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 == Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation ==
 [[File:Miriam Weiner at the Kiev Historical Archives.png|alt=|left|thumb|400x400px|Miriam Weiner at the Kiev Historical Archives in Ukraine, August 1991. ]]
-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 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! {{Ukraine-sidebar}}
+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! {{Ukraine-sidebar}}
 == Find the Town ==
-In order to research your family in Ukraine, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. It is not enough to know only ‘Ukraine;' you must know the town name and 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 place where they came from. It is not enough to know only ‘Ukraine;' you must know the town name as well as the district/province name. The name of a nearby larger town can also be very helpful.
 One of the best ways to determine information about your ancestor's pre-immigration origins is to investigate records in the country of immigration. Records that might give clues about your ancestor's birthplace include vital records like marriage or death, vital records of children or spouses, census, synagogue records, obituaries, naturalization/immigration and so on. Find a Wiki page for the country, state, or county that your ancestor immigrated to in order to discover what types of records might be available for the area they lived in. See [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archdta11.shtml this page] on Miriam Weiner's Routes to Routes page for additional tips on finding your ancestor's hometown.
-In your research to find your ancestor's hometown, you may come across terms such as "gubernia," "wies," "rajon," etc. These are not names of towns, but rather terms for administrative divisions, such as province, town, district, etc. For help understanding these terms, see the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots Foundation.
+In your research to find your ancestor's hometown, you may come across terms such as "gubernia," "uyezd," "rajon," etc. These are not names of towns, but rather terms for administrative divisions, such as province, town, district, etc. For help understanding these terms, see the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots Foundation.
 ===Maps of your Ancestor's Town===
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 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 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 can use Google Translate to help you navigate search results. If using the Chrome browser, right-click anywhere and select '''Translate to English'''. 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 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 can use Google Translate to help you navigate search results. If using the Chrome browser, right-click anywhere and select '''Translate to English'''. 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.
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 [[File:Archive Database Search Result for Lutsk, Ukraine.png|alt=|thumb|499x499px|'''Archive Database entry,''' [https://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org].]]
+=== Archive Database ===
-===Archive Database===
 Use the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/search.php Archive Database]''' to locate what records exist for your ancestor's town, and where to find them. Search for the name of your ancestor's locality, and the database will provide results for known surviving records from that location, and where the records are held. Remember to adjust the search criteria for Soundex options or spelling variations. Review the '''General Information about the Archive Database''' section for some helpful resources.
 This database contains documents such as army/recruit lists, family lists and census records, Jewish vital records (birth, marriage, death, divorce), immigration documents, voter and tax lists, property and notary records, Holocaust documents, police files, and pogrom documents, school records, occupation lists, local government, and hospital records.
+'''Accessing the Records'''
-[[File:Holocaust Lists Database Search Example.png|alt=|left|thumb|400x400px|'''Holocaust Lists Database Search,''' [https://rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org].]]
+For information about the repositories referred to on Miriam Weiner's Archive Database, see the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/webs.shtml '''Archives in Eastern Europe'''] page which includes archival contact information. Contact/visit the respective repository for details on their holdings. For instructions on contacting archives and accessing records, see Q11 on [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archdta11.shtml#Q10 this Routes to Roots page.] For help writing in inquiry in Russian, see the [[Russia Archives and Libraries]] page.[[File:Holocaust Lists Database Search Example.png|alt=|left|thumb|400x400px|'''Holocaust Lists Database Search,''' [https://rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org].]]
 [[File:Sample Holocaust Lists database entry for Ukraine.png|alt=|thumb|500x500px|'''Holocaust Lists Database Entry,''' [https://rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org].]]
 === Holocaust Lists Database ===
-Use the new '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/holocaust.php Holocaust Lists Database]''' at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots to determine the location of Holocaust documents such as victim and survivor lists, survival testimonials and more. Holocaust Collections included in this database are from select towns in Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine.
+Use the new '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/holocaust.php Holocaust Lists Database]''' at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots to determine the location of Holocaust documents such as victim and survivor lists, survival testimonials and more. Database entries include information about which archive the records are stored in and the archival file number. This information will help you locate the original record in the archive.
-Database entries include information about which archive the records are stored in and the archival file number. This information will help you locate the original record in the archive.
 Also, after you have determined that Holocaust documents for your town are available, consider searching for your surname in the Surname Database. Miriam Weiner has digitized many Holocaust lists and they are accessible through the Surname Database. Keep in mind that this is an ongoing project, so check back often for new information and updates.
 To request a search from the relevant archive (identified in the search results), click on the archive name which will lead to a list of archives and you can then choose the exact one. Contact that archive to request a search of the specific documents (provide year and files numbers) for your surname(s).
-=== Accessing the Records ===
-For information about the repositories referred to on Miriam Weiner's Archive Database, see the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/webs.shtml '''Archives in Eastern Europe'''] page which includes archival contact information. Contact/visit the respective repository for details on their holdings. For instructions on contacting archives and accessing records, see Q11 on [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archdta11.shtml#Q10 this Routes to Roots page.] For help writing in inquiry in Russian, see the [[Russia Archives and Libraries]] page.
 === Additional Ukraine Jewish Records ===