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===Miriam Weiner's Surname Databases=== | ===Miriam Weiner's 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. | ||
[[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.57.22 PM.png|left|thumb|400x400px|Standard Surname Database at Routes to Roots, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | [[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.57.22 PM.png|left|thumb|400x400px|Standard Surname Database at Routes to Roots, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | ||
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[[File:Belarus Standard Surname search results example.png|left|thumb|437x437px|Example of a Standard Surname Database search result, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | [[File:Belarus Standard Surname search results example.png|left|thumb|437x437px|Example of a Standard Surname Database search result, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | ||
[[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 5.20.45 PM.png|none|thumb|500x500px|Example of documents you may find through the Standard Surname Database, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org ]] | [[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 5.20.45 PM.png|none|thumb|500x500px|Example of documents you may find through the Standard Surname Database, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org ]] | ||
==== OCR Surname Database ==== | ==== OCR Surname Database ==== | ||
[[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.59.58 PM.png|thumb|400x400px|OCR Surname Database at Routes to Roots, Miriam Weiner Archives, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]] | |||
* Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives. | * Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives. | ||
**To search, type in the surname, and you'll find an automatic translation of the surname into Cyrillic appear in the second search box. Repeat the search twice - once using the Latin Letter search, and again using the Cyrillic Letter search. Searches may yield different results. Once search results appear, you may want to use Google Translate to help you navigate search results. If using the Chrome browser, right-click anywhere on the page and select '''Translate to English'''. Keep in mind if you are looking at a telephone directory, the original directories have been donated to the U.S. Library of Congress. View the original by selecting the '''Get Page Scan''' button. | **To search, type in the surname, and you'll find an automatic translation of the surname into Cyrillic appear in the second search box. Repeat the search twice - once using the Latin Letter search, and again using the Cyrillic Letter search. Searches may yield different results. Once search results appear, you may want to use Google Translate to help you navigate search results. If using the Chrome browser, right-click anywhere on the page and select '''Translate to English'''. Keep in mind if you are looking at a telephone directory, the original directories have been donated to the U.S. Library of Congress. View the original by selecting the '''Get Page Scan''' button. | ||
==Find Records for your Town== | ==Find Records for your Town== | ||