John Newmark
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transylvaniandutch.com
John Newmark
@transylvaniandutch.com
Genealogist. Research Admin. Father. Husband.

Blog: http://blog.TransylvanianDutch.com

Banner: Former Westminster Jews Free School, SoHo London. Great Grandfather attended late 1890s. Photo taken 2023. Building now used as a grocery.
A Hungarian ancestor of mine - when told they needed a German name - selected Deutsch. I like to think it was a dry sense of humor.
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I find the app useful for quickly looking people up in my tree when I’m not near my computer.
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I filed about a dozen requests in December and have received the notices that they were being processed. But no files.

With the latest update that they will stop filling the requests, I suspect I won’t.

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Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records
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August 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I've emailed the owner of the online family tree where I found the images to see if they have additional information about the origin of these photos, but thought I'd ask the bsky genealogy community as well for their opinion.
March 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
PLEASE! If you are going to talk about an AI video do not use the adjective Weird.
a man with glasses and a mustache is saying `` say what ? ''
Alt: a man with glasses and a mustache (Weird Al Yankovic) is saying `` say what ? ''
media.tenor.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s occurred to me I should add a photo of #Toonces for those of a certain age.
February 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM