPalate PresI moved to Germany a little over a year ago for a variety of reasons. My glib but honest answer .... Despite a family history going back to 1785, it feels very new with a bright, modern tasting room and many of the wines also taste kind of... new. 2008 ... |
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Vienna man recalls Memorial Day memoriesFairfaxtimes.com... from a career of more than forty years as a professional librarian, my mother devoted herself to seemingly endless research into all previous generations of her eastern-Pennsylvania family, dating back to their remote origins centuries earlier in ...and more » |
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Back Roads: Forgotten Millville cemetery shrouded in mysteryPost-BulletinA search of a genealogy Web site, however, found Johann Giem was born in 1803 in Lower Saxony, Germany, and Charles (Karl) Christian Giem, whose name is also on the abstract, was born Jan. 20, 1830, in Saxony. He had blue eyes, chestnut brown hair, ...and more » |
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IHT Quick Read: May 23New York Times (blog)NEWS Three of Europe's most powerful countries - Britain, France and Germany - have thrown their weight behind a push for the European Union to designate the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, a move that could have far ... |
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Weaving a wonderful tale out of a family's legacyKawartha Media GroupMrs. Thompson's book connects to The Muskoka Story, written by her mother, Beatrice Scovell, and based on the pioneer and genealogical stories of her own descendants - the Casselmans and the Wares - who emigrated from Germany to begin new lives ... |
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Sherwood's Notebook: Remembering Those Who ServedNBC4 WashingtonThe little town of Haselbach, Germany, is hosting a memorial this summer for the crew members. Your Notebook's brother -- retired Army officer Ed Sherwood, who lives outside of Atlanta and did the journeyman work to chronicle this family history ... |
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Annual Memorial Day breakfast with the MayorAuburn VillagerThe fingerprints of the Pick family's legacy are visible throughout Auburn, and this year's Auburn Heroes Remembered Award will also allow the community to see the family's history of military service and sacrifice. Lieutenant General ... Colonel Lewis ... |
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Houby Days Brings People Together for Czech CultureKCRGThe streets of the Czech Village filled up quickly as people took in the weather, sites and sounds of the annual festival all in honor of Czech history. Attendees reminisced about the songs and memories of the old days. "I do genealogy for my family. I ...and more » |
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Be Healthy: Bronx Nurses Offer Tips for Fighting 'Diabesity'Norwood NewsWhile you can't change having a family history of diabetes, you can do something to combat other risk factors, such as being overweight or sedentary (inactive). ... Water may be the secret weapon in weight loss, say researchers in the U.S. and Germany. |
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Fiddler Maggie embarks on a new stage of her careerHerald ScotlandLater this summer the 21-year-old Royal Conservatoire of Scotland student will be competing in solo sailing at the Fireball World championships in Slovenia and at the NatWest Island Games in Bermuda. Before that, however, she has a pair of prestigious ... |
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German internee's family gathering in OldcastleMeath ChronicleOne of the most unusual 'Gatherings' this year took place in Oldcastle recently when the family of one of the German internees in the town gathered from all over the world to revisit this unique episode in their family history. Heinrich Joebges was ...and more » |
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Scottish tourism is flourishing, Bric by BricHerald ScotlandYesterday's VisitBritain figures revealed a 30% increase in visits to Scotland from the four fast-developing Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). In fact, the numbers coming from two of them, Brazil and China, nearly doubled in a single ...and more » |
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Stephen Foster topic at Cornerstone meetingWashington Observer ReporterJames "Fuzzy" Randolph, left, and Ferd Dolfi from Waynesburg University presented a progam on Stephen Foster at the May meeting of the Cornersone Genealogical Society. WAYNESBURG - James "Fuzzy" Randolph did more than speak at this month's Cornerstone ... |
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A Custom Ancestry Tour in ScotlandWall Street JournalNow they offer their services to regular folk, combining in-depth genealogical research with treasure-hunt-like journeys that reveal their findings, clue by clue, along the way. "We liken it to ... Run by a family of genealogists, Ancestral Attic ...and more » |
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Making history - into a microphoneChicago TribuneSitting across from his son Peter in a warmly lit booth at the Chicago Cultural Center earlier this month, Chester Konopacki gave slow, careful answers about his childhood on his family's farm in Eastern Poland. He recalled he was tending horses one ...and more » |
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Student discovers family history in Holocaust classAlexandria Town Talk"All the student knew was her family came from Germany a long, long time ago," Task said. Task and the pamphlet explained that the cross, known as the Honor Cross of German Motherhood, was given by the Nazi Regime to "fit" German mothers - Aryan ... |
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Olsen details German-Bohemian cultureNUjournalWade Olsen displayed a photograph of a picturesque forest trail in mountainous land on the west end of the Czech Republic he said became more significant in recent generations as people ventured away from their villages more and more. "German-Bohemian ... |
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NOTE TO SELF: Never forget your ancestorsEaling GazetteCemeteries are such fascinating places and even though I've never been particularly into history per se, I am very interested in my own family history and a cemetery always reminds me of the fascinating stories of past family members. My Aunt was ...and more » |
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