If you are lucky, as I was, you may find old church records that give people's everyday nicknames. Alki, Borka, Hanc~a, Miso, Ondo, Giri, etc. Lovely. ... ...
13531
nurse_ildiko
Nov 1, 2005 3:55 am
Janet, This is all very interesting! My maiden name is Kecskes. Thanks for the info. Ildiko Scott ... because ... discovered some ... traced the ... originated...
13530
Vladimir Linder
vlinder1949
Oct 31, 2005 10:58 am
Many greeting to all my friends from Slovakia, the weather is great. I am in Liptovska Teplicka now, the views of the High Tatreas are FANTASTIC, what a day. ...
13529
Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Oct 30, 2005 11:13 pm
Here's a wee bit more, based on some research I have done: http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/military_records_in_upper_hungar.htm#conscri ption ______________ ...
13528
Janet Kozlay
jkozlay
Oct 30, 2005 8:31 pm
Thank you very much, Sylvia. I really appreciate it. I will try writing. Janet ... From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com] On ...
13527
Sylvia Ofei-Kwatia
sali777
Oct 30, 2005 8:03 pm
Janet translation: Good day, My name is Roman Ruttkay, I come from Kosice and I am 30 years old. I was surfing the net and found that you are looking into...
13526
kdd2000
kddid_1999
Oct 30, 2005 7:57 pm
I suspect your removing of Google Earth was coincident with removal of spyware by some other means. How did you ascertain it was Google Earth causing the...
13525
johnqadam
Oct 30, 2005 7:53 pm
The Grisak story has a lot of info about conscription. See Delphi board message # 3944.1 http://forums.delphiforums.com/iarelative/messages...
13524
nhasior@...
noreenhasior
Oct 30, 2005 7:08 pm
Bill, loving birds, i thought that your comparision of birds hunting for the slightest morsel of food, to genealogists hunting for the smallest morsel of ...
13523
Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Oct 30, 2005 5:23 pm
Thanks for sharing your small steps and big steps with everyone. Each immigrant's path was unique and often stock recipes simply don't work. Being creative...
13522
Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Oct 30, 2005 5:09 pm
That is odd and contrary to my findings. Although I use anti-spy ware software, I've not seen any up tick in spy ware attempts (in the logs) since I loaded...
13521
amiak27
Oct 30, 2005 3:37 pm
I have it and use it, and have 'flown' over the family areas in Slovakia. I found that if I adjust the vertical scale to 1.4 it shows the hills and mountains...
13520
kddid_1999
Oct 30, 2005 2:27 pm
... share my problem I had with it. I got allot of spyware problems from it. I went out and got a Spyware program, but still had to remove the Google Earth...
13519
Janet Kozlay
jkozlay
Oct 30, 2005 2:18 pm
Oops, forgot to include the message! Here it is: I would be grateful for any help. Janet Dobry den prajem, Volam sa Roman Ruttkay pochadzam z Kosic a mam 30...
13518
Janet Kozlay
jkozlay
Oct 30, 2005 1:24 pm
I just received the following e-mail and have no idea what it says other than that it refers to a family I am researching. Presuming someone would be kind...
13517
Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Oct 30, 2005 12:40 pm
This tool is simply amazing. One of the most comprehensive satellite mapping tools I've seen on the web ... Google Earth (beta) "For anyone who has ever...
13516
Joe Mrnka
jmrnka
Oct 28, 2005 5:17 pm
Bill, I am responding to an earlier discussion on participants and lurkers. You brought out a good point that perhaps those of us less active (lurkers) should...
13515
scorpioforu
Oct 28, 2005 1:43 pm
John, Thank you for that link to the fantastic story about Joseph Grisak! It gave me an idea of what times were like back then in the day of my own Pavlik...
13514
bemimitwo@...
bemimitwo
Oct 28, 2005 3:03 am
I found a neat site called NewsLibrary.com It only goes back about 15 or so years but if you look at news papers for USA it list death notices and other info....
13513
Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Oct 28, 2005 12:55 am
If they would stop chasing ambulances and do something productive for society, I wouldn't mind your absence :) ______________ Bill Tarkulich ... From:...
13512
Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Oct 27, 2005 5:44 pm
Yeah, what Kris and Becki said -- too bad the lawyers are working me too hard to actually get to read this today -- but I'll get back to it, thanks again all...
13511
krisstrot@...
krisstrot
Oct 27, 2005 4:29 pm
Great question, Becki! I too am interested in any response to this question. Kris ... From: scorpioforu <beckiblair@...> To:...
13510
Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Oct 27, 2005 2:16 pm
In general, the requirements were fairly lax compared to today. There are other web sites that explain this much better than I. By 1904, they had expanded...
13509
johnqadam
Oct 27, 2005 2:12 pm
Here's your 98-page answer. Message 3944.1 on the Delphi site: There is an absolutely excellent book about the Rusyn US-immigrant experience. It's an...
13508
scorpioforu
Oct 27, 2005 1:17 pm
Could someone please explain the process someone would have to go through step by step to immigrate to the US from Slovakia in 1906? What papers were needed,...
13507
jump4toys@...
jump4toys
Oct 27, 2005 10:15 am
Does anyone read Ukrainian??????? This would be fascinating for us, and maybe we can ask one person who reads it to help us find information on the site. ...
13506
jump4toys@...
jump4toys
Oct 27, 2005 10:01 am
Thanks for the info. Verecki or VERESKI is located north of Svalyava. It's near Hukklivy. Svalava/Szolyva/Soiva was near Munkacs, I think northeast of...
13505
johnqadam
Oct 26, 2005 12:57 pm
CURRENT MAP To locate places in Europe, especially if you are not sure of the proper spelling of the place name, the best reference is found at ...
13504
Armata, Joseph R. (JA...
jarmata00
Oct 26, 2005 12:57 pm
Here's a site showing where Vysne Ruzbachy is. http://www.sunflowers-agency.com/spas/vysne-ruzbachy-spa/location.php Joe ... From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com...
13503
jump4toys@...
jump4toys
Oct 26, 2005 12:29 pm
HI Vladimir... Also, where is this family of Wachtenheim that you wrote me comes from Slovakia? IT's the first I hear of them in Slovakia....can you tell me...
