With fewer than 400 PLICHTAs in the United States and about 700 that I have found worldwide, the PLICHTA surname population is limited. I invite anyone...
This is the 4th Anniversary of the Slovak Import Company and I thought I would share with you a brief history of how the Company was started, plus some...
Hi Tom! "Nizno Lapse Zupa Spiska" means Nizne Lapse (Lower Lapse) in Spis County. Today that village is just over the border in Poland, spelled in Polish as...
This past year Michael Sura at: arusm@... researched the Drobnak family in Slovakia Archives. Having just completed this research, Michael presented the...
I am researching the Hargas [Hargas~] family (John and Eva [nee Hargas]) of Morva Leskov/Morvaljesko. Their son immigrated circa 1905. I am researching the...
That was very good. I often wonder about how our ancestors did mail letters, pay for goods, etc. This was a very informative exhibit. Thomas ... From:...
I am in the process of trying to decipher my grandmother's and great grandmother's birth certificates. Their certificates say "Budapest VIII Ker." Also noted...
Perhaps its off topic, but it could be interesting for somebody, who is interested not only in genealogy, but also in history. It is a virtual philatelistic...
I used the instructions on Tarkulich's web site for setting my keyboard to use the Slavik language. The instructions were just great. They were easy to...
Happy Friday to Everyone, I need some guidance on trying to locate Otto Zavratsky because I believe he is related to my ancestors. Some background….I was...
Hello, My name is Carl Kotlarchik and I am new to the Slovak-roots list. I am researching the family names of Kotlarcsik (Kotlarcik), Muranszky, Gyuro and...
Hi: today I caught part of an interview about DNA and family genealogy. A woman who has done research in Slovakia spoke. Did anyone hear the program? I know...
Hello Carl, In Passaic, New Jersey, there were Tirpak families. slightly different spelling from your Terpak spelling. Noreen p.s welcome to the slovak roots...
WHere is KOSICE now? Is it in Slovakia or Ukraine????? DAniel WHo is going to Kosice? I might want some research done there. ... [Non-text portions of this...
On the surname changing items, I too have found that it was common in tracing my family tree to see that the last name appearing on the 1869 census and church...
To print Map on Website: http://tinyurl.com/8s9vg If you click on the left-most icon at the top of the map box (labeled VYTLACIT), it will bring you to...
Hello, I am a new member of Slovak-Roots and would like to review the information sent by the listowner, Maura Petzolt. Unfortunately, I am not able to make...
I would like to obtain information for my 90 year old cousin regarding the village in Slovakia her grandparents came form. She doesn't know the year they...
Title: Roman Catholic Schematizmus (directory of parishes) I have been advised by the webmaster that a new version of the "Schematizmus" (a directory of...
We need to remember that up to about 1848 or a bit earlier, Latin was the language of officialdom in Hungary. Experts say that the standards of Latin usage...
Hello MJH, try this website for Slovak material. choose "all slovak titles" from the left column. http://www.bolchazy.com/ there is a very good catalog for...
Greetings, I am new to the group, and this is my first posting. My sister and I are going to Bratislava on August 2. The purpose of our trip, apart from...
Would these perhaps be obituaries? The family name I am researching is Zahai, but problems persist locating it. However, I stumbled upon Szahai. Can someone...
Thanks for this info. My grandfather was raised Byzantine Catholic then changed to Roman Catholic after marrying my grandmother. I'll have to check this out....
Hi! I got a lot of emails asking how to submit a land claim, here is the answer: http://www.centroconsult.sk/genealogy/land/Petition.html Peter -- Cilistovska...
I uploaded some photos of Trencin Slovakia that were received by my maternal grandmother's side of the family. They are mainly showing architecture; from...
