Being an active member of IGRA, I have become acquainted with "Billion Graves". For over a year I have been transcribing the epitaphs on tombstones to information forms, via the…
Following the webinar Tomasz did for IGRA a couple of years ago (available on the IGRA website to all for a limited time) we received many requests for an additional…
Before World War I, the Polesian city of Pinsk was in Czarist Russia. The city had a strong Jewish majority. In 1897, there were approximately 21.000 Jews, or 74% of…
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is an excellent example of genealogical methodology. The author shows intellect, patience, persistence, creativity, imagination, curiosity and generosity. She goes far beyond collecting names of family…
History and Geography reprint from Avotaynu This is a reprint of the article History and Geography As Crucial Factors In Determining Where to Look for Baltic-Area Archival Records—with Emphasis on…