Am forwarding this to the list at Helene's request..... she was having some trouble posting, but I think we've fixed that now! Sorry for the messy forward, and...
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Joan Hendershot
jhender3@...
Jan 26, 2000 10:51 pm
Andy: Is the Nazvy obci na Slovensku on microfilm or microfische? If it is fische and you can buy it, it would be great to have. Joan...
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Maura Petzolt
sabinov@...
Jan 26, 2000 11:34 pm
Hello David! You have many good clues to help you in your research. The first thing to do is to organize your information, and work backwards from the 1920 ...
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Maura Petzolt
sabinov@...
Jan 26, 2000 11:47 pm
Hi all.... A few reminders and pointers as it seems we have some new people (up to 186 now!) and some who were having some problems. With onelist, you have...
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DPAULLR160@...
Jan 27, 2000 12:02 am
Dear Maura: Thank you very much for your quick response. I think the first thing I am going to do is check your Helpful Hints page. Thank you again, Dave...
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Andy Verostko
averostko@...
Jan 27, 2000 1:12 am
Its listed only as a Microfilm and the FHC does maintain ownership of both fische and film that can only be viewed at their site. Regartds Andy V......... ......
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Al Stoffa
a_stoffa@...
Jan 27, 2000 1:44 am
Jim, I have a mountain named Stolica: Name Lattitude Longitude Feature Name STOLICA 48° 46' N 20° 13' E MOUNTAIN Not sure if it's in Spis county. Couldn't...
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Lisa Rhea Baker
twosocks@...
Jan 27, 2000 5:43 am
Hi, Does anyone know where the people of Zavadka, Spis would attend church, Roman Catholic or Greek. Thanks Lisa Rhea Trimbath Baker twosocks@... ...
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Gregory J. Kopchak
greg@...
Jan 27, 2000 6:22 am
In 1877 Zavadka had 1207 Greek Catholics who attended church in Zavadka out of 1229 total population. I'm not sure where the 22 non-Greek Catholics went to...
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Joan Hendershot
jhender3@...
Jan 27, 2000 4:18 pm
Zavadka (Slovak) Zavadka (Rusyn) and Csergozavod (Hungarian) . I note that the former district was Saros and the current district is Presov. The film nos....
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Helenezx@...
Jan 27, 2000 8:29 pm
In a message dated 1/27/0 5:40:21 PM, jhender3@... writes: << Zavadka (Slovak) Zavadka (Rusyn) >> I find these two places quite confusing as in...
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Joan Hendershot
jhender3@...
Jan 27, 2000 8:21 pm
Thanks Helene for setting me straight. I looked at the listing and Zavada in Zemplen and Zavadka in Saros. Never knew there were others. Is there one in...
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Jim Honeychuck
jimhoney@...
Jan 27, 2000 11:35 pm
I notice on the linked site that there is a town called Koterbachy, meaning Copper Creek. At the point where the records for my family name don't go back any...
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Lisa Rhea Baker
twosocks@...
Jan 27, 2000 11:40 pm
Yes, there is a Zavadka in Spis it's south of Spisska Nov Ves near Hnlicik. Thanks for the help with the Churches Lisa Rhea Trimbath Baker twosocks@... ...
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Lisa Rhea Baker
twosocks@...
Jan 27, 2000 11:46 pm
Hi, Would anyone hazard a guess about the family name Jakubjansky being originally coming from Jakubany? I have found them in Teplicka in 1750-1840, but prior...
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Helenezx@...
Jan 28, 2000 12:27 am
In a message dated 1/27/0 9:42:06 PM, jhender3@... writes: << I looked at the listing and Zavada in Zemplen and Zavadka in Saros. Never knew...
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Helenezx@...
Jan 28, 2000 12:51 am
In a message dated 1/28/0 12:39:01 AM, jimhoney@... writes: << Ruzbachy >> There are thermal springs here and a healing spa - in fact this is the...
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Gregory J. Kopchak
greg@...
Jan 28, 2000 12:52 am
Koterbachy was originally a German mining settlement in Spis. The oldest cemetery is German. The Carpatho-Rusyns moved in during the 1700's to work the mines...
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Andrea Vangor
drav@...
Jan 28, 2000 1:29 am
I look forward to that, Greg. A lot of German surnames occur in the Lutheran records from Rank and Opina. I wonder, how could we find out who the local...
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Helenezx@...
Jan 28, 2000 1:52 am
In a message dated 1/28/0 2:33:34 AM, drav@... writes: << A lot of German surnames occur >> There is an excellent book by Duncan Gardiner - "German Towns in...
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Maura Petzolt
sabinov@...
Jan 28, 2000 2:10 am
This book by Duncan Gardiner is out of print, however it is microfilmed by the LDS and is on film # 1183659 I have it on permanent loan as that film also has...
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Andrea Vangor
drav@...
Jan 28, 2000 5:38 am
Thanks -- curiously enough, there is a Vangor living in Belgium... ... From: <Helenezx@...> To: <SLOVAK-ROOTS@onelist.com> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000...
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Andrea Vangor
drav@...
Jan 28, 2000 5:45 am
Fabulous. Dubynik is another mystery village -- I have found another reference to it. ... From: Maura Petzolt <sabinov@...> To:...
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Andrea Vangor
drav@...
Jan 28, 2000 5:49 am
Has anyone else noticed that life in Slovakia deteriorates noticeably in the late 1870's? I don't know if it was the cholera in 1873, the increasingly ...
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Jim Honeychuck
jimhoney@...
Jan 28, 2000 11:33 am
My little theory is that the women wanted babies to encourage the men going to America to come back, or to send for them. I'm trying not to be judgmental about...
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frankur@...
Jan 28, 2000 12:22 pm
Sure town was located in Sáros Megye in eastern Slovakia ? There was , of course, the Pressburg region of Pozsony Megye in western Slovakia. Marianka (Sv)...
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Maura Petzolt
sabinov@...
Jan 28, 2000 12:44 pm
Thanks for all the suggestions, on and off list, but YES, I"m sure it was in Saros and no it's not Marianka or the Marienthal in Germany. ...
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Maura Petzolt
sabinov@...
Jan 28, 2000 12:49 pm
You can also consider that the priests etc just started noting them more in the registers. I've looked at the Sabinov registers from late 1600's to 1895. Have ...
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Joe Armata
JOE@...
Jan 28, 2000 1:44 pm
... Hi! Vysne and Nizne Ruzbachy were originally settled by Germans, like so many other towns in that part of Spis. The name comes from the German name for...
