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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/maps2.shtml historical maps of Ukraine]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Ukraine that may prove useful in your family history.<br><br> | Miriam Weiner's website offers select '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps2.shtml historical maps of Ukraine]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Ukraine that may prove useful in your family history. | ||
'''[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 Ukraine. 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). This map collection includes more than 40 localities in present-day Ukraine. | |||
Click '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/soviet.shtml HERE]''' to see these map lists. <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. | 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. | ||
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=== Ukraine Jewish Records === | === Ukraine Jewish Records === | ||
See the '''[[Ukraine Jewish Records]]''' page for more information and resources for accessing genealogical records in | See the '''[[Ukraine Jewish Records]]''' page for more information and resources for accessing genealogical records in Ukraine. | ||
==Historical Photos== | ==Historical Photos== | ||