You might try the spelling KOCAN. In my villages (Zboj, Nova Sedlica, Ulic) there are KOCAN. The villages are too far removed to be related however. There is...
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Doris
dhweig
Aug 1, 2005 12:07 pm
I have Koczan's in my family. They lived in Parics, Zemplin Co., Hungary. Doris [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bernardine Weigand
bweigand@...
Aug 1, 2005 6:27 pm
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James McGrath
JamesFrankMc...
Aug 1, 2005 7:07 pm
Hi everyone! I have the family name Benyasko in my family tree, and it turned up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at radixindex.com and arcanum.hu, ...
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Mary Anne Drobnak
choirmom14
Aug 1, 2005 9:16 pm
This past year Michael Sura at: arusm@... researched the Drobnak family in Slovakia Archives. Having just completed this research, Michael presented the...
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Linda Hartlaub
matka77
Aug 2, 2005 2:57 pm
I heartily concur. With a limited budget, Michael found my grandmother's family in record time. When we made the trip to the Slovak Republic, we were able to...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Aug 2, 2005 3:34 pm
I agree that Mick is very good, very helpful and a worthwhile "investment." His ability and willingness to conduct field work is as important as his...
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Linda Hartlaub
matka77
Aug 2, 2005 5:26 pm
I believe he is. When we were there, he told me that his genealogy research allows him to make a decent living although he does get a little tired of being in...
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Tom
tom54judy
Aug 2, 2005 5:27 pm
New to the forum and confused. Try as I might I have not figured the place name business out. Following some good advice I will only ask one question...
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Frank R. Plichta
frank.r.plichta@...
Aug 2, 2005 6:00 pm
I don't know which archives he is going to that are "dusty". Each archive that I visited in Wein, Bratislava, Kos^ice and Pres^ov were all immaculately clean....
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Armata, Joseph R. (JA...
jarmata00
Aug 2, 2005 6:36 pm
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...
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johnqadam
Aug 2, 2005 8:27 pm
Here's a bit off good news. The 1869 Hungarian Census of Nizne Lapse is available at your nearest LDS Family History Center. While it may not answer all of...
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geniekid39
Aug 2, 2005 9:34 pm
Hello, A while ago, I talked to you. I still know nest to nothing about Mary except she was born in Ohio. While still an infant, her family returned to...
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James McGrath
JamesFrankMc...
Aug 2, 2005 10:07 pm
Hi everyone! Another family name in my family tree is Posk. It seems pretty rare - could it be a variation on another name, such as Posch or Poszek? Any...
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Linda Hartlaub
matka77
Aug 2, 2005 10:10 pm
I think he was being facetious. LJH -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com ...
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Mary Anne Drobnak
choirmom14
Aug 3, 2005 12:37 am
No, he spends quite a bit of time guiding the American tourists. Some hire him for a week at a time. I'm very excited over the 300 pictures he is sending us. ...
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Mary Anne Drobnak
choirmom14
Aug 3, 2005 12:38 am
Thank you for telling me this. I hope others on the list read your message. Mary Anne ... I heartily concur. With a limited budget, Michael found my...
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Bratgirl54@...
mkosinar
Aug 3, 2005 12:52 am
I agree with everyone with regard to Michael. He diligently researched my father's side of family -- located living relatives for me -- and supplied me with...
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gen_data@...
jt33kelly
Aug 3, 2005 2:09 am
Dear Bette, I would be happy to hear more about the family. Gwen Kelly ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Frank R. Plichta
frank.r.plichta@...
Aug 3, 2005 3:49 pm
Barbi, Your Mary is a mystery to me. If her first child Mary was born in 1904 after having been gone for 15 years, she would have been in Europe during the...
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geniekid39
Aug 3, 2005 4:20 pm
Oh yes!! Everytime I found them, with some help, the name was spelled differently. It is Tomco on the deed, it is Tomchak on the early census and is Tomko on...
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Tom
tom54judy
Aug 3, 2005 5:13 pm
... Well I had the right map but the wrong clue/ or no clue. I wish to thank "johnqadam" and Joseph R Armata for their timely and spot on assistence. The...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Aug 3, 2005 11:49 pm
If you are interested in immigrant records (manifest extractions) from CastleGarden , their database went online August 1st, 2005. "CastleGarden.org offers...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Aug 4, 2005 12:09 am
With this information - ship and date, you should be able to go to the FHL and pull the microfilm with the appropriate manifest. Good luck! ______________ ...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Aug 4, 2005 1:10 am
A nice review by Dick Eastman can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/cvcjo I will be interested in hearing the experience of various users. ______________ Bill...
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Doris
dhweig
Aug 4, 2005 1:47 am
I could not view the whole screen. I could copy it and paste it and see everything. Doris [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Aug 4, 2005 1:54 am
D. Eastman has been writing genealogy-related newsletters for years. While they are of a general nature (not specific to our lines of research), I would like...
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Bill Tarkulich
tarkulich
Aug 4, 2005 2:00 am
Yes, I've already heard that from others. I like your work-around. It may have to do with the default screen colors and background settings on your browser,...
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Paula
hotrodkitty2000
Aug 4, 2005 2:23 am
I was in Castle Garden this morning and the records only go into the late 1800's. They don't have everything transcribed yet. You can go to Ellis Island and...
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EMSCRS@...
chaas622
Aug 4, 2005 2:28 am
Ellis Island does not have records on the people who came through Castle Garden. Elizabeth Virginia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
