Greetings and Marhaba. Welcome back to my series on using Ottoman records in Arab and Arab American genealogy research! Using an example of Ottoman records, we will look at FamilySearch.org records for “Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917.” These records are primarily in Ottoman Turkish, with some in Hebrew. According toContinue reading “Using Ottoman Records in Arab and Arab American Genealogy: Palestine Nüfus Registers on FamilySearch.org – Part I”
Category Archives: Arab American Genealogy
Arab and Arab American Genealogy Research Resources
Greetings, marhaba & welcome! Kicking off this year, I have updated my Arab and Arab American genealogy research resource pages. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to work on updating this resource for those of you are working on your Arab or Arab American genealogy research. If you don’t find what you are lookingContinue reading “Arab and Arab American Genealogy Research Resources”
Using Ottoman Records in Arab and Arab American Genealogy: Where to Start
Greetings and Marhaba! Welcome to my series on using Ottoman records in Arab and Arab American genealogy research. Installments will be added disbursed along with my other ongoing series installments and stand-alone blog posts. First, it is important to understand the historical context when researching your family history. In the case of many Arab identifiedContinue reading “Using Ottoman Records in Arab and Arab American Genealogy: Where to Start”
Listening to my Own Advice
Greetings, marhaba, and welcome. When doing genealogy research, one of the first things I focus on is not making assumptions. This week, I was soundly reminded to listen to my own words. While conducting an interview for an Arab American client’s family history, I made some of those assumptions and was proven wrong – twice[1].Continue reading “Listening to my Own Advice”