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== | ==Online Databases of the Israel Genealogy Research Association== | ||
[http://genealogy.org.il/AID/index.php | |||
*[http://genealogy.org.il/AID/index.php Online Databases of the Israel Genealogy Research Association] - for the Search Engine of the Israel Genealogy Research Association, which includes these collections:<br> | |||
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*'''Register of British Subjects 1863-1913:''' This database is based on a ledger found in the Israel State Archives. The ledger is organized according the the first letter of the surname and states the first year the person registered with the consulate. Some times there are remarks about the person being registered with different spellings of his name. | *'''Register of British Subjects 1863-1913:''' This database is based on a ledger found in the Israel State Archives. The ledger is organized according the the first letter of the surname and states the first year the person registered with the consulate. Some times there are remarks about the person being registered with different spellings of his name. | ||
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*'''UK Passport requests made in Safed 1921- 1949:''' 1,133 requests for Mandate passports from Safed during the period 1920-1949. Document from the Barshad collection at the''" Pedagogic Center of Safed."'' | *'''UK Passport requests made in Safed 1921- 1949:''' 1,133 requests for Mandate passports from Safed during the period 1920-1949. Document from the Barshad collection at the''" Pedagogic Center of Safed."'' | ||
== | ==U.S. Department of State Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa Consular Post Records== | ||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Israel/group84.htm#Search U.S. Department of State Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa Consular Post Records] at Jewishgen database, | |||
*'''1857-1935''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1470/ Israel, Index to Records from U.S. Consular Posts in Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa, 1857-1935] at Ancestry, ($) images | |||
Few of the original records were indexed, and many were disposed of in 1950. After a survey of these records by members of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW) in 1995, the volumes of records with the most significant genealogical material were indexed. Only those names assumed to be Jewish were included in the index. | '''More Information'''<br> | ||
This collection has more than 9,000 entries, was created from Record Group 84, Foreign Service Post Records of the U.S. Department of State for Consular Posts: Jerusalem (1857-1935), Jaffa (1867-1917), and Haifa (1872-1917). The U.S. State Department's files from Foreign Service posts abroad are stored at the U.S. National Archives II, College Park, Maryland. Few of the original records were indexed, and many were disposed of in 1950. After a survey of these records by members of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW) in 1995, the volumes of records with the most significant genealogical material were indexed. Only those names assumed to be Jewish were included in the index. | |||
Records of genealogical value selected for indexing include: birth, marriage, death, probate and wills of American citizens; records of passports issued, visas (required as of 1917) and related matters of immigration and naturalization; registers of visitors, American citizens, and children born of American parents; property disposal and settlement of estates; and general correspondence and miscellaneous records concerning the protection of American citizens and their interests. | Records of genealogical value selected for indexing include: birth, marriage, death, probate and wills of American citizens; records of passports issued, visas (required as of 1917) and related matters of immigration and naturalization; registers of visitors, American citizens, and children born of American parents; property disposal and settlement of estates; and general correspondence and miscellaneous records concerning the protection of American citizens and their interests. | ||
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*The search engine for this database is at the bottom of the page on Jewishgen website. After finding your ancestor in the index, you will want to send for the full file. | |||
Include in your mail, phone, or on-site request ALL of the following information for each entry: | Include in your mail, phone, or on-site request ALL of the following information for each entry:<br> | ||
*RG 84. All records in this database are from RG (Record Group) 84. | *RG 84. All records in this database are from RG (Record Group) 84. | ||
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For copies requested by mail, loose papers will be photocopied, but documents from bound volumes will be put on microfilm only. Minimum fee is $10 for the first 15 pages or less to be microfilmed. | For copies requested by mail, loose papers will be photocopied, but documents from bound volumes will be put on microfilm only. Minimum fee is $10 for the first 15 pages or less to be microfilmed. | ||
==Other Databases== | ==Other Databases== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1465/ Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)], index ($) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1993/ UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969], index ($) | ||
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