Comments on: International Tracing Service http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/international-tracing-service/ Tips, tricks and help in conducting Latvian ancestral research. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Brian Trusinsky http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/international-tracing-service/comment-page-1/#comment-15577 Brian Trusinsky Fri, 20 May 2011 04:36:04 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=211#comment-15577 I totally forgot to reply. I've submitted three different requests and got copies of some primary documents (originals). I don't have much to share except that there were no "breakthroughs" as a result of the information. I suppose one item might involve a relative in Latvia who was told they returned to Latvia after world war 2 and we all seemed to be under the impression that they were in DP camps, as well. There is no record of them in their database. Thus far, my furthest relative about whom I requested was my great grandmother's nephew. So, the people don't have to be particularly close relatives. Sadly, the lone record of that person was a document recording the transport from Libau to the Stutthof concentration camp in December of 1944. It also listed his occupation in the document as a sort of "constable" in the Kuldiga region. I totally forgot to reply. I’ve submitted three different requests and got copies of some primary documents (originals). I don’t have much to share except that there were no “breakthroughs” as a result of the information. I suppose one item might involve a relative in Latvia who was told they returned to Latvia after world war 2 and we all seemed to be under the impression that they were in DP camps, as well. There is no record of them in their database.

Thus far, my furthest relative about whom I requested was my great grandmother’s nephew. So, the people don’t have to be particularly close relatives. Sadly, the lone record of that person was a document recording the transport from Libau to the Stutthof concentration camp in December of 1944. It also listed his occupation in the document as a sort of “constable” in the Kuldiga region.

]]> By: Brian Trusinsky http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/international-tracing-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Brian Trusinsky Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:29:30 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=211#comment-2118 While I had seen this site, I also thought it was focuses on victims of the Holocaust. Because of your website and the experience you described I just submitted an request for my two grandparents. I'll update here when I find something out! While I had seen this site, I also thought it was focuses on victims of the Holocaust. Because of your website and the experience you described I just submitted an request for my two grandparents. I’ll update here when I find something out!

]]> By: Pauline http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/international-tracing-service/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Pauline Mon, 31 May 2010 21:00:41 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=211#comment-637 Hi Antra, After a long time with a broken computer I have just got back on and noted your post. Thank you for the link on ITS, have just submitted my search for three family members, so fingers crossed. Not sure if this throws any light for you on your grandmother's emigration. My Dad came to England, Landing in Hull 17 July 1947 with the 'Elder Dempster Lines', administered through the 'Cuxhaven Agency'. Prior to shipping out he was at the Poggenhagen collecting centre I have a photo of him with others in front of a train and on the back it says Cuchafena uf Anglijce. I am wondering if the Cuxhaven Agency was also the overseer for the sailing from Bremerhaven? I also believe that the ships were often commandeered from previous routes from Africa where they would have been involved in carrying post, so it is possible I guess that the ship might have stopped to collect post from one port and stopped further. I believe that the shortage of ships would have meant that they could have been diverted at the request of the Red Cross or Armed forces co-ordinating DP's leaving the Zones. Sorry this is vague, I have done so much reading and I should have written down all my links. Keep up the good work Antra. Hi Antra, After a long time with a broken computer I have just got back on and noted your post. Thank you for the link on ITS, have just submitted my search for three family members, so fingers crossed. Not sure if this throws any light for you on your grandmother’s emigration. My Dad came to England, Landing in Hull 17 July 1947 with the ‘Elder Dempster Lines’, administered through the ‘Cuxhaven Agency’. Prior to shipping out he was at the Poggenhagen collecting centre I have a photo of him with others in front of a train and on the back it says Cuchafena uf Anglijce. I am wondering if the Cuxhaven Agency was also the overseer for the sailing from Bremerhaven? I also believe that the ships were often commandeered from previous routes from Africa where they would have been involved in carrying post, so it is possible I guess that the ship might have stopped to collect post from one port and stopped further. I believe that the shortage of ships would have meant that they could have been diverted at the request of the Red Cross or Armed forces co-ordinating DP’s leaving the Zones. Sorry this is vague, I have done so much reading and I should have written down all my links. Keep up the good work Antra.

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