I have a war record book belonging to a German man from WW1. I would like to contact his family if possible to return it. What is the best way to go about this?
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I am looking for information on Heinrich Märte (my grandfather) and his family. He was born on July 1, 1912 in Sipplingen and died On April 19, 1944 when the military plane crashed in Geierswalde because its engine failed.  I am not sure if his family knows that he fathered my dad. I am hoping someone knows of him or his family. I would love to know how he met my grandmother or any further information on him.   We have always had two photo's of him, but never knew his name. We have only just found out about him and it has opened so many more questions.  How can I determine Heinrich's parents and siblings, and then locate any living family members?
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My 4th great-grandfather came into the USA from Germany (Prussia) between 1805-1810.  He arrived into the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, supposedly as a  (taken from an orphanage to become an indentured servant).   I've heard that his brother came with him.  They may have been stowaways. He was working off his passage (in Charleston), had a mean master and was able to escape with a trader from the North Carolina mountains (who was in Charleston buying supplies).  My 4th great-grandfather's name was Lorance Effler born about 1787 (died 1886 in Tennessee).    Is there any way to find him when he arrived in the Port of Charleston or in any port of South Carolina?
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Yesterday, 2 pieces of paper have appeared in my mailbox in the USA. From what I understand, it is a traffic ticket, from Germany from Summer trip, which found its way to my address in the USA.  I do not recollect any violations, however the license plate number looks legit; Date and time look legit as well. The image of the driver is, however, too blurry to recognize.  Does the traffic ticket look legitimate? I was not able to find an image of German traffic tickets online.  I would like to be a good guest, and pay it. What are my options? Wire transfer is $50, for a EUR10 fee this is ridiculous.   I was able to locate this site:  Is it legit?
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. While the reasons for his doing this are not yet public, this is a real loss of a valuable service. Does anyone know of similar services available to the general public?  Edit:  is definitely relevant, but that approach is more appropriate for finding top journals rather than identifying bottom ones. I.e., following that method would probably exclude lots of valid, lower-tier journals. Are there any approaches to easily identifying a predatory publisher?
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So far I have been able to come thru with Documentation until I arrived at this one :- Proof of Relationship, I am going to visit a friend , after the tour, I am returning home.  How Can I show the visa officer that this is my friend. I do not have any documentation of him, I just included that I got a letter from him and seeing this proof of relationship, I am a bit confused. I Decided to ask on here to clear the air on that very issue. How can I prove relationship in this case.
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Probably not with Trello, but maybe with some integration.  What I need is a solution for archiving cards because I'm not going to work with them now, but later they would come back, so I would remember doing what should be done.  Something in the lines of some email "follow up" services out there that help you remind things and at the same time keep your inbox clean.
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One of my ancestors was arrested and killed in the purges of the 1930's in the Soviet Union. I've heard of people who got papers from the Russian (post Soviet) government containing the "crimes" they were accused of and the interrogation they were subject to,  Where can I find this data? Is it online?
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Is there any way to get my old account + metadata back if I have lost an account ties to MyOpenID?
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I have a physical book from an Australian publisher which is nearly a thousand pages long, so it's quite hard to carry around with me. It is a book of worked solutions for a math textbook. It has no digital version, presumably to prevent people form distributing it online.  Since it would be much more convenient for me to have a digital copy, would it be okay to scan a copy of the book to keep with me, strictly for personal use? By "okay", I am asking more about its legality than its ethicality, preferably in the US.    Although I probably intended this question to be more general, here is the information for this specific book.   There is a disclaimer related to copying in the front page of the book, which says:     Except as permitted by the Copyright Act (any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review), no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Any enquiries are to be made to the [publishing company].   The first part of this statement seems to suggest it might be allowed for private study, which seems to be the situation I am in.  One other notice that can be found in the book, right below the above notice:     Copying for educational purposes: Where copies of part or the whole of the book are made under Part VB of the Copyright Act, the law requires that the educational institution or the body that administers it has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL). For information, contact the Copyright Agency Limited.   Part VB of the Copyright does not seem to apply to me as I am not a teacher (I am not a lawyer, either!). Is my only option in this case to contact the Copyright Agency or the publishers? I assume that if there is no resolution, I would have to try to obtain permission specifically from the publisher, which seems to be the safest option.
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When I am documenting records, do I use the name of a city or country as it is called today or as it was in the year an ancestor was there?  Related to:
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My husband's family came from Bucharest. Specifically his mother was born in Sibiu.  I have been able to piece together names and relations of several grand and great grandparents from word of mouth and some fortunate pictures they had of the cemetery in Sibiu.  I cannot however find any records of birth's and death's for any of them.   Are there sites or organizations that hold records for Romania?
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I have been to India before, but have since renewed my passport so have no record of previous visa details. What does one do about completing this question online? I am French and we are not allowed to keep old passports.
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I'm just getting started researching my husband's family who came from Wangen an der Aare, Bern Canton, Switzerland.   I'm looking for Jacob Schulthess birth record who was born 29 Jan 1892 in Wangen an der Aare.
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I accidentally closed it without voting, how can I find it? When I suggest declaring war on the target it says there's already a proposition to do so.
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I have submitted the original offer letter of my employment along with the letters as supporting documents for a UK standard visitor visa from India. I have done it through VFS global. I received the visa but a few documents like the opening page of the offer letter are missing. Kindly help me. Is there any procedure to get them back?
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My passport was detached from the front cover but all the pages are intact. I have an Indian passport and wants to travel from Philippines to India, is it possible?
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I am from Japan and I have been trying to identify my great-grandfather who was British.  For more background these are two questions that I have asked here previously:       I have now taken a Family Finder DNA test (Autosomal DNA) but the results appear not to give any hints that will help me to identify my great-grandfather.   The DNA test says that I have a male cousin in Denmark and that this is three to five generations ago. However, I have not been able to make contact with him.   So three people were related to me. One Japanese man, one Japanese woman and Danish man. The two Japanese are more than 5 generations, while the Danish man is from 3 to 5 generation.  If the ancestors of this Danish man become known to me I think it will be very useful.       Is there another DNA test that I should take?   I did a Autosomal / Family Finder test of FamilyTree DNA.  I was matched with 3 people in FamilyTreeDNA. One person in the Danish, two people after is Japanese.  We'll explain the research that I have done. My great-grandfather was in Kobe of Japan in the 1890s. He was officially married and great-grandmother. However, I do not know his name.   As denoted in my other questions in addition to DNA testing I have...   1. I examined the foreigners who lived from the late 1880s until 1900 in Kobe.  2. So, I found a person who continued to live after that.  3. The person was Cecil Zohrab Ede.  4. I ordered the materials of Ede in Archives of the United Kingdom. As a result he was found to have died in Shanghai in 1901. And, he is a bachelor, his property his father has received.  5. I have heard that the great-grandmother went abroad with her husband.  6. So I examined the record of the boarding of the ship. And, I found that in 1893 Mr and Mrs Ede rode to the ship.  7. Because I cannot identify the great-grandfather in the record only, I was asked to test the FamilyTree DNA. When Ede brother offspring relationship if the registration is found I thought.