Michael, Regarding your search for your grandfather, Gregor MOJHER, you might want to look at the Gromos records as well as Plavnica. I've seen the name...
I am searching for my fraternal and maternal grandparents who had all immigrated from Saros county. They settled in Olyphant-Blakley, Pennsylvania. My...
Dear Frank, Thank you for the reply. I had tried the jjaso pages, but I wasn't able to figure out all the words (might be because I find the original ...
I am looking for any information on the above names. I am wondering if my grandparents changed the spelling of their last name. I found a village (Maly Lipnik)...
It is difficult to transliterate words when not using Slavic diacritical marks, but everyone seems to be guessing the word meanings correctly and not using...
ahoj Jim There was a Darocz, Dravci (Ru,Uk) Ungdarocz (H)formerly located in Ung Megye )county) It would make sense that another Darocz which was formerly ...
Hello, I am trying to find any information on my great great grandparents. My grandfather's last name was Smitka. My grandmother's maiden name was Kenda. Also,...
Hoi Frank, Received my Magocsi Carpatho Settlement Map today and I believe the answer is that Albert Simon was born in what is currently Beregdaroc(z) in Bereg...
Hi this is probably not the best place for this- please indulge me a little, since I tried contacting my servers, and didn't get a reply back. Since gateway...
I am searching for relatives. Grandfather was John Pado or Paedo. Born Oct. 1879 around Austria.Grandmother was Agnes Odor, born 1889 in Austria. They met here...
In a message dated 3/24/0 2:31:11 PM, frankur@... writes: Frank - what wonderful information - thanks so much - << The word Moravia is no longer used as a...
The Slovaks were the first nation to establish an independent state in Central Europe about 624 A.D. The territory of Slovakia was ruled by Slovak Kings. The...
Bereg Megye was part of Czechoslovakia only from 1920 to WW 2 (Subcarpathian Rus') and is now located in the Ukraine. It was part of Hungary from the 10th...
In a message dated 3/24/0 3:52:42 AM, jsim@... writes: << If any of this is familiar to you please write. ... HI Jim - In our Slovak Pride data base we...
In a message dated 3/23/0 9:01:15 PM, frankur@... writes: << Due to the political changes, beginning with the 1920 U.S. Census, the term Slovakland was...
In a message dated 3/24/0 2:40:47 AM, bigtony@... writes: << Searching for a location in Slovakia from where my Grandparents, George Kipila and Maria...
My Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Kolpak, b 1890, daughter of John and Susannah Lazko Kolpak of village of Gyorke (today part of D^urkov, Slovakia) in Abauj-Torna...
Dear Listers: I want to thank each and everyone for the information you have given me. John was born in 1855 and died in Pennsylvania in 1907. Mary Dolak was...
Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak don't use the letter W in names, only in foreign words. Usually the letter V is used instead. Spis^ská Nová Ves (Sv) Igló (H)...
I am new to this list but I was told that I may be able to find information on my ancestors here. On the 1900 census of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, we found...
Julie, I know in Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., they had young people from Slovakia working there. I know Cedar Point in Ohio also hires foreign workers. ...
In a message dated 3/21/0 8:17:46 PM, psm@... writes: << What do you want the content of the letter to say? Where should I mail it to? Do you want me...
Helene, What do you want the content of the letter to say? Where should I mail it to? Do you want me to put a postage stamp in with it so that you can mail it...
For the meaning, magura refers to hills, and is a word borrowed from Romanian into Slovak, along with many other words dealing with the shepherd culture. Joe ...
In a message dated 3/21/0 5:07:35 PM, psm@... writes: << I would like to find the name of the village where my grandfather Michael Magura was born in...
