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Lara Diamond

@laradiamond.bsky.social

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Genealogist. Russian Empire, Subcarpathia Jewish genealogy. The records were (largely) not destroyed! Blogs at larasgenealogy.blogspot.com

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Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If you have family from Western Volhynia (#Ukraine), you want to look at this collection. You may find information--even photos--on your relatives! #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/07/west...

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Western Volhynia (Ukraine) Ancestors? Check This Out?

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Tomorrow night starts Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here are the names of the my 1132 relatives I have traced so far who were murdered in the Holocaust. Remember them. #genealogy #YomHaShoah #familyhistory #ancestry larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/04/yom-...

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Yom HaShoah 2026

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

An overlooked genealogical resource are hyper-local Facebook groups. People in your ancestral towns may have info you might not have otherwise. Here are some examples of what I’ve found and how you can do it too. #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2026/01/ance...

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Ancestral Towns' Facebook Groups

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

If you had ancestors who lived anywhere in Europe, here's a resource that might help you find info--including photos and genealogical info. I found cases with photos for relatives who were later killed in the Holocaust! #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/10/feli...

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Felix Archive's Foreigner Files--Including Photos for People From Across Europe

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

There's a tool that helped me find some genealogical records that haven't even been indexed. Here's some of what I found, some searching caveats, and how you can hopefully find new-to-you records as well! #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/fami...

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FamilySearch's Full-Text Search

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Are you researching ancestors who lived in what's now Ukraine? There may be records scanned and online, just waiting for you to find them. Here's info abt a new site that may help you locate scanned and online records: #ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/09/ukra...

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Ukrainan Online Records - Use the Duck!

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

There are 2 new searchable collections available w/significant amounts of info on those who survived the Holocaust--often including names of family members. Info and tips to navigate here: #ancestry #familyhistory #genealogy larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-...

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New Resource to Find Holocaust Survivors--Often With Family Information

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Researching 1926 Poland (parts of modern-day Ukraine and Lithuania, modern-day Poland and bits of what was Russian Empire, Galicia, Czechoslovakia, East Prussia among others)? Great resource I’ve mentioned b4, now more searchable! #genealogy #ancestry larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/07/poli...

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Polish Schoolchildren's Signatures - Now Searchable!

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Don't get too attached to how a surname--or given name--was spelled, or you may miss docs that reference actual family members. Spelling of names wasn't important to our ancestors. Two copies of the same record demonstrate this: #genealogy #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/06/spel...

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Spelling Doesn't Matter in Genealogy (Still)

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Tonight starts Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Here are the names of the 1023 relatives I have traced so far who were murdered in the #Holocaust. Remember them. #YomHashoah #genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/04/yom-...

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Yom HaShoah 2025

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

If your family was from anywhere within the Russian Empire, Galicia, Romania or even the Ottoman Empire, you may have had relatives who ended up in Odesa. Here’s how to find those potential relatives & know if they might be related to you: #genealogy larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/04/mayb...

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Maybe You'll Find it, the Odesa Connection....

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

If your family lived in what became the #USSR, they/their family members were likely impacted, may have been arrested &/or executed. A site is consolidating sites w/“repressed" individuals. I found photos, court docs, more for my relatives #genealogy larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/03/sovi...

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Soviet Repression Records - Information, Photos and More

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I've just discovered that my dad has a half 2nd cousin, a Holocaust survivor who thought she had no Diamond/Diment cousins alive. Here's how I reconnected her to many cousins--and share a photo of the father she can barely remember: larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-se... #genealogy #ancestry

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A Second Cousin Found - How DNA Helped a Holocaust Survivor Connect to My Family

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Eastern European newspapers can help flesh out the lives of your relatives. Here's site I used and some of what I found on my own family. With newspapers in Russian, Yiddish, Polish and more, this is a great resource. larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/02/east...

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Eastern European Newspapers

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Have family from Chernigov Guberniya? Check out this record set from AlexKrakovsky. I found my family in 1822 list-here are some things I learned. I still need help w/names, so if you read bad Russian handwriting, help!#genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/01/lefa...

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Lefands in 1822--More Females Found--but Russian Handwriting Help Needed!

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I was a beta tester for @reclaimtherecords.org’s awesome new BIRLS service. If you have relatives who served in the US #military & lived in the 20th century, check it out! Here's some of what I got so far. #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/12/us-m...

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US Military Records via BIRLS - My Beta User Experience

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Looks like @reclaimtherecords.org had to fight to reclaim their name. Follow them on their actual account to see how they score records for us all!

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Have you thought about doing town-focused searches to help you find records you might not find otherwise? Here’s how that could work and what I was able to find using this technique. #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/01/town...

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Town-Focused Searches - New Research Pathways

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Relatives not US citizens in 1940 (or some who were but weren't sure themselves), you need to check out AR-2s, newly available from NARA. You may get maiden names, arrival info, signatures+more. And you get them quickly! #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/08/alie...

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Alien Attack: Get Your Relatives' AR-2s!

Genealogy tips & stories tracing family with microfilmed records, records in Ukrainian archives, and (sometimes) online records. Jewish genealogy blog

Lara Diamond @laradiamond.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello, world. Where be the genealogists? #genealogy #ancestry #familyhistory