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Finding Jewish Ancestors in Poland (view source)
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=== Maps of your Ancestor's Town === | === 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 | 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>'''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/soviet.shtml Soviet-era Town Plan Maps]''' are also available. This collection consists of street maps of individual towns and cities within the current borders of Poland. Many of the town maps consist of 1-4 separate maps. The maps are in color and about half of them include a "legend" – primarily an alphabetical listing of street names. The maps are in the Russian language (Cyrillic alphabet). | ||
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 locating tiny villages that don't often appear on most maps. For help locating these tiny villages, see the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps.shtml Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) maps.]''' | |||
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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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[[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.]] | [[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.]] | ||