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A guide to finding your Jewish Ancestors | '''<span style="color:red">A guide to finding your Jewish Ancestors in Ukraine using Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation website.</span> ''' | ||
== Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | == Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | ||
[[File:Miriam Weiner at the Kiev Historical Archives.png|alt=|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Miriam Weiner at the Kiev Historical Archives in Ukraine,''' August 1991. ]][[File:Sudilkov sign.png|thumb|404x404px|'''Miriam visited Sudilkiv in 1991 where her paternal grandparents once lived.''' | [[File:Miriam Weiner at the Kiev Historical Archives.png|alt=|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Miriam Weiner at the Kiev Historical Archives in Ukraine,''' August 1991. '''Photo Credit:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. ]][[File:Sudilkov sign.png|thumb|404x404px|'''Miriam visited Sudilkiv in 1991 where her paternal grandparents once lived. Photo Credit:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. ]]The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Weiner_(genealogist) Miriam Weiner], who is a genealogist specializing in the research of Jewish roots in Poland and the former Soviet Union. In her 30+ years of experience in Eastern European archives, she collected vast amounts of information and material. Much of her data was originally published in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Ukraine_and_Moldova Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Poland Jewish Roots in Poland],'' but is now available online through the [http://www.rtrfoundation.org Routes to Roots Foundation website.] The site includes many resources to help you research your Jewish roots including a town-by-town index/inventory of surviving Jewish records in archives, maps, surname and Holocaust list databases, informative articles, and much more! | ||
== Find the Town == | == Find the Town == | ||
In order to research your family in Ukraine, it is essential that you have identified the '''actual town''' name of where they came from. It is not enough to know only ‘Ukraine;' you really need to determine the town name and hopefully, the district/province name. The name of a nearby larger town can also be very helpful. | In order to research your family in Ukraine, it is essential that you have identified the '''actual town''' name of where they came from. It is not enough to know only ‘Ukraine;' you really need to determine the town name and hopefully, the district/province name. The name of a nearby larger town can also be very helpful. | ||
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are buried in the same burial plot, but often only one of them originally came from that town. | are buried in the same burial plot, but often only one of them originally came from that town. | ||
See the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots | See the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots to learn more about jurisdictions in the Russian Empire and their modern-day equivalents. | ||
===Maps of your Ancestor's Town=== | ===Maps of your Ancestor's Town=== | ||
[[File:Soviet Town Plan Map - Shepetovka.png|alt=|left|thumb|581x581px|'''Shepetovka, Ukraine,''' Soviet-era Town Plan Map example from Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. To see the full version of the Shepetovka map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Shepetovka/ here].]] | [[File:Soviet Town Plan Map - Shepetovka.png|alt=|left|thumb|581x581px|'''Shepetovka, Ukraine,''' Soviet-era Town Plan Map example from Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. To see the full version of the Shepetovka map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Shepetovka/ here].]] | ||
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Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives. Most collections in this database cannot be found online elsewhere. | Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives. Most collections in this database cannot be found online elsewhere. | ||
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. | 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. To see whether a telephone book for your Ukraine ancestral town is included in this collection, [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/GenealogyIndexer.pdf click here.] If your town is included in the foregoing list, then [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ocrsearch.php click here] and insert your surname (in English, top line; or in Cyrillic/Russian, bottom line). | ||
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'''Image Sources:''' Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by Miriam Weiner. | '''Image Sources:''' Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by Miriam Weiner. | ||
[[Category:Ukraine]] | [[Category:Ukraine]] | ||
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