Marriage records, synagogue records, family histories and documents, TheirĪrchival holdings include dozens of local Jewish family trees, 15,000 indexed and browsable photos of nearly all the Jewish cemetery stones in Manitoba.Ī large library of books of historical and genealogical interest.Īlso check out their list of extensive archival holdings. Hundreds of taped interviews of our Jewish Pioneers. The Jewish Post and Israelite Press dating back to 1910, including Will be: a computerized database of over 40,000 articles from SheĬan help you with their wealth of information. In Winnipeg, at the Asper Jewish Community Campus. Their offices are at C116 - 123 Doncaster Street Visit the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada In locating the records you will be looking for. A singleĬlue or bit of information from a relative may save you hours You can before starting to research written records. Get everything you can from all the relatives If they pass away before you talk to them, that information They may remember more than you might think That you can carry with you or send out to people. Make up a large wall-chart with all the relatives you know of Once you have enough names and several generations, be bold and This information, keep it separate so you will not inadvertently This may include divorces, adoptions,Īddresses, phone numbers, or even birthdates. Again, the basic books on Genealogyīe sensitive to others, and do not record anything anyone would Enclose nicknames, or changed names in double quotes, i.e. Give the maiden name (birth surname)įor women. Use mixed case in your own records for surnames, but use CAPITALS for When you forget where you got something, especially when you run You will be happy you did several years later Number each item, and put references to these sources in yourįamily information. Reason for this is so that if you went back to that place or personįor further research, you would know what you previously obtained. Items by place or person that you obtained the item from. Keep a special binder to document all the research you have done.Īll of your handwritten notes, photocopies, clippings, and otherĭocumentary evidence should go into the binder. Then you can computerize and make future work After a while, you will have the basic structure of yourįamily outlined. You will find you will be amassing information soįast at first, that a simple manual method of organization isīest. Goes for your original organizational system. Numbering schemes will drive you crazy, so just do it,Īnd in a year you can change it to what you really like. Information about a person, or cross reference a person very easily. Choose a very simple numbering scheme so that you can find Start simple, and add to your system as your requirements Looseleaf binders and store your information together in groups An ancestry (or pedigree) chart,Īnd Family Group sheets are considered as basic equipment. From the basic books on Genealogy,įind a style you like best. There are as many ways to organize your Genealogical info as thereĪre ways to organize your desk. Papers, Newspaper Clippings, Obituaries, Maps, Letters, and anything (to bring life to the people) Photos, Personal Documents, Legal Numbers, Notes (to explain anything that needs explaining) Stories ![]() Immigration, other events) Places (Birth, Marriage, Death, Burial,īar/Bas Mitzvah, Immigration, other events) Addresses, Phone Namesake) Dates (Birth, Marriage, Death, Burial, Bar/Bas Mitzvah, Middle names, Maiden name, Nicknames, Hebrew or Yiddish names, What information will you collect? Names (Surname, Given name, With certain family names? Do you want to follow all your linesīack or do only a few or even one line interest you most? To Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Personal To check out the book by Arthur Kurzweil: From Generation You will also find books specific to research in Canada,Īnd there are also books specific to Jewish Genealogy. There are many excellent basic books that can answer most of your Go to the public library and borrow some books on Genealogy. Go through your house andįind photo albums, scrapbooks, or anything else that can help Start with yourself and your immediate family and see how You already know something about your family and want to know You have probably become interested in your family history because You with a little "how" on your way to find "who", "when", "where", and "why". However, it contains much information that is generalĮnough to be of use to any interested newcomer to the hobby. Readers Note: This document was originally designed to be given to beginning An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy in Manitoba An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy in Manitoba by Louis Kessler
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