Greetings, marhaba and welcome. Continuing with my series on using Ottoman records in Arab and Arab American genealogy research, we take a closer look at the Ottoman registry or census headings. Looking at an example of a basic registry or census heading, we see the topics of interest include biographic and status information. Using theContinue reading “Using Ottoman Records in Arab and Arab American Genealogy: Nüfus Basic Register Header Translation”
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Using Ottoman Records in Arab and Arab American Genealogy: Palestine Nüfus Registers on FamilySearch.org – Part I
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”
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”