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Finding Jewish Ancestors in Ukraine (view source)
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==Surname Databases== | ==Surname Databases== | ||
Over her 30+ years of working in Eastern European archives, Miriam Weiner collected vast amounts of material that can be searched using the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnintro.shtml Surname Databases.]''' There are two surname databases - the Standard Surname Database and the OCR Surname Database. You may also be able to use the surname databases to help narrow down a more specific location for where individuals lived who shared your ancestor's surname. | Over her 30+ years of working in Eastern European archives, Miriam Weiner collected vast amounts of material that can be searched using the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnintro.shtml Surname Databases.]''' There are two surname databases - the Standard Surname Database and the OCR Surname Database. You may also be able to use the surname databases to help narrow down a more specific location for where individuals lived who shared your ancestor's surname. | ||
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For help finding records in an archive, see the section, '''Find Records for your Town.''' [[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.59.58 PM.png|thumb|OCR Surname Database at Routes to Roots, [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ocrsearch.php https://www.rtrfoundation.org]. |alt=|400x400px|left]] | |||
[[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.59.58 PM.png|thumb|OCR Surname Database at Routes to Roots, [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ocrsearch.php https://www.rtrfoundation.org]. |alt=|400x400px|left]] | |||
[[File:OCR Search Results - Ukraine.png|thumb|379x379px|Example of an OCR search results at Routes to Roots, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | [[File:OCR Search Results - Ukraine.png|thumb|379x379px|Example of an OCR search results at Routes to Roots, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | ||
=== OCR Surname Database === | === OCR Surname Database === | ||