Genealogy research in the Romanian region
Where was Eli’s grandfather * born and what is the connection to a tree from the USA?
Genealogy research in the Hungarian region
Why is the mother mentioned by her maiden name?
Genealogy research in the former Poland region, Belarus
How is the “uncle” Yosef related to the family who immigrated to Israel before the war?
Building a Pedigree Tree
Why use a genealogist to build a family tree? More and more people are convinced that it is important for them to build a family tree. One can see the trend, building a family tree is becoming a common and accepted and this is because people understand that their family and certainly their family origin […]
Making a family tree
Making a family tree – what to focus on? More and more people are realizing that life is not only the present or the future but also the past. There is no doubt that the past in Israel has enormous significance because we came to Israel from different places in the world and this creates […]
How we found living relatives
A family we did not know existed … (sequel story)What can be found in family research? During genealogy research we encounter barriers that do not allow us to continue in the direction of research, however, there are cases where we discover new findings that we did not expect to find at all. Each of us […]
How to encourage a 90 year old for Genealogy Research
Mom said we have relatives in America She added that there was a time when “how do you not remember?” that her cousin came to our house to visit. Really, I did not remember. Maybe I was too young, maybe I was expecting a gift from America, maybe. I later traveled to America myself. I […]
Our life Trajectory within the Genealogy Research
How can civil records be used to aid genealogy research and family tree construction?What is Genealogy? What is Family Research? The definition of history is (according to Wikipedia): a study of past events according to written documents.In this article I will try to describe the life trajectory of a person in terms of the genealogy […]
Define Research Topic
Definition of the topic of the Genealogy Research / Family Roots ResearchWhat is the question to be answered by the Genealogy Research? The first and most important step in the genealogy research is to define the research question or goal. This is the question we would like to answer in family research. Together with the […]
Initial Genealogy Research
How do we start the Genealogy Research? Locate and collect data and documents that are in the family’s possession. We will collect documents in the family’s possession: official documents, official certificates, lists, memoirs, diaries, memorial dates, dedications in books, souvenirs, pictures, medals, coins, artefacts, Judaica, and various other testimonies. We will decipher and investigate the […]