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Below you will find links to articles that I have written for different publications on genealogy topics as well as articles from my blog, Layers of the Onion that addresses issues I've encountered in my research.


       Publications  
Generations (Spring 2024)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Unique Clues in Jewish Genealogy
tombstones and naming patterns
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 82 No 2 2023
pub of Hennepin History Museum

Fruitful Searching in the FamilySearch Database
Generations (Fall 2023)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Preserving History: Digitizing Old Media
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 82 No 1 2023
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
Yesterday's News: Today's History
Generations (Spring 2023)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Not Every Sam was a Schloime
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 81 No 3 2022
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
Vital Records for Genealogy Research
Generations (Fall 2022)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
 Finding the Thread
Generations (Spring 2022)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
JewishGen:An Important Site for Jewish Genealogy
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 81 No 2 2022
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
New Records Provide New Insights
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 81 No 1 2022
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
Immigration Manifests: Bridging Two Worlds
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 80 No 3 2021
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
Following the Trail
census records to immigration records

Generations (Fall 2021)
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Galveston Gateway
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 80 No 2 2021
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
Grow Your Family Tree
Hennepin History Magazine Vol 80 No 1 2021
pub. of Hennepin History Museum
Exploring Jewish Heritage through Oral History and Fine Art
Generations (Spring 2021)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Finding Their Way to Minnesota- The Industrial Removal Office
Generations (Fall 2020)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

The Somewhat Tarnished Golden Door - Immigration History
Generations (Spring 2020)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Records in Our Own Backyard
Generations (Fall 2017)
pub. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

Ten Important Questions to Ask the Elders in Your Family
Avotaynu October 1, 2009
Vilnius and Belarus: Genealogical Travel

        

Blog Posts from Layers of the Onion (sgweinberg.blogspot.com)

Books That Inform Your Search
Informing Your Search Through Literature

Genealogy Searches
Principles of Genealogy Searches
Using Multiple Sources to Unravel the Mystery
Cracking the Code
Research in the Midst of Change
A Mystery to Unravel
Validating Instincts
A Better Front End: Using stevemorse.org
In Search of Family
Finding Family with German Roots
A Puzzle in Ten Steps

Where Did They Come From?
Finding Your Family's Ancestral Town I - early 1900s
Finding your Family's Ancestral Town II - 1800s
Finding Family in the Lithuanian Database

Understanding Historical Context
History of the Pale of Jewish Settlement
Family History in the Context of World History
Family Ties to Zionism
Prohibition and It's Impacts
The Stories Within Family Stories
The Baron de Hirsch Fund: Providing Support for Immigrants
Immigration Laws and Documents

Using the Utah Family History Library
Using the Utah Family History Library part 1
Using the Utah Family History Library part 2

Searching at the DC Holocaust Museum

Researching in Polish Archives
Records from the Polish Archives
Researching at the Polish Archives part 1
Researching at the Polish Archives part 2
Locating Identity Papers in the Radom Archives
Using Technology in the Radom Archives

Researching Family in Great Britain
Finding My British Family part 1
Finding My British Family part 2
A Discovery in Scotland
Prior Research Solves the Mystery - More Scottish Discoveries
Obtaining Data from Scotland

Finding Family in a Belarus Cemetery
Linking Family to a Belarus Cemetery part 1
Linking Family to a Belarus Cemetery part 2

Researching Ukrainian Records
Finding Family in the Ukraine

Researching in Newspapers
Jewish Newspapers Through Proquest

Researching Probate Records
Probate: An Often Forgotten Source

Finding Distant Living Relatives
Searching Through Holocaust Records

Searching in the Census
Searching in the 1940 Census

Available Research Databases
Researching at the Joint Distribution Committee
Researching the Industrial Removal Office- moving out of NY

Organizing Your Records
Making Sense of Genealogical Clutter

Searching the Lodz Ghetto for Lost Family
Holding Conflicting Thoughts
Making Sense of Records
Taking Stock

Searching the Familysearch Catalog
Turning Folklore to Fact

Immigration
Finding a Missing Manifest in Canada

Names
Finding the Tendrils of History
The Fluidity of Names

DNA
bThe DNA Rabbit Hole

Facial Recognition Software
Recognizing Family in the Holocaust




  



               


























  









   


          

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