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the Ukraine and Poland KehilaLinks
sites for other towns in Galicia. Most
former shtetls in eastern Poland were
in west Galicia. Former shtetls in
what is today western Ukraine were in
east Galicia.
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the All-Poland Database for Bolszowce
records or records by surname. This
database includes Jewish Record
Indexing-Poland and 14 JewishGen
component databases. Among these are JewishGen
Family Finder (JGFF), JewishGen Online
Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR),
Discussion Group Archives, and SIG
Mailing List Archives.
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Search
the All Galicia Database of Gesher
Galicia by town name or surname.
Although there a limited number of
records for Bolszowce at the current
time, a surname search might reveal
movement from/to another town. There
are currently more than 290,000
records on the All Galicia Database.
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Search
the 1891 Galician Business Directory
for Bolszowce or family surname.
Compiled by Phyllis Kramer, this
database has over 20,000 entries from
more than 1,000 towns in Galicia.
Given the small size of Bolszowce,
there are a relatively limited number
of entries. To provide you with a
quick and easy way to see the Bolszowce
entries, I have created a pdf.
file. However, I would also suggest
you do your own search -- you may find
additional records.
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Click
the search button for the 1929 Polish
Business Directory Database entry for
Bolszowce records. This database is a
cooperative venture between JRI-Poland
and JewishGen.
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You
can view the archival holdings for
Bolszowce, using Bolshovtsy as your
town search name, on Miriam Weiner's
Routes to Roots Foundation website.
The search produces 21 record group
results. |
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the Family Finder for
Bilshivtsi/Bolshovtsy on JewishGen
and Gesher
Galicia. You must be signed into
JewishGen and be a member of Gesher
Galicia to access the Family Finder
databases. |
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Search
the Genealogy Indexer created and
maintained by Logan Kleinwaks. It
contains over 50,000 pages of
directories, Yizkor Books, military
documents, community/personal
histories, and school records. Most
are from Central and Eastern Europe,
including Galicia. Many documents
contain entries for Bolszowce. |
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the digital collections of
JewishGen "Yizkor Book Project"
database. There is a growing number of
Yizkor Books that have been
translated. Other information about
the project, and ways to support it,
are presented as well. Although
Bolszowce does not have its own Yizkor
Book (other than the list of residents
shot during World War II), it is
covered briefly in the Yizkor Book
commemorating the Jewish community in
Rohatyn
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the New York Public Library's
"Yizkor Books Online." You can
access 650 of the 700 Yizkor Books
currently in the Dorot Jewish
Division of the 42d street library.
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The
Center for Jewish History is a
treasure-trove for family history
research on Eastern Europe and the
United States. Located in Manhattan,
the Center serves as an umbrella
organization for five research
centers, including the YIVO
Institute for Jewish Research.
According to YIVO's website: "YIVO’s
archival collections and library
constitute the single greatest
resource for such study in the
world, including approximately 24
million letters, manuscripts,
photographs, films, sound
recordings, art works, and
artifacts; as well as the largest
collection of Yiddish-language
materials in the world." Also check
out the Ackman
& Ziff Family Genealogy
Institute and the Family
History Collection search
engine. |
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Jewish
Galicia and Bukovina, a non-profit
organization combining the Ludmer
Fund and the Institute for
Commemoration of Galician Jewry, is
"dedicated to the documentation,
preservation and educational
dissemination of the history and
rich cultural heritage of the Jewish
communities of Galicia and
Bukovina." Included on the website
are documents and other archival
material for Bolszowce/Bolshovtsy/Bilshivtsi.
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Virtual
Shtetl is an on-line site devoted to
Jewish history in Poland. The search
is set for Bolszowce, and contains
background and photos contributed by
individuals. Virtual Shtetl is
the portal of the Museum
of the History of Polish Jews,
which is physically located on the
site of the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Enter
Bolszowce and Bolshovtsy in the town
search box on JewishGen's "The
Family Tree of the Jewish People" to
find individuals/families whose
names have been submitted.
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Access
the Ellis Island database through
Stephen Morse's One Step Search.
This is an excellent way to find
individuals and families from
Bolszowce who disembarked at Ellis
Island. It should be noted that not
everyone identified Bolszowce as
their home town, there were many who
arrived in New York before Ellis
Island opened, and there were
residents of Bolszowce who arrived
at other ports in the United States
and elsewhere in the Western
Hemisphere.
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You
can roam through the rooms and
corridors of the Museum of Family
History. Founder and Director Steven
Lasky notes: "The Museum of Family
History is a virtual
(Internet-only), multimedia, and
interactive creation that was
designed for those of us who are
interested in learning more about
modern Jewish history, as well as
those who were a part of this
history, who now grace the many
branches of our family tree."
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