Finding Jewish Ancestors in Poland: Difference between revisions

=== Maps of your Ancestor's Town ===

Miriam Weiner's website offers select '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps1.shtml historical maps of Poland]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Poland that may prove useful in your family history.<br><br>Maps will help you locate places where your ancestors lived and give you context for the records you are using. Maps can identify political boundaries, place names, geographical features, cemeteries, synagogues, etc. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes or finding communities that no longer exist.

**To search, enter a surname, given name, and/or town name into the search box. Collection results will then appear. The first column lists the collection type, while the second column contains the Collection Description (CD). The Collection Description includes information such as how the collection was acquired, references to Miriam Weiner's first visit to the town, photos (current and pre-World War I), links to other resources for the town, and/or document examples. The final column lists the number of records associated with the search term(s). Click on the blue hyperlinked number to view records, then click on the blue hyperlinked surname to see more details about the record.

[[File:Bialystok, Death Records.png|alt=|left|thumb|614x614px|'''Standard Surname Search Result''', [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ rtrfoundation.org.]]][[File:Poland 9-up.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|1028x1028px|Examples of various types of Polish Jewish documents. Click on the image to see an enlarged version. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]]