google news archive

Here's a general tip: you may wish to access the newspaper News Archive onhttp://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?hl=en&q=typing in the family name and the city. Indeed (as someone who wasraised in Bridgeport) the name Fodeman was familiar and came up onthe news search.

http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/jewish/tracingjewishroots/tracingjewishroots.htm

New LDS Jewish resources

Follow-up: LDS Church Announces 3 Online Resources for Jewish Genealogical Researchers
Yesterday I published a short article about the LDS Church adding new databases focusing on Jewish resources. Today, the Church issued a press release that offers details:
New Jewish Family History Resources Online
FamilySearch Releases Free Database and Research Guides
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— FamilySearch added to its substantial Jewish genealogical collection with the addition of its new Jewish Family History Resources online. The announcement was made in conjunction with the 27th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Conference in Salt Lake City this week. The new web page includes a new Jewish genealogy database, the Knowles Collection, as well as a new research guide, Tracing Your Jewish Ancestors. The new features can be accessed for free at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch provides numerous free tools and resources for anyone researching Jewish ancestry.
The Knowles Collection contains information for thousands of Jews from the British Isles. Building on the work of the late Isobel Mordy, the collection links individuals into family groups with more names added continuously. The collection is available as a file that can be viewed and edited through most genealogy software programs. Genealogy software is also available as a free download.
“The Tracing Your Jewish Ancestors guide is an excellent, free reference tool for anyone with a Jewish ancestor who came to the United States from Europe,” said Paul Nauta, manager of Public Affairs for FamilySearch. “Users will be able to follow simple steps to identify an ancestor’s birthplace or place of origin—a difficult task for many with Jewish ancestry,” Nauta added. It provides instructions on which records to search first, what to look for, and what research tools to use. It includes 30 colorful pages of examples and rich, helpful details. The digital document is available in a high quality, easy-to-use PDF format. The popular Jewish Genealogy Research Outline has also been revised and is accessible for free.
Other FamilySearch Jewish Family History Resources highlights include:
Links to relevant records and searchable databases
Helpful guides and forms to view online or print
Online indexing projects, where individuals can register to volunteer or to see what databases are forthcoming
Free genealogy management software
Directions to receive free personal assistance through a family history center near you
Those with Jewish ancestry should bookmark the site. Links to new resources and tools will be added as they become available.
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch maintains the world's largest repository of genealogical resources accessed through FamilySearch.org, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and over 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries.
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For a free-access resource, it would appear that FamilySearch is energetically competing with commercial resources--especially since Ancestry retracted its services so abruptly this year. The western world owes

findmypast.com

Dear Genners,Thank you to the kind persons who asked the question about UK Passenger Lists and those who answered them.On Findmypast.com I found a record for my grandfather who had gone to England on business in 1924. His address in England was given as 15 Heywood St., Cheetham, Manchester. Mapquest doesn't go below 80. Does anyone know what was at that address in 1924-residence, business, hotel? Other passengers who were at hotels had that Subject: overlaping data bases? and a new question...From: "JEF BARNETT" Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:31:56 -0400X-Message-Number: 14Re: Findmypast.com is a database of passengers sailing from the UK between890 and 1929.I had not heard anyone respond so I went ahead and purchased the minimumunits from this site (about US$14) and viewed a record for my grandfather.The records for the passengers leaving the UK in ships bound for places outof the Europe are different than the ship's manifests held at Ellis Island.They are a separate manifest of all passengers boarding a particularship/sailing but the information is sparse.It shows passenger names, ages, whether traveling single, with spouse and orchildren, country of citizenship( all of which are on the Ellis Islandmanifests) , port they arrived at in the UK and the steamship line (not theship's name or dates) and the city the passenger was ticketed to.What I did find of interest, is showed the ship, The Cunard Saxonia leftLondon 2/16/1921 bound for Halifax and New York. My grandfather was ticketedto NY. The ship actually landed in Boston on 3/2/1921 not NY? Anyexplanations or suggestions as to why??Jef BarnettBensalem, PABANDRYMER (Bandrimer or Bandremer) -Serock, Pultusk, Rozan PolandKRASHA - Serock, Krasnosielc PolandNOWAK (Novak, Nowack) -Serock, Krasnosielc PolandBULMAN- PolandSOLARZ- Serock, Krasnosielc Poland (lost in the Holocaust)SILVERBERG- Serock, Krasnosielc Poland (lost in the Holocaust)----------------------------------------------------------------------Subject: Re: Overlapping passenger databases?From: Joy Weaver Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:37:18 GMTX-Message-Number: 15Ira, I have used both and they do differ.The FindMyPast lists seem to be records kept for the port of departure rather than for the outgoing vessel. I've found huge discrepancies in spelling of names, differences in specific place of origin (town vs country only), etc.The cost isn't too high for a short subcription, so I've found it useful to see both lists.Joy WeaverEast Islip, NY USA----------------------------------------------------------------------Subject: Re: overlaping data bases? and a new question...clearly noted. I would appreciate any suggestions.Thank you,Renee PayneWashington, DC

Polish communities website

Subject: Polin - webportal on the Polish JewsFrom: Marianna Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:56:52 +0200X-Message-Number: 3Hello,I would like to introduce you to a new website entitled POLIN - PolishJews Heritage.The portal can be found at http://polin.org.plThe main aim of the website is to provide information on the historyof the Jewish communities in the pre-war Poland. Our goal is topresent all the towns that had a vibrant Jewish community before theWorld War II - that means that in the future the website will containover 1200 entries. As for now - we have about 200 towns described andphotographed. One can find recent pictures of the town and Jewishsites (remaining synagogues, cemeteries etc.), prewar pictures, filmsand other interesting material on each town.It is also important that POLIN is open for cooperation - we encourageeveryone to create an account and add information on their hometowns!Each week we try to add new data. Please feel invited to visit thesite and we hope you'll find comprehensive information on the towns ofyour interest.And one more thing - the website is dedicated to the towns located intoday's borders of Poland; that means that you won't find towns thatwere in Poland before the war and today are located in Ukraine,Belarus or Lithuania.NOTE: This website in a non-profit site. It is run by the Foundationfor the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland and it is foreducational and informative purposes only.Best regards,Marianna HoszowskaWarsaw, Poland----------------------------------------------------------------------