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Jewish Genealogy Basics: The JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF)
If you’re seriously researching your Jewish roots then you already know about the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF), but for those who are just getting started I wanted to point out this critical resource...
View ArticleJewish Genealogy Basics: Yizkor Books
It is a bit sad to have to include Yizkor Books under my ‘Jewish Genealogy Basics’ category on this blog, but unfortunately most Jewish people have relatives who perished in the Holocaust, and there is...
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Genealogy Basics: Historical Newspapers
There is a wealth of genealogical information buried in the stacks of old newspaper stored in various libraries worldwide. Depending on whether you live in the same place as your ancestors, accessing...
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Jewish Genealogy Basics: Ancestral Town (Shtetl) Information
One of the first steps to doing genealogy research is to find the town that each person in your tree was born. For most Jewish researchers, this means tracking back to towns that may no longer exist or...
View ArticleDon’t Trust What You Find on the Internet, and Cite All Your Sources
When you do research into your family, you need to cite your sources. Without sources for all the names, dates, etc. that you put into your family tree, your tree doesn’t really mean that much. Let me...
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Jewish Genealogy Basics: Mailing Lists
It wasn’t that long ago when collaborating with others doing genealogy research meant going to a local genealogy meeting, or traveling to a regional, national or international conference, or looking up...
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Introducing the B&F Forms System
Getting started in researching your family can be difficult. There is a lot to learn, both about how to do the research, but also about the tools needed to organize your research. As you move forward,...
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Genealogy Basics: Up, Down and Sideways
Genealogy humor: “Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as progress”. While amusing, it also points to an interesting issue faced by many people interested in genealogy. Many people who research...
View ArticleGetting Started in Jewish Genealogy
I get asked by a lot of people how to get started in researching their family. This entire site is dedicated to helping people do just that, but after eight years of writing articles and creating...
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