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Watch JewishGen's Brand New Video! 14 Aug 2013 | 02:29 am
Dear Friends, We are excited to announce the release of our brand new JewishGen video entitled "This is JewishGen.” The video explains more about us, who are the people “behind JewishGen” and how Jew...
Mazal Tov! 13 Aug 2013 | 02:15 am
Dear Friends, As many of you know, the IAJGS recognized the KehilaLinks project for its “outstanding contribution to Jewish Genealogy” at the just completed conference in Boston. We are incredibly pl...
My Heritage Assists In Restoration of Stolen Property Lost in Holocaust 30 Jul 2013 | 10:29 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Many descendants and survivors of the holocaust have listed their names with the Claims Conference [Conference on J...
[Turkey] JDC Archives Places Istanbul 1937-1949 Collection On Line 30 Jul 2013 | 10:26 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee [JDC] Archives Istanbul Collection, placed on their website, docum...
[Canada] 1842 Canada East and 1842 Canada West Censuses Released 30 Jul 2013 | 10:24 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced they have released the 1842 Canada East and 1842 West censuses. To determine parliamentary representation in the first .....
[Ireland] General Register Office Prepared to Email 'Research Copies' of BMD Certificates 30 Jul 2013 | 10:22 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE For those researching Ireland B,M,D, records after the commencement of civil registration in 1864 may find this of ...
[USA] New Bi-partisan Bill HR 2720 Introduced Limiting Access to the Death Master File-SSDI 30 Jul 2013 | 10:19 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE While we thought Congress was not currently focusing directly on the Death Master File (DMF) and the commercial ver...
[UK] Archives Hub 30 Jul 2013 | 10:15 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE For those researching the United Kingdom, this is for you! The National Genealogical Society (NGS) "UpFront with NG...
PERSI To Be Marketed by Brightsolid 30 Jul 2013 | 10:13 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE PERSI, the PERiodical Source Index, is a creation of the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center (ACPL) in Fo....
[European Union] Data Protection Regulation Vote Delayed Until September 30 Jul 2013 | 10:11 am
Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE There have been several previous postings about the European Union Proposed Data Protection Regulation. The purpose...
