How to restore family tree?

Alma Coleman — Fri, 19 May 2023 06:42:07 -0400

My grandmother was of Jewish origin, lived all her life in Ukraine, went to a concentration camp during World War II, how do I find documents to restore a family tree?

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made May 19 at 2023 6:51 AM

Lt Col Charlie Brown — Fri, 19 May 2023 06:51:03 -0400

Not a good time for this due to the invasion. Have you tried Ancestry.com?

Response by COL Randall C. made May 19 at 2023 7:13 AM

COL Randall C. — Fri, 19 May 2023 07:13:55 -0400

In addition to Lt Col Charlie Brown's suggestion of Ancestry.com, you might want to start with the National Archive's Concentration Camp records* and the information that is at the Holocaust Museum*.

You can also look at fold3.com (part of Ancestry.com) - the information should be the same as that in the National Archives or the Holocaust Museum, but it's an easier interface. It is a paid service (like Ancenstry.com), but you can do a 7-day free trial and access the info to see if it has what you're looking for.
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* National Archives - https://www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/concentration-camps
* Holocaust Museum - https://www.ushmm.org/remember/resources-holocaust-survivors-victims/database-of-holocaust-survivor-and-victim-names

Records Relating to Concentration Camps

The National Archives at College Park, Maryland holds records pertaining to several World War II Nazi concentration camps: Buchenwald, Dachau, Flossenberg, Nordhausen, and Mauthausen. These records include textual, still picture, motion picture, and cartographic records. Among these are original camp records; records produced by U.S. Government agencies, both military and civilian; and captured German records, including evidence files...