Hello, My great grandfather Jacob Schackman emigrated in 1902 from Focsani, Romania and settled in Dallas, Texas, USA. He died in 1937, leaving us with few clues on where he was from originally. Following bread crumbs, I recently found that a brother, Simon Schachner, later immigrated to Chicago. Simon came from Czernowitz and most of his children appear to have been born there. I've been trying to get educated on the region and what records are available. Grateful to have found this list - I have so many questions, will try to pace myself.
1) Working through the vital records on FamilySearch (Metrical books, 1856-1940), I see that there are other collections, for example vital records for the district and a group called "Public Records." Are there any guides to these collections, if not indexes? 2) Jacob and Simon were both carpenters. One of Simon's sons was a tinsmith. Did guilds exist for these trades in Czernowitz, and do records survive? 3) I'm finding addresses from the vital records. Are maps available with street and number notations? Do business directories exist from the period 1880-1910? Thank you for your help. Joanna Shear ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
