Family collections can take genealogy beyond the family tree. Not only can genealogists dig out familial connections, birth and death dates, but they can sometimes see objects that their ancestors
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More Prohibition stories
The sooner prohibition is done away with the better it will be for the people of theUnited States. All the wickedness existing now among Americans is indirectly traceable to prohibition.
MS 201: David O. Feldman, World War II Military Papers
Some of you may remember an exhibition we had on loan from the Museumof Jewish Heritage called Ours To Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War. Because of
MS 113 Lena Barber Midwife Records
Not long ago I posted the finding aid for MS 180 the Rosa Fineberg midwife records. Midwife records are a rich resource for genealogists. Besides the expected birthdates, the books
The Golden Age of Jewish Boxing
A blog post by Dr. Deb Weiner. Lately my head has been in the “interwar era,” as historians refer to the time period between World War I and World War
The Kraus Family Papers: The Photographs
A blog post by Photo Archives Intern Ginevra Shay. Since starting my internship at The Jewish Museum of Maryland I’ve had the pleasure of working on a number of fascinating
MS 200 Brigadier General Bernard Feingold Collection, 1922-1988
Those of you who follow our Twitter feed or read the Baltimore Jewish Times know that the museum has reached Manuscript Collection 200! Here is the recently completed finding aid.
MS 38 The Henrietta Szold and Bertha Szold Levin Papers
It’s time for another look the Szold family. This time it’s all about Henrietta and Bertha. In a few weeks (hopefully) I’ll be able to share the rest of their
MS 37 Rabbi Benjamin Szold Papers
Over the fifty years that the Jewish Museum of Maryland has been in existence we have received a large number of materials related to Benjamin Szold and his descendents, which
MS 198 The Straus-Hecht Family Collection
A large portion of the collections at the Jewish Museum of Maryland document families and organizations centered around the city of Baltimore. But we do have objects, photos and archives