Searching doesn't reveal any Granets in the Odessa or all-Russian Empire directories currently on the site. The closest name I can find in Odessa in these directories is Гернет, which could be a different family.
Logan
Search found 159 matches
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:03 am
- Forum: Help me find...
- Topic: Granet Family from Odessa
- Replies: 1
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- Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:56 am
- Forum: Help me find...
- Topic: Looking for 1914 Grodno doctor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15826
Re: Looking for 1914 Grodno doctor
If you search for Rothenstein, one of the results will be from the 1890 Grodno Gubernia Address-Calendar, image 381. Click on the link for that result, and you will see a scan of the corresponding page. The Rothenstein match is in the second line of the last paragraph. That paragraph begins with лек...
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:56 am
- Forum: Notes
- Topic: 1935, 1937, 1938 Przemysl Business Directories
- Replies: 0
- Views: 31909
1935, 1937, 1938 Przemysl Business Directories
These directories of Przemysl seem to exclude Jewish business owners. If you know why, or where the Jewish business listings can be found, or if you believe this is not true, please share.
Logan
Logan
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:56 am
- Forum: Strategies
- Topic: how to search for a surname that is also a town name
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- Views: 31707
how to search for a surname that is also a town name
If you are searching for a surname that is also a town name, e.g., London, your search results might be overwhelmed with matches to the town. Here is an imperfect strategy for filtering out the town matches. This strategy only applies if the geographic region where you are looking for your surname d...
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:58 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Sorting the lists of sources
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26905
Sorting the lists of sources
When viewing a list of sources, such as the list of directories , you will now see a sorting option in brackets [] next to the Total Collection header. If you see "show new addition first, within each section," clicking it will sort the sources according to when they were added to the site...
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:54 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Show New Matches First
- Replies: 0
- Views: 25628
Show New Matches First
Want to see matches in sources added recently? Change the Regular Sort option to New Matches First. In addition to sorting by the date sources were added to the site, sources added within the last week or month will be specially indicated with NEW IN THE LAST WEEK or MONTH.
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Logan
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:27 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Wildcards
- Replies: 0
- Views: 30026
Wildcards
Wildcard searching is now possible using the * wildcard at the beginning, end, or both beginning and end of a word. The * will match 0 or more characters. Wildcard searching only works with the (default) Regular Match option, not D-M Soundex or OCR-Adjusted. Examples: kleinw* matches kleinwaks, klei...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:02 pm
- Forum: Help me find...
- Topic: Looking for Barbara Krobath, Austria
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12695
Re: Looking for Barbara Krobath, Austria
Exactly what information would you like to know? Are you trying to learn the names of Barbara Krobath's parents, siblings, husband, or children? Or the name or location of her parents' restaurant? Or the town "south of Graz" to which she moved? Or something else? Vienna address and busines...
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:30 pm
- Forum: Help me find...
- Topic: Ellis Island
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17523
Re: Ellis Island
Between 1892 and 1924, the Umbria never sailed out of Southampton, only Liverpool, according to http://stevemorse.org/ellis/boat.html.
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:36 am
- Forum: Help me find...
- Topic: Ellis Island
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17523
Re: Ellis Island
The ship was the Umbria ...they arrived on or about 2 June 1906...Also, there are Chasanofsky's on the ship, but they are not my family. There is a Chasanofsky family on a 10 June 1906 arrival of the Umbria: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipManifest.asp?pID=102246060179 . If you are sure this ...