Hi Bruce W,
If you do not know where your grandfather came from in Galicia, and he came
in 1907, that was before they asked where people were born.
I think what you need to do - if you know of any other siblings or
relatives who also immigrated to the US from the ORIGINAL village in
Galicia - is look at their ship manifest records to see if they state where
they came from in Galicia.
Especially if any relatives came after they added the second page to the
manifest where they ask where they were born.
Another option is to look for his World War 1 or 2 draft cards/registrations
They often asked where they were born
I determined where my great grandfather was born (as opposed to where he
lived when he came to America - same as your problem) from his World War 2
draft card.
Good luck
Best
David
On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 4:58 AM Bruce Reisch <bruce.reisch_at_cornell.edu>
wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
>
>
>
> Great to hear from you!
>
>
>
> Three suggestions:
>
> 1. On familysearch.org go to “Search/Records/New York Passenger Arrival
> Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924”. Within this database do a search for
> Harry (or Chaim) DORF. Not only have they indexed passenger names, but
> they also indexed other names mentioned in each record, including nearest
> relative back home, and person hosting them on arrival. Perhaps Harry or
> other family members, after arrival, hosted newly arriving family members
> from their hometown in Galicia? I’ve had success going this route. Also,
> Heri KARP, Harry DORF’s brother in law, hosted Harry on arrival. Who else
> did he host and where were they from?
>
>
>
> 2. Check the GesherGalicia.org database for Chaim DORF’s birth record, or
> for records of his parents. Note likely towns with the most records of
> DORFs.
>
>
>
> 3. Check the JRI-Poland database for the same.
>
>
>
> Good luck, and go NY Yankees,
>
>
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> *From: *bounce-125457770-3497436_at_list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125457770-3497436_at_list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Bruce Wexler <
> bklynboy44_at_gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, March 12, 2021 at 20:14
> *To: *CZERNOWITZ-L <CZERNOWITZ-L_at_list.cornell.edu>
> *Subject: *[czernowitz-l] Harry (Chiam) DORF
>
> Harry Dorf my grandfather was born in Galicia, according to his
> citizenship request. He came to this country in October 1907. I have the
> ship manifest that says he came from Czernowitz, which he moved to as a
> teenager. What would be the best way to find the actual village where he
> was born?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce Wexler
>
> ajs1pres_at_yahoo.com
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