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== Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | == Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | ||
[[File:Miriam Weiner at Warsaw USC office, 1993.1.png|alt=|left|thumb|556x556px|Miriam Weiner at Warsaw USC office, 1993. '''Photo credit:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | [[File:Miriam Weiner at Warsaw USC office, 1993.1.png|alt=|left|thumb|556x556px|'''Miriam Weiner at Warsaw USC office,''' 1993. '''Photo credit:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | ||
The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by 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! | The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by 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! | ||
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See the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots Administrative to learn more about jurisdictions in the Russian Empire and their modern-day equivalents. | See the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots Administrative to learn more about jurisdictions in the Russian Empire and their modern-day equivalents. | ||
[[File:Bialystok.png|left|thumb|675x675px|'''Bialystok, Poland''' 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 '''Bialystok_1''' map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Bialystok_1/ here.] To see the '''Bialystok_2''' map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Bialystok_2/ here.]]] | [[File:Bialystok.png|left|thumb|675x675px|'''Bialystok, Poland,''' 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 '''Bialystok_1''' map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Bialystok_1/ here.] To see the '''Bialystok_2''' map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Bialystok_2/ here.]]] | ||
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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 locating tiny villages that don't often appear on most maps. For help locating these tiny villages, see the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps.shtml Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) maps.]''' | 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 locating tiny villages that don't often appear on most maps. For help locating these tiny villages, see the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps.shtml Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) maps.]''' | ||
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[[File:Bialystok, Death Records.png|alt=|left|thumb|614x614px|'''Standard Surname Search Result''', [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ rtrfoundation.org.]]][[File:Poland 9-up.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|1028x1028px|Examples of various types of Polish Jewish documents. Click on the image to see an enlarged version. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | [[File:Bialystok, Death Records.png|alt=|left|thumb|614x614px|'''Standard Surname Search Result''', [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ rtrfoundation.org.]]][[File:Poland 9-up.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|1028x1028px|'''Examples of various types of Polish Jewish documents.''' Click on the image to see an enlarged version. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | ||