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A Biography of Our Ancestors: Charles Cohen

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May 191 min read

A Biography of Our Ancestors: Charles Cohen

The first of a series of biographical sketches of our ancestors - a brief look at the life of Tsudik (Charles) Kogan (Cohen), with a...

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Family History Notes & Stories - Kopelow & Sklar Families - Updated

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Sep 18, 20231 min read

Family History Notes & Stories - Kopelow & Sklar Families - Updated

As per a few requests, I've separated the Narrative (16 pages) and the Appendices (100+) into 2 separate files. At my own request, I've...

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Feb 22, 20231 min read

ChiefTalk - a face for radio?

We took a shot at doing a ChiefTalk episode on video - Colonel Callahan was a great guest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyh7TRu5XLE&t=...

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mcsklar

Feb 20, 20231 min read

ChiefTalk Podcast

https://njsacop-podcast.org/Chief Talk, an ongoing conversation about the latest issues and trends in law enforcement, is brought to you...

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The Mariasin [Morrison], Breitel [Brown], Busnowecky [Bisnow] & Feldman Families - A Brief History

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Jan 3, 20221 min read

The Mariasin [Morrison], Breitel [Brown], Busnowecky [Bisnow] & Feldman Families - A Brief History

COMPLETELY REVISED & UPDATED When we talk about the history of a family, we are of course really discussing a “family of families.” Our...

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The Yavelbergs: The Stories of our Families

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Aug 2, 20201 min read

The Yavelbergs: The Stories of our Families

The big one; the start of the entire genealogical journey. The history of the Yavelberg families, a companion to the Family Tree. Truly...

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Kopelow (Kopiloff/Kopelov/Kopeloff) family: from Pereiaslav to London & Philadelphia

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May 22, 20208 min read

Kopelow (Kopiloff/Kopelov/Kopeloff) family: from Pereiaslav to London & Philadelphia

UPDATE [11 November 2022] 1. It now looks like I may have tracked down some of those “other” Kopelow relatives that were found in the...

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New (that is, really old) Sklar family history discoveries

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May 22, 20204 min read

New (that is, really old) Sklar family history discoveries

So – I am working on a full treatment of our family story, but since I’ve uncovered some amazing new (well, really old actually), I...

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Episode 7: Staff Ride – History’s Winning and Losing Lessons for Police Chiefs with Mitch Sklar

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May 13, 20201 min read

Episode 7: Staff Ride – History’s Winning and Losing Lessons for Police Chiefs with Mitch Sklar

There’s a knock on your door. It’s George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant. They want to give you practical, tactical advice. You’d...

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Family History Notes & Stories - The Shoah with Appendices

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May 10, 20201 min read

Family History Notes & Stories - The Shoah with Appendices

Our family appears in a surprisingly wide variety of official government records, newspapers and other publications, and assorted other...

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Family History Notes & Stories - Family Remembrances of Sig Zeitlin

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May 9, 20201 min read

Family History Notes & Stories - Family Remembrances of Sig Zeitlin

Over the course of many years I had a running "conversation" with the late Sigmund (Sig) Zeitlin. Sig was a family legend, and a keeper...

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Family History Notes & Stories - Notes from Conversation with Sylvia Robinson Naden

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May 9, 20201 min read

Family History Notes & Stories - Notes from Conversation with Sylvia Robinson Naden

Several years ago I had the great good fortune to speak with Sylvia Robinson Naden (daughter of Mollie Yavelberg Robinson). She was a...

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Family History Notes & Stories - Our Ancestral Hometowns - History-Photos-Maps

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May 9, 20201 min read

Family History Notes & Stories - Our Ancestral Hometowns - History-Photos-Maps

The history of the ancestral hometowns of our families, along with photos and maps. Not a history of our families (that is in the works),...

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