Genealogy

My family (which was Jewish) came from Latvia around 1886.
Another family with the same (uncommon) surname (which was Lutheran) came from Sweden about 1884.
I think that there were Jewish conversions to Christianity in Germany in late 1700s and that Sweden was a power on the continent around then.
Is there a chance that these two families are related?
Our surname is also a place name in Switzerland and Germany, so it is possible that the families were independantly named after the same place.
Any info on the Jewish to Lutheran angle?

2007-07-16 15:14:54 · 5 answers · asked by Phil 2

How or what would I do f I would like to view a relatives Will?

Do I need an Attorney?
Is there a certain time that one must wait?

How do I begin?

Thank you very much

2007-07-16 11:31:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-16 10:25:59 · 8 answers · asked by gernice r 1

they are my brothers and sisters. I was adopted and I am trying to find them.

2007-07-16 08:49:03 · 3 answers · asked by God'sOwn 1

i was reading my history book, and it says "the late President's daughter, Caroline, almost age 6"

2007-07-16 07:35:44 · 14 answers · asked by zbam91 3

2007-07-15 19:17:36 · 2 answers · asked by Deanne 2

2007-07-15 14:24:38 · 7 answers · asked by Enigma 1

I am wondering because I am trying to expand my family tree.

2007-07-15 12:36:07 · 5 answers · asked by newmom041402 2

If a man got together with his biological father's step daughter, wouldn't that be is step sister and make it incest?

2007-07-15 12:25:31 · 22 answers · asked by Group836 3

i am 50% Polish and 50% German, and i have blond hair & blue eyes. however, my mom has brown hair and green eyes, and my dad and sister both have brown hair and brown eyes. how did i end up with blond hair/blue eyes? do Polish and German people usually have blond hair & blue eyes?

2007-07-15 09:50:40 · 10 answers · asked by rosieposie 3

After doing some research on the Celts I have gotten the impression that the Celts originated from Scythia along with the Anglo's, Saxons, and many other European ethnic groups.

Is this true for all Celts or is it just for the Irish Celts (sons of Mil)?

Also to my understanding the Celtic peoples and Germanic people's can all be traced back to Scythia and have common ancestors.

2007-07-15 06:00:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

elvis

2007-07-15 04:50:35 · 10 answers · asked by elvis_game2000 1

o yeah the name is from south america.

2007-07-14 18:25:45 · 3 answers · asked by ideweever 1

My free trial is done, and now they want me to pay money. However there is one more person I want to look up. I tried creating a new account, but it wont let me.

I have two questions.
1.) Can someone tell me to make a new account?
2.) Can someone make an account for me and tell me the username/ password, since my computer wont let me.
(If u do you will probably get my best answer)

2007-07-14 11:29:15 · 5 answers · asked by hhh 2

What defines your nationality, i.e if I was born in Japan, but had scottish parents, would I be Japanese or scottish?

2007-07-14 08:54:52 · 23 answers · asked by James 2

As of now, I'm using Family Tree Maker 2005. It's the free starter addition that I've downloaded for my new computer. (The old computer had some other programs, and I'm pretty sure the one I used the most was an older version of Family Tree Maker. Although I used it for countless hours, I can't even remember that program's name, haha.) Of course, some features are locked, as this is the free version. However, I'm hesitant to pay to unlock if because frankly, the older version (in which more features were free, actually), was much better.

So what does everyone else use? And, I'm also wondering if you're like me in that you always try to find a new program with some neat functions only to find out that it manipulates the GEDCOM in some weird way. My old program might not be the best, but I'm more used to it, so trying out different ones can be a bit frustrating.

2007-07-14 01:55:35 · 8 answers · asked by Murjab 2

I thought it was just the most interesting thing. I would love to see where my ancestors are from, since I am of mixed heritage. Where can one go to get this done?

2007-07-13 16:34:42 · 5 answers · asked by foxygoldcleo 4

2007-07-13 14:37:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have distant cousins last name is SZABO formerly of SOMBATHETHY HUNGARY OR BUDAPEST. I may be reached @ gallstar5@earthlink.net. 702-240-7602 Las Vegas, Nevada USA 89134 Jeff Gall

2007-07-13 12:33:00 · 7 answers · asked by NRC 1

I asked this question previously. A teacher in my hometown wanted her high school students to do their genealogy. One man in the town protested as he knew of some children who had things in their immediate family history that had been traumatic for the mother and one of their aunts, because of a hideous crime their grandmother commited.
The grandfather of the children thanked the man after he was successful at getting the school board to put a stop to it. He had moved his two little girls who were about 6 and 8 at the time the crime was committed from a particular school district because of the pain they sufferered.
Even if the genealogy is turned in to the teacher only, what business is it of the teacher???? Out of a class of 25, there is most likely a child that will have something in their close family history that the family wants to keep private. Do any of you think the teachers or anyone else has a right to intrude in family's private business?

2007-07-12 18:31:37 · 16 answers · asked by Shirley T 7

I know that I was born in south dakota, shannon co. In 1957. I am a souix indain

2007-07-12 09:32:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-12 06:09:01 · 3 answers · asked by Annette m 1

if so, I've just started a yahoo group, The Planet Muir

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/planet_muir/

2007-07-12 03:26:27 · 8 answers · asked by The Scarlet Kipper 2

is he Italian or spanish?

2007-07-11 19:55:11 · 4 answers · asked by Cassius Clay 2

the surname is: BERLEN

houseofnames.com may be wrong

2007-07-11 12:32:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you want details of what i want to search let me know
If you have the generosity to help that would great
Thanks

2007-07-11 07:06:03 · 7 answers · asked by finsheehan6 2

Hi,
Well my sister just took a DNA test for ancestry.
I posted some pictures of her with her permission.
what do you think is her ancestry or ethnic background?
white,african,middle eastern,spanish,native american
% would be great.
Just go to this link:

http://native.homestead.com/about.html

Her test came back with some suprising results.

Thanks for your input!!

2007-07-11 01:03:48 · 5 answers · asked by sweetsabrinausa 1

2007-07-10 19:27:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-10 05:42:44 · 21 answers · asked by Catherine R 4

Keep in mind that "deep ancestry" and the Genographic Project have nothing whatever to do with genealogy. That is so far back it's about hunter-gatherers armed with rocks roaming the planet, displacing one another geographically whether by force or sometimes a more attractive culture, and exchanging genes -- but not keeping genealogically useful records, only at best the fossil record.

2007-07-10 05:36:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous