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This site explores family history in the context of cultural and political events.

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We are continually adding photographs, documents, and audio media relating to our family history. Please email new digital images or other media you wish to share. Our goal is to digitize the entire existing collection of 1880-1950 materials for future generations. And your comments are always welcome!

Genealogy Online

The interactive online genealogy application, Webtrees 2.1x, covering over 2700 relatives in more than 1000 family groups is continually updated. You can view living family members only as a registered user.

Surname origins

Fish

Directly from the Yiddish fish, and related to the German fisch. Generally describes the occupation of fisherman, but sometimes imposed by government officials in a derogatory way to imply 'fish-like' or 'fish-looking' when names were assigned by edict in the late 1700s. Western Ashkenazic Jewish origin.

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