LOMZA. ShtetLinks Directory JewishGen Home page For comments or questions about this webpage, contact Ted Hochstadt. Museum-of-family-history. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. HIAS.org :: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Home. Jewish Division. First Floor, Room 111 Phone: (212) 930-0601 | Fax: (212) 642-0141 Fully accessible to wheelchairs The Dorot Jewish Division is responsible for administering, developing and promoting one of the world’s great collections of Hebraica and Judaica. Reference and research services are available in a dedicated Jewish studies reading room on the first floor of the Library’s landmark Stephen A.
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Center for Jewish History • 15 West 16th Street • New York, NY 10011. American Jewish Archives. Shtetl - Yiddish Language and Culture. Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Passenger Records. Emigration, Immigration & Naturalization Records em·i·gra·tion - from the Latin emigrare; to move away from a place. The word Emigrate is to leave a place, especially your native country to live in another country. im·mi·gra·tion - the act of entering another country for the purpose of settling there on a permanent basis. nat·u·ral·i·za·tion - the act of foreign national earning, and/or being granted citizenship in an adopted country.
Each country has their own rules and regulations. In the United States applicants must be at least 18 years old, having been legally admitted to the country and having resided in the U.S. for a minimum of 5 years. They must be of "good moral character" and must show that they are "attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States. " A Brief History of Castle Garden and Ellis Island New York and Ellis Island immediately come to mind when you think of "immigration.
" Records from these periods are divided into three groups and are online as: GGD Links to Related Pages. Organizations : Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE) : The SGGEE is devoted to the study of those people with German ancestry who lived in present-day Poland and also those people who lived in the western part of present-day Ukraine, in the old pre-World War II province of Volhynia. Auch vorhanden auf Deutsch. East European Genealogical Society (EEGS) : The EEGS "identifies and marshals genealogical resources for east European research". Galicia is one of the most popular regions in their mandated area of interest.
University of Alberta, Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: This site has a single page on Galizien Germans, but several other pages on the history and distribution of Germans in central Canada. Black Sea Germans: This website focuses on Germans who settled in Russia around the Black Sea and it has a large database of Germans who lived near the Black Sea at some point.
Cemetery Restoration Projects: This will be a new category on the GGD Website. Jewish Genealogical Society of Willamette Valley Oregon. Hundred's of Links's to Jewish Genealogy with thousands of links to Jewish everything worldwide... Lomza, Poland [Yizkor List] American Jewish Historical Society. Center for Jewish History Genealogy Institute Suggests strategies for beginning a family history research projectMaintains a collection of genealogical reference works open to the publicRefers family history researchers to genealogically relevant collections of the Center for Jewish History partnersOffers public programs on family history research The American Jewish Historical Society's holdings include a significant number of archival collections with information useful for family history researchers.
Some have databases that are searchable by last name. Orphanage records: Records in these collections include admission and discharge ledgers. Please note that orphanage records are restricted for 70 years due to privacy laws. Immigrant aid organizations: Military records: American Jewish Committee, Office of War Records, 1918-1921 These records include questionnaires filled out by WWI soldiers detailing their military careers and other biographical information. Court records: Other collections: Discover Yourself! Ellis Island - FREE Port of New York Passenger Records Search.
Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People - Beit Hatfutsot. Jewish Genealogical Society. Consolidated Jewish Surname Index. JewishGen - The Home of Jewish Genealogy. Shtetl, Yiddish Language and Culture. Karen's Adoption Links - Inspiration, Quotes, and Poems for Adoption. Family History and Genealogy Records. SuperSearch historical records. JewishEncyclopedia.com. Searching the Galveston Passenger Lists in One Step. Center for Jewish History • Family History Databases. Search Ancestry & Genealogy, Uncover Family History | findmypast.com.