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2 Other Characters Needing Special Attention |
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6 Devoicing and Assimilation |
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C Handwriting: Cyrillic Script |
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D Russian Forms of Proper Names |
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1 Transliteration vs. Translation |
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2 Transliterating Russian Names into the Roman Alphabet |
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3 Transliterating German Names from the Cyrillic Alphabet |
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4 Transliterating Jewish Names from the Cyrillic Alphabet |
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Phonetic Values of the Yiddish and Cyrillic Alphabets, with Observations on Names |
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5 Transliterating Lithuanian Names from the Cyrillic Alphabet |
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6 Transliterating Polish Names from the Cyrillic Alphabet |
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7 Conclusion: Sleepless in Shidlovo |
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E Russian Alphabetical Order |
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F Linguistic Interference from Other Languages |
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Other Forms of These Endings |
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B Date and Time Expressions |
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Dates Using the Old Church Slavonic Alphabet |
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D Sample List of Occupations |
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III Locating Records in America That Lead Back to Europe |
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77 | (1) |
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G Polish Fraternal Organizations |
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77 | (1) |
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H Parish & Organizational Histories |
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78 | (1) |
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I Obituaries and Cemetery Inscriptions |
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78 | (1) |
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J Passports and Consular Records |
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K Insurance and Fraternal Organization Death Claim Records |
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IV Russian-Language Records Originating in America |
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Document IV-1 A Church Registry Extract |
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Main Administrative Subdivisions of the Russian Empire |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (3) |
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85 | (1) |
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D Terms Often Found in Obituaries and Gravestone Inscriptions |
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90 | (4) |
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E Russian Consular Records |
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94 | (21) |
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1 Document IV-8: Notarized Attestation for Obtaining Traveling Papers |
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94 | (3) |
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2 Document IV-9: A Questionnaire (Passport Application) |
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3 Document IV-10: A Handwritten Passport Application |
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103 | (3) |
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4 Document IV-11: A Seaman's Certificate |
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106 | (2) |
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5 Document IV-12: A Request for Exemption from Military Service |
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108 | (3) |
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6 Document IV-13: A Certificate for Travel (in Place of a Passport) |
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111 | (3) |
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7 Document IV-14: A Statement Regarding Previous Employment |
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114 | (1) |
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V Finding Your Ancestral Home and Its Records |
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115 | (78) |
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A "I've Found It...But Where is it?" |
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115 | (1) |
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B Basic Geography, and the Problems of Place Names |
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116 | (24) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Russian Names of Provincial Capitals, Selected County Seats, and Other Localities |
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118 | (1) |
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Map V-1 The Russian Partition in the mid-19th century |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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3 Baltic Provinces of the Russian Empire (not including Lithuania) |
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122 | (1) |
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Map V-2 Counties of Vil'na Province |
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Modern Kaliningrad Oblast', Russia |
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124 | (1) |
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5 Belarus (old name, now) |
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Map V-3 Counties of Grodna Province |
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Territory Formerly in the Austrian Partition (Eastern Galicia), Later in the Soviet Union |
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127 | (2) |
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Map V-4 Galicia as of the mid-19th century |
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129 | (1) |
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Ukrainian Territories in "Little Russia," "South Russia," and Western Russia |
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Map V-5 The Pale of Settlement as of the late 19th century |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (1) |
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8 South Russia, or "New" Russia |
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135 | (1) |
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10 The Region of Astrakhan' |
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Map V-6 The Western Russian Empire as of the End of the 19th Century |
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The Gubernias and Districts of Kaskas, the Caucasus |
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The Gubernias and Regions of Siberia |
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The Districts of Central Asia |
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Map V-7 Western Russia as of 2001 |
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138 | (1) |
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Map V-8 Eastern Russia as of 2001 |
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139 | (1) |
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12 Other Russian Geographical Names You May Encounter |
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139 | (1) |
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C Gazetteers for the Russian Empire |
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140 | (13) |
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Document V-1 Sample from a Russian Provincial Gazetteer |
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141 | (1) |
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Document V-2 Sample page from |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (2) |
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Document V-5 Sample from B.C.C.P. |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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D Gazetteers for the Regions of Poland Once Ruled by Russia |
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153 | (16) |
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Document V-7 The 1934 Skorowidz miejscowosci |
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153 | (1) |
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Document V-8 Sample from the 1967 Spis miejscowosci PRL |
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154 | (1) |
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Document V-9 Wykaz urzedowcyh nazw miejscowosci w Polsce |
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155 | (1) |
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The Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego |
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155 | (1) |
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A Sampling of Abbreviations and Vocabulary in the Slownik Geograficzny |
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156 | (4) |
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Document V-10 Sample Slownik Geograficzny Entry |
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160 | (1) |
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Other Polish-Language Sources |
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161 | (1) |
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Document V-11 The 1921 Polish Census |
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161 | (1) |
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Document V-12 Bigo's Gazetteer of Galicia |
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162 | (1) |
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Document V-13 Alphabetisches Orts- und Gemeindelexikon... Warschau |
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163 | (1) |
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Document V-14 Nazwy Miejscowe Polski-Historia-Pochodzenie |
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163 | (1) |
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Document V-15 Guidebook for Jedwabne |
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164 | (1) |
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Document V-16 Sample Church Directory |
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165 | (1) |
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Gazetteers for Former Austrian Territory |
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165 | (1) |
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Document V-17 Sample from Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia |
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166 | (1) |
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What Does all This Have to do with RUSSIA? |
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166 | (1) |
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Map V-9 "Poland" (The Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania) in 1634 and 1815 |
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167 | (1) |
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Map V-10 Poland, 1921-1939 |
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168 | (1) |
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E Dealing with Repositories of Records in the Former Russian Empire |
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169 | (24) |
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169 | (1) |
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Guide to Writing Letters in Russian |
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170 | (4) |
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174 | (1) |
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Guide to Writing Letters in Lithuanian |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (3) |
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Guide to Writing Letters in Ukrainian |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (6) |
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VI Russian-Language Records Originating in Europe |
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193 | (165) |
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A Indexes to Vital Records Registers |
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193 | (4) |
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Document VI-1 Index to 1870 Births in Barglow Koscielny, Poland |
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193 | (1) |
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Document VI-2 Index to 1882 Marriage Register in Sadlno Parish, near Konin, Poland |
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194 | (1) |
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Document VI-3 Index of 1882 Deaths from Sadlno Parish, near Konin, Poland |
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195 | (1) |
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Document VI-4 Register Title from Bialystok, Poland |
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196 | (1) |
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B Records of Birth, Baptism, or Circumcision |
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197 | (45) |
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1 Components of a Paragraph-Form Birth/Baptismal Record |
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197 | (1) |
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2 Document VI-5: A Paragraph-Form Catholic Birth Record from the Kingdom of Poland |
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3 Document VI-6: Example of a Marginal Notation in a Birth Record |
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205 | (2) |
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4 Document VI-7: Another Example of a Marginal Notation in a Birth Record |
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207 | (2) |
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5 Document VI-8: A Jewish Birth Record from Russian Poland |
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209 | (3) |
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6 Document VI-9: A Written Transcript of a Catholic Birth Record from Lithuania |
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212 | (5) |
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7 Document VI-10: A Written Transcript of a Jewish Birth Record from Russian Poland |
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217 | (4) |
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8 Document VI-11: A Written Attestation of Determination of Age |
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221 | (4) |
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9 Document VI-12: A Russian Orthodox Columnar Baptismal Record |
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225 | (3) |
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10 Document VI-13: A Catholic Columnar Baptismal Record from Russian Poland |
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228 | (2) |
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Document VI-14 A Catholic Columnar Baptismal Record from Lithuania |
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230 | (3) |
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11 Document VI-15: A Jewish Columnar Birth Record |
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233 | (5) |
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Document VI-16 Another Jewish Birth Record, from Bialystok, Poland, 1880 |
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238 | (2) |
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12 Document VI-17, A Short-Form Birth Certificate |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (32) |
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1 Document VI-18 and VI-19: Premarital Examination |
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242 | (5) |
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2 Document VI-20: A Paragraph-Form Marriage Record from Russian Poland |
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247 | (7) |
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3 Document VI-21: A Paragraph-Form Jewish Marriage Record from Russian Poland |
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254 | (6) |
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4 Document VI-22: A Russian Orthodox Columnar Marriage Register |
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260 | (3) |
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5 Document VI-23: A Roman Catholic Columnar Marriage Register from Poland |
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263 | (4) |
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Document VI-24 A Roman Catholic Marriage Register from Lithuania |
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267 | (3) |
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6 Document VI-25: A Jewish Columnar Marriage Register from Russian Poland |
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270 | (2) |
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7 Document VI-26: A Short-Form Certificate from Russian Poland |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (16) |
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1 Document VI-27: A Paragraph-Form Death Record from Russian Poland |
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274 | (4) |
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2 Document VI-28: A Jewish Paragraph-Form Death Record from Russian Poland |
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278 | (3) |
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3 Document VI-29: A Russian Orthodox Columnar Death Record |
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281 | (2) |
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4 Document VI-30: A Catholic Columnar Death Record from Russian Poland |
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283 | (1) |
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5 Document VI-31: A Jewish Columnar Death Record from Russian Poland |
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284 | (2) |
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6 Terms Often Seen as Causes of Death or in Death Records |
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286 | (4) |
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1 Document VI-32: A Jewish Divorce Record from Bialystok |
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290 | (2) |
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2 Military Records: Document VI-33: Conscription Lists |
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292 | (7) |
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Document VI-34 A List of Draftable Males from a Population Register |
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299 | (4) |
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Document VI-35 Certificate of Completing Training |
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303 | (2) |
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Document VI-36 Certificate of Having Reported for Conscription |
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305 | (1) |
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Document VI-37 Military Discharge Booklet |
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306 | (5) |
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Document VI-38 Details from Another Discharge Booklet |
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311 | (2) |
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Document VI-39 A "Militia Ticket" |
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313 | (4) |
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3 Document VI-40: Revizskie Skazki (Revision Lists) |
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317 | (3) |
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4 Returns from the 1897 Russian National Census |
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320 | (2) |
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Document VI-41 Census Form A |
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322 | (2) |
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Document VI-42 Census Return for Form A |
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324 | (2) |
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Document VI-43 Military Census Form |
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326 | (2) |
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Document VI-44 Questionnaire for Military Census Form |
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328 | (2) |
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5 Document VI-45: A (Identification Booklet) |
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330 | (2) |
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6 Notarial Documents - Document VI-46: A Notarized Deed of Sale |
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332 | (2) |
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Document VI-47 A Bilingual Notarized Document |
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334 | (2) |
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7 Document VI-48: A Catholic Church's Register of Easter Communicants |
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336 | (2) |
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8 Document VI-49: A Population Register |
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338 | (4) |
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9 Passports - Document VI-50: Long-Form Passport Booklet |
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342 | (4) |
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Document VI-51 Sample of the "Short-Form" Booklet Passport |
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346 | (2) |
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Document VI-52 A Single-Sheet Russian Passport |
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348 | (2) |
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Document VI-53 Another Example of a Single-Sheet Russian Passport |
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350 | (1) |
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Document VI-54 A 28-Day Identification Document |
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351 | (1) |
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10 Document VI-55: A Guild Membership Certificate |
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352 | (2) |
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11 Document VI-56: A Certificate of Nobility |
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354 | (2) |
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12 Document VI-57: A Personal Letter |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (79) |
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Symbols and Abbreviations |
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359 | (1) |
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A List of Terms Frequently Encountered in Records |
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360 | (77) |
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VIII An Index of First Names |
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437 | (30) |
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437 | (1) |
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Linguistic and Ethinic Origins |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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Name Variants, Diminutives, Alternate Forms, etc |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (1) |
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440 | (1) |
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Abbreviations and Symbols |
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440 | (1) |
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Alphabetical List of Selected First Names |
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441 | (26) |
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IX Acknowledgements and Bibliography |
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