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Jessica Feinstein
May 20, 20233 min read
Fredericka Feinstein (or OMG!: how passenger records and newspapers can lead to new connections)
The Daily News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania · Friday, March 17, 1933, p. 10. My aim in doing a one-name study of all the Feinsteins in the...
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Jessica Feinstein
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Patience and perseverance pays off (Happy 2023!)
I had a feeling yesterday that I might make another breakthrough this year. I’m not sure why, but it feels as though slowly and steadily...
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Jessica Feinstein
Nov 27, 20222 min read
A story in a photograph
I recently rediscovered this wonderful photograph of my grandfather Louis. It is a cabinet portrait taken in a photographic studio in...
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Jessica Feinstein
Oct 23, 20222 min read
Sophia from Latvia
Today I discovered that the name of Ari’s Latvian 4x great-grandmother was Sophia. I knew that her husband was Josif or Jossel, and I...
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Jessica Feinstein
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Looking for Sheva
Sheva (Sophia) Brenner was Ari’s 4x great-grandmother, and I am using this blog post to look again at what we know about her, which is...
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