For those Orthodox belonging to the OCA -- here is a link to Archbishop Job (Chicago and the Midwest) mother's obituary. May her memory be eternal. ...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Apr 4, 2005 2:45 am
Here is a terrific web site which has text and streaming audio of English-language broadcasts from Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and...
12036
zpoolmanz
Apr 5, 2005 5:01 pm
Hi, I am a new member. My mother gave me a suitcase which I have been sorting through. In it were a bunch of old letters. I also looked up in the phone book...
12037
Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 5, 2005 5:22 pm
Keep your first one short and simple -- feel free to write in English -- probably typing it would be best -- and if this person on the other end has children...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Apr 5, 2005 8:01 pm
Dear Members, I will be in Eastern Slovakia, based in Presov, for the first three weeks of May. On last years trip I had time to photograph some villages for...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Apr 6, 2005 4:46 pm
Pope - Radio Poland, Vatican rebroadcasts For those interested in events surrounding the death of Pope John Paul, you may want to tune into the...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Apr 12, 2005 2:28 pm
Thanks to reader generosity, I've published scans of several birth-related certificates, along with translation annotations. I have also published information...
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Andrea Vangor
cinuka
Apr 12, 2005 9:25 pm
Bill, I have recently obtained my grandfather's birth certificate -- 1899, Csakany in Abauj-Torna. Are you interested in adding to your collection? ... From:...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Apr 12, 2005 10:43 pm
Hello Andrea, Love to have if it is unique in some way from the others. Thanks! ______________ Bill Tarkulich ... From: Andrea Vangor [mailto:drav@...] ...
12043
raybravo2000
Apr 14, 2005 4:55 pm
As part of a project to map human migration, anyone can have their DNA analyzed for ancestral orgins under a program created by National Geographic & IBM. ...
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sueroecker
Apr 14, 2005 6:41 pm
I've located baptismal, marriage and death records for my ancestors via the LDS microfilms and had a question regarding the feminine ending on surnames. I've...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Apr 14, 2005 8:30 pm
It's a matter of what language is used for recording. If the Slovak language is used, OVA is the most common feminine suffix, although SKA, and CHA are...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 14, 2005 8:59 pm
Thanks for explaining that Bill, I 'just knew' it was of this century and not before -- as my grandmother never referred to herself as ova -- but the cousins ...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Apr 14, 2005 11:56 pm
You may enjoy these pieces on JP2 skiing in Southern Poland, On the Slovakia Border: "Pope on a Rope Tow", http://tinyurl.com/4nzku (The only place you can go...
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Richard D. Custer
vchromoho
Apr 15, 2005 12:00 am
Generally speaking, Rusyns never used the "-ova" feminine surname ending until they came under Czechoslovak rule in 1919-1920. Whether the Greek Catholic...
12049
Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Apr 15, 2005 6:12 am
Dear Sue, This ova endings were officially introduced after the WW1, when the Czech administration took over the matters. Here and there you can find them...
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christopher gajda
christopherg...
Apr 15, 2005 7:57 am
My Rusyn grandmother called her Rusyn neighbor Mrs. Lilikutch "Lilikutchka", and she in turn was called by Mrs. Lilikutch " Vaskonya" (for Mrs. Vasko). Would...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Apr 15, 2005 10:07 am
different ethnic groups have different ways how to say who somebody is. One has to distinguish, how someone is "called" and how his name is officially written....
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nhasior@...
noreenhasior
Apr 15, 2005 10:24 am
In a message dated 4/14/05 7:57:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Bill, Thanks for sharing that wonderful article on Pope John Paul's sking location. i enjoyed...
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Frank
frankly1us
Apr 15, 2005 1:56 pm
... Czech administration took over the matters. ... Czech influence. Such influence can be seen in areas close to ... began to write ova , or Jiri for Juraj. ...
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Pat Watkins
partygator@...
Apr 15, 2005 8:01 pm
I have just joined this group because I cannot find any information about my grandfather or grandmother who immigrated to the US on January 27, 1901. They...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 15, 2005 8:20 pm
Pat, I ran the town names thru this database (and you can too): http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellisshort.html I found one hit for your grandfather's...
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bemimitwo@...
bemimitwo
Apr 15, 2005 9:00 pm
Thanks Frank, You just answered many questions for me! Now any thoughts why i see names like waculik would change to vaculik? I have seen w change to v before,...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 15, 2005 9:05 pm
Jennifer -- here's a W/V example from my family history: The Surname WARGUSKA -- was spelled VARGUSKA as well -- probably because that is how it is pronounced....
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Apr 15, 2005 9:58 pm
In the modern road atlas; Sterusy is on Highway 502, 4 km south of Vrbove. The nearest large city is Piestany. Sterusy is due west of it, about 10 km. Piestany...
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johnqadam
Apr 15, 2005 10:00 pm
Welcome to a great new hobby You have a lot more information available than you realize. Sterusz, Nyitra Megye = county, now S'terusy, Slovakia. Locate it on ...
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caritagir@...
sgirman2002
Apr 16, 2005 4:51 am
Please remove me from the group. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Meg-n-andysmom@...
mom2meg_n_andy
Apr 16, 2005 5:00 am
You need to go to the website to do this. Click on edit my membership at the top right corner and choose unsubscribe or look at the bottom for the...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Apr 16, 2005 6:46 am
Dear Pat, On the Kuban line no research will be needed.I just recently completed the Kuban family research in Sterusy and will put you in contact with your...
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Pat Watkins
partygator@...
Apr 16, 2005 1:40 pm
Wow!!!! I definitely will contact you. Thanks, Pat ************ ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 /...
