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W Todd Knowles
Attended Univesity of Utah
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The Jewish Community of Leadville, Colorado
The history of Leadville, Colorado can be traced to the early Gold Rush of the late 1850's. In 1859 , Gold was discovered in California Gulch which started the Pikes Peak Gold Rush . In 1860, near present day Leadville the town of Oro City sprung up and by ...
The history of Leadville, Colorado can be traced to the early Gold Rush of the late 1850's. In 1859, Gold was discovered in California Gulch which started the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. In 1860, near present day Leadville the town...
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Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907
For those with Jewish ancestry in the State of Maine , one of the newest collections at Familysearch will be of great benefit. That collection, Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 , contains over 1.8 million images of birth, marriage and death records from Main...
For those with Jewish ancestry in the State of Maine, one of the newest collections at Familysearch will be of great benefit. That collection, Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907, contains over 1.8 million images of birth, marria...
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But I already got these, first from Maine, then from microfilm. I need a little more recent now.
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Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950
The Jewish history of the State of Alabama is as old as the United States itself. As early as the 1750's and 60's , a number of Jews called Mobile home. Later, in the 1820's , the first permanent Jewish community in Alabama was established in Mobile. The Je...
The Jewish history of the State of Alabama is as old as the United States itself. As early as the 1750's and 60's, a number of Jews called Mobile home. Later, in the 1820's, the first permanent Jewish community in Alabama was...
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IAJGS 2014 - Salt Lake City Utah 1 Month Away
The 2014 International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS) is only a month away. The time to register is now. The conference is July 27th-August 1 . Come learn about researching your own Jewish families from some of the best researchers from a...
The 2014 International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS) is only a month away. The time to register is now. The conference is July 27th-August 1. Come learn about researching your own Jewish families from some...
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Solomon and Associated Families Reunion 2015
In the many years I have been doing family history work, I have been very blessed to travel to many beautiful places and meet some incredible people. One such time was in 2012, when I was able to speak at The Great Solomon Reunion in Melbourne, Australia . ...
In the many years I have been doing family history work, I have been very blessed to travel to many beautiful places and meet some incredible people. One such time was in 2012, when I was able to speak at The Great Solomon Re...
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IAJGS 2014, World War 1 Stories
We are now less than 3 months away from the 34th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy , which will be held in Salt Lake City from the 27th of July through the 1st of August. As this year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World Wa...
We are now less than 3 months away from the 34th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, which will be held in Salt Lake City from the 27th of July through the 1st of August. As this year marks the 100th anniversa...
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New Zealand, Archives New Zealand Probate Records, 1848-1991
Familysearch has just published a collection of probate records held by Archives New Zealand for the time period 1848-1991 . The records come from various courts throughout New Zealand . The published collection has over 2.7 million images , however the ima...
Familysearch has just published a collection of probate records held by Archives New Zealand for the time period 1848-1991. The records come from various courts throughout New Zealand. The published collection has over 2.7 mi...
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IAJGS 2015 Jerusalem, 6-10 July 2015
The 2014 IAJGS conference in Salt lake City , was another very successful event. Now its time to start looking ahead to the 2015 IAJGS conference to be held in Jerusalem . Follow all the upcoming news about the conference at www.iajgs2015.org . Hope to see ...
The 2014 IAJGS conference in Salt lake City, was another very successful event. Now its time to start looking ahead to the 2015 IAJGS conference to be held in Jerusalem. Follow all the upcoming news about the conference at ww...
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United Kingdom, World War 1 Service Records, 1914-1920
As this year marks the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of World War 1 , a lot of well deserved attention is being given to those who served. This has also led to more and more records becoming available. As part of this, FamilySearch has just added a ...
As this year marks the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of World War 1, a lot of well deserved attention is being given to those who served. This has also led to more and more records becoming available. As part of this,...
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Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1949
A very interesting new database has been added to the Historical Records section at FamilySearch. The database,  Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1949 , not only includes the records from various religions but also has the records of the Jews from 16 different c...
A very interesting new database has been added to the Historical Records section at FamilySearch. The database,  Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1949, not only includes the records from various religions but also has the records ...
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South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895 - 1972
In South Africa , the birth, marriage and death records are held by the National Archives , on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs. In 1894 , the registration of births and deaths was made compulsory and the record keeping itself began in 1895 . These ...
In South Africa, the birth, marriage and death records are held by the National Archives, on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs. In 1894, the registration of births and deaths was made compulsory and the record keeping ...
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Knowles Collection Updated - Records of 1,000,000 Jews
In August of 2007 , the Knowles Collection first went live as a search able database of genealogical records of the Jewish people. At that time the collection was made up entirely of records of the Jews of Great Britain .That introduction of the collection ...
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Reference Consultant in the British Unit of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  • Familysearch.org, 1997 - present
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Introduction
Reference Consultant in the British Unit of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Accredited in English Research with a specialty in Jewish Genealogy. Compiler of the Knowles Collection, 6 databases comprised of the genealogical records of over 800,000 Jewish people (as of Jul 2013).
  1. Jews of the British Isles
  2. Jews of North America
  3. Jews of South America and the Caribbean
  4. Jews of Europe
  5. Jews of Africa and the Orient.
  6. Jews of the South Pacific
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Awarded 2011 Roll of Honour by Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
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  • Univesity of Utah
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Jews of Bratislava
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The Jewish history of the area now known as Bratislava dates back well over 700 years ago. Now the capital city of Slovakia, it was until 19

The Ginger Jewish Genealogist
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The National Archives of Scotland Home Page
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Information about the National Archives of Scotland

The Knowles Collection: Jews of Kastoria, Greece
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Jews of Kastoria, Greece. As the Knowles Collection continues to grow, I am constantly amazed at how many of the Jewish communities of the w

The Knowles Collection: Jews of Cape Verde
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Jews of Cape Verde. The history of the Jews of Cape Verde is a most interesting story. Located off the western coast of Africa, the Republic

Childhood Memory Monday – TV Shows « The Ginger Jewish Genealogist
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Banai Lynn Feldstein keeps a blog as the Ginger Jewish Genealogist. Her research generally focuses on US, Eastern Europe, and Jewish genealo