Hi, Has anyone used the Dynastree website? It gives you the geographical area of the surname on this website.  It offers a free family tree and I was wondering how good the offer is. Thanks Teresa

I recieved a reply from the Polish Post office. I used google translate but not really understanding what i need to do next, if anything. Hoping someone can please clarify for me. I did send my initial email in english - so i'm hoping someone understood what i said. Here is there reply: Biuro Kontroli Dyrekcji Generalnej Poczty Polskiej przesyła według właściwości do Centrum Poczty w Warszawie skargę otrzymaną od Pana Bobby XXXXXXX, w celu wyjaśnienia sprawy i udzielenia Skarżącemu odpowiedzi. Google translate: Audit Bureau of the Directorate General of the Polish Post forward by the property to the Post Center in Warsaw received a complaint from Mr Bobby XXXXXX, in order to clarify the matter and the applicant replies. Thanks, Bobby.

I personally would not expect a synagogue to take on the task of photographing tombstones. I believe you will have the best luck obtaining the tombstone images you need if you post your request on either the Rootsweb Pittsburgh mailing list or at http://findagrave.com. Here is the mailing list webpage. http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/PA/allegheny.html#PA-PITTSBURGH FindAGrave even has a page devoted to what I believe is the cemetery you are talking about "Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery", but I did not see that surname listed on that page. If the following url does not work, just do a cemetary search in Pennsylvania from the main findagrave page. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=44375&CScn=beth&CScntry=4&CSst=40& You would have to register first, but you also could search for your family at JewishGen's Online Burial Registry at: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/ They do have many tombstone images there in addition to being a Registry. On 12/27/08, peekaboobrat <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm so sorry you had the Rabbi Savage block issue. I had the Father Albert > issue. I took pictures of the tombstones but when it came to obtaining > written archive copies, it took me four years of letters and phone calls. > ... > I'm a bit late in response. It was only this last year that I received a > postive answer to my request for copies of archives. > ... > --- On Thu, 7/27/06, Leah Hammer <[email protected]> wrote > From: Leah Hammer <> > Subject: [PBS] Help photographing graves in PA To: > [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 27, 2006, 12:35 > PM > > > My cousins and I believe that our GG parents are buried in Beth Hamedrash > Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation's cemetery in Pittsburgh. Our requests > (multiple)... to obtain some > photos of > the tombstones... > A year has passed... we hope that someone > living in this area might help us. > > Contact information for the synagogue (I believe it is Orthodox) is: > Beth Hamedrash Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation > Rabbi Savage > 1230 Colwell Street > Pittsburgh, PA 15219 > 412-471-4443

I'm so sorry you had the Rabbi Savage block issue. I had the Father Albert issue. I took pictures of the tombstones but when it came to obtaining written archive copies, it took me four years of letters and phone calls.    His Bishop's office finally said he would cooperate with ten lookups of my family surnames.'   Maybe anyone having this similar issue can try going to a High Power. I'm a bit late in response.  It was only this last year that  I received a postive answer to my request for copies of archives.   I also wrote to businesses of the town of Forest City NE PA requesting that someone photograph all teh tombstones in town and microfilm all the Churches' ARCHIVES.   A hIGH sCHOOL TECHNOLOGIST TOOK ON THE JOB FOR HIS STUDENTS IN 11TH GRADE! BEST REGARDS --- On Thu, 7/27/06, Leah Hammer <[email protected]> wrote From: Leah Hammer <> Subject: [PBS] Help photographing graves in PA To: [email protected]   Date: Thursday, July 27, 2006, 12:35 PM My cousins and I believe that our GG parents are buried in Beth Hamedrash Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation's cemetery in Pittsburgh. Our requests (multiple) of Rabbi Savage, his staff and cemetery caretaker to obtain some  photos of the tombstones, with offers to pay for  service, have not been  forthcoming. A year has passed, with more delays yesterday, and so we hope that  someone living in this area might help us. Contact information for  the synagogue (I believe it is Orthodox) is: Beth Hamedrash  Hagodol-Beth Jacob Congregation Rabbi Savage 1230 Colwell  Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-471-4443 The following are the grave locations in the  cemetery for: Rose Chernoff:  Death Date, 4/20/1929 (80  years old) Plot:  Section E, Row 4, Lot 48 Isaac  Chernoff:  Death Date:  7/26/1910 (57 years old) Plot:   Section E, Row 4, Lot 47 Esther E. Chernoff:  Death Date,  1/21/1906 (6 years old) Plot:  Section E. Row 7, Lot  111" Please contact me directly, Leah -- Enthusiasm is contagious.   Be a carrier. ==== PolandBorderSurnames Mailing List ==== To find a the address of a church in Poland, use this site: http://www.genpol.com/Katalog_Zasobow_Metrykalnych.html If you do not have the letters with diacritical marks in your computer, use a * for those letters as a wild card.

my grand father also spoke 7 languages and he made 7 trips to canada ill look for you in pier 21 in nova scotia if he came to halifax , it may be there. some stopped in sydney, records here are hard to find. my grand fathers last name was kalichnewitch i have his passport but cant get much from it ,some of the pages are missing but i have numbers, if it checks out ,ill contact you.> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:46:58 -0800> Subject: [PBS] looking for my husbands grandparents family> > I am looking for the family of Joseph Antypowich (Soundex) born in Russia> in1852. I do not have a birth date or a place of birth. He married Helen> Kulchysky born 1866 in Russia. > > Their children were as follows:> > > > 1. Simon born in Odessa, Russia Aug 12, 1881> > > > 2. a daughter, Kornella born in 1883 in Russia> > > > 3. Victor born July 18, 1888 in Tarhaewcka, Russia. Victor married Lena> Melashenko (Soundex) born March 22, 1892 in Petroka, Harkow, Russia. > > She was the daughter of John F. Melashanko (soundex) and Ywdokia> Hardenko.> > > > 4. Elizabeth born 1889 in Russia-apparently drowned in 1898 in Russia> > > > 5. John born July 1891 in Russia> > > > 6. Olga born 1892 in Russia. Died 1904 in Russia-burned> > > > 7. Vijgante born 1896 died in 1896 a few months old> > > > 8. Twin boys born 1899. Died at birth -premature> > > > 9. Annie born May 27, 1902 in Crimea, Russia> > > > 10. Joseph born 1903 in Russia> > > > They immigrated to Canada in 1904 but I have no information about what> port they sailed from or what vessel they on -however the entire family> came together. Family stories say that they started their journey from> Kiev. I would imagine they would have traveled by train but have no> confirmation of that.> > > > Joseph is reported to have spoken 7 languages. Also Joseph is said to have> fell into a lime pit and sustained severe burns on his back and side that> left horrific scars. No one> > expected him to live when they took him to the hospital- including the> doctors and hospital staff who would have let him die as painlessly as> possible. His family took him home> > and nursed him back to health-it was apparently a long and difficult> recovery.> > > > It is believed that Joseph only had one sibling-a sister whose name may have> been Marion or Maria> > > > The family always said they were Polish or White Russian. The history of> Russia and Poland and Ukraine is so convoluted that as far as I can see> anything is possible.> > > > I am hoping that someone can give me a lead.> > > > Thank you> > > > Gloria Antypowich> > > > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________

Hello, I am going to send you some sites that have Canadian records that you can search. I tried but don't know how to spell the last name. Where did they settle & live after they entered Canada? Here is the 1st site it is for passengers coming to Canada ..... http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/index-e.html and ...... http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-908.003.02-e.html ....... this is a site with Canadian census records ...... http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html it also has links to some more info as well. More census info ..... http://www.censusfinder.com/canada-census-records.htm Canadian phone link to find living relatives http://www.canada411.ca/ find them IF they were naturalized in Canada.... http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/naturalization-1915-1932/index- e.html I have more sites for Canada , just not sure what will help you. I hope some thing here is a help. A happy new year to all, Julie B in NC PS My mom's family said the were white Russian or Polish too. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of gloria antypowich Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 9:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PBS] looking for my husbands grandparents family I am looking for the family of Joseph Antypowich (Soundex) born in Russia in1852. I do not have a birth date or a place of birth. He married Helen Kulchysky born 1866 in Russia. Their children were as follows:

I am looking for the family of Joseph Antypowich (Soundex) born in Russia in1852. I do not have a birth date or a place of birth. He married Helen Kulchysky born 1866 in Russia. Their children were as follows: 1. Simon born in Odessa, Russia Aug 12, 1881 2. a daughter, Kornella born in 1883 in Russia 3. Victor born July 18, 1888 in Tarhaewcka, Russia. Victor married Lena Melashenko (Soundex) born March 22, 1892 in Petroka, Harkow, Russia. She was the daughter of John F. Melashanko (soundex) and Ywdokia Hardenko. 4. Elizabeth born 1889 in Russia-apparently drowned in 1898 in Russia 5. John born July 1891 in Russia 6. Olga born 1892 in Russia. Died 1904 in Russia-burned 7. Vijgante born 1896 died in 1896 a few months old 8. Twin boys born 1899. Died at birth -premature 9. Annie born May 27, 1902 in Crimea, Russia 10. Joseph born 1903 in Russia They immigrated to Canada in 1904 but I have no information about what port they sailed from or what vessel they on -however the entire family came together. Family stories say that they started their journey from Kiev. I would imagine they would have traveled by train but have no confirmation of that. Joseph is reported to have spoken 7 languages. Also Joseph is said to have fell into a lime pit and sustained severe burns on his back and side that left horrific scars. No one expected him to live when they took him to the hospital- including the doctors and hospital staff who would have let him die as painlessly as possible. His family took him home and nursed him back to health-it was apparently a long and difficult recovery. It is believed that Joseph only had one sibling-a sister whose name may have been Marion or Maria The family always said they were Polish or White Russian. The history of Russia and Poland and Ukraine is so convoluted that as far as I can see anything is possible. I am hoping that someone can give me a lead. Thank you Gloria Antypowich

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