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Ukraine current borders, showing pre-revolution gubernias
Map courtesy of mapsof.net
(Click on map for a larger view, which will open in new window)
Welcome to Ukraine-SIG!
We share histories, resources, data, and research tips to help each other research Jewish Genealogy in the region of the former Russian Empire gubernias now in Ukraine.
There's a LOT of information here; we hope you'll enjoy browsing and digging. If you have questions, or want to contribute something of your own, contact us.
Current News
Language, Spreadsheet & Web Skills Survey
Ukraine SIG needs volunteers with various skills, particularly language skills to process overseas data and documents, and computer skills to assist with making that data accessible and available. We're doing a survey to discover how our members can help. We hope you'll participate by completing the survey (link will open in new window).
Trostyanets History
Wayne Frankel has provided us with a History of Trostyanets, in Podolia gubernia. You can read it here.
New Board of Directors
We have a new Board od Directors for Ukraine-SIG. Here are the new Board members; additional information, including contact information, job descriptions and biographical information, are on our SIG About Us page.
Ron Doctor -- SIG Coordinator
Hal Bookbinder -- Special Projects Director
Linda Cantor -- Communications & Discussion List Director
Ariel Parkansky -- Web manager
Marlis Humphrey -- Projects Director
Victor Miller -- Outreach-in-Ukraine Director
Chuck Weinstein -- Towns Director
(Position is currently vacant) -- Translations & Data Director
We still need a Translations and Data Director. You can read the responsibilities of the position here. If you're interested, please contact Ron.
Ukraine-SIG Facebook Page
We now have a Facebook page! Please visit us at our new page . We'd love it if you would "like" us!
IAJGS 2011 Conference
As a result of the Ukraine-SIG meeting at the IAJGS conference earlier this month, our new SIG Coordinator is proposing many changes to the SIG. He presented a detailed presentation to the attendees, and has created a text version of that presentation for those of you who could not be there.
You can read it in the SIG News area, or click here to open it in Word 2007-2010 to save it to your computer.
