Category Archives: Russia

Newberry Library, Chicago’s Family History Center

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

Today we had beautiful weather, a great day to be outside and enjoying the many sites Chicago has to offer. Instead, I opted for a day of research at Newberry Library. First and foremost, drivers beware, parking is costly! Parking … Continue reading →

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Obit of A. Poray Koshits

Posted on December 18, 2008 by

So, in my emails from a PPK in Russia I have learned a bit. He found a book that gives obituary information for the United States.  Not Forgotten Tombs: The Russian abroad: obituaries 1917 – 1997. Pavlovsk Military College Poraj … Continue reading →

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Where the Poray’s came from

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

I have also learned from my email to Russia that the Porai Koshits have 2 lines, 1 from St. Petersburg, Russia and the other is from Kiev, Ukraine. He did give me a name of a man doing research in … Continue reading →

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The Americanizing of a name…

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

I have spent the last week doing some research on the Poray’s. Most of what I have found are the different variations of the name. When the family came to America, the name was Porai Koshitz. When Mary passed, it … Continue reading →

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