Questions tagged [renaming-places]
Related to the record-keeping and tracing of place names as they change (or alternatively named) over time.
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Where might I find General Orders No. 77 dated 11 Nov 1943?
I have found a document that notes the renaming of Edinburgh Field, Trinidad to Carlsen Field (click image for full size):
To get more information about the renaming (and the individual behind it) I ...
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How to find current Name (or location) of "Russian" town recorded in 1910?
A passenger arrived in the port of New York on the ship Philadelphia in 1910. His residence, as listed on the Ellis Island manifest, is transcribed as "Ruistikovicz, Russia". The passenger is said ...
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