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Russian Jewish Roots

Genealogy in the 21st Century.

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Zhitomir district population statistics

Posted: 11/22/2022

Information extracted from census data

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Cross border research

Posted: 12/31/2019

Connection between South-Central Belarus and Northern Ukraine

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Pinsk population statistics

Posted: 12/27/2019

Population statistics derived from vital records.

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Daid-Gorodok population statistics

Posted: 8/16/2019

Population statistics derived from vital records.

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Minsk by the numbers

Posted: 6/17/2019

An attempt to uncover details about early 19th century Jewish community of Minsk.

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How to get the most out of Last Name Indexing page

Posted: 4/4/2019

Decipher last name indexing lists and find more clues.

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Novogrudok Rural Census of 1818

Posted: 3/29/2019

Jewish residents in Novogrudok district villages. Includes map.

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Introduction to Family Lists

Posted: 2/2/2019

Family lists, as census substitutes.

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The aftermath of 1816 census: inside look

Posted: 9/24/2018

Uncover the reasons for additional censuses with nuances of intergovernmental communications.

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Introduction to Jewish Genealogy

Posted: 8/31/2018

From beginner to expert in 15 minutes.

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People with no family names in Russian census records

Posted: 8/30/2018

Not everyone had last names recorded in the census.
Could this be why your last name is not found in the census?

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What can we learn from the rural census?

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The story of common name origins.

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Posted: 8/17/2016

As the center of governorate, Mogilev precided over the territory roughly equivalent to eastern third of the modern day Belarus. In addition to locals, many out of towners chose this town to marry, give birth to their children and some as their final resting place. Was your relative one of them?

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Untold story of Jewish migrations

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TBD.

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The picture worth two thousand words.

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Posted: 8/17/2014

Knowing your geography

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Posted: 8/17/2014

Knowing Where before When.

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Posted: 11/2/2013

Welcome Litvaks!

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Posted: 10/31/2013

Did our ancestors lived in the same district?

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How?

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Solving the unknown.

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Posted: 10/27/2013

The importance of geography in every-day research.

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