... Rich, thanks for this confirmation! Your map reference sounds like it is indeed the one being referred to, although I can't be certain until I receive...
16907
sparky271953
May 3, 2007 10:09 pm
I just got a call from my local FHC that one of the films I ordered in mid April is in! Hope this bodes well for those of you waiting for films. Stephanie B....
16908
Karen C
karens_roots
May 5, 2007 4:25 pm
Thanks to all that have sent me information on list and off. I have been working the past few days trying to determine the number of days we'll be in the...
16909
SRK
krizansr
May 6, 2007 7:25 am
CECH & SLOVAK AMERICAN GENEALOGY SOCIETY of ILLINOIS General Meeting ~ May 19th @ 1 pm "Flight of the Falcon - The American Sokol Performance Team in Prague" ...
16910
fernbrough
May 6, 2007 3:21 pm
Are there any maps that show the extent the Ottoman Empire extended in current day eastern Slovakia in the 1600's? I am specifically interested in seeing a...
16911
konekta@...
vbohinc
May 6, 2007 3:53 pm
No Turks there. They took only the southern belt of present Slovakia. Vladimir _____ From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com]...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
May 6, 2007 5:16 pm
Bob, I didn't find a detailed map. From the Historical Atlas of Central Europe: "The Ottoman sphere in Central Europe was basically divided into two categories...
16913
helene cincebeaux
helenezx
May 6, 2007 6:26 pm
Interesting - i read somewhere that they came up the rivers into Moravia and Slovakia - would be curious to know which rivers and how far up - some were in ...
16914
amiak27
May 6, 2007 7:11 pm
Bob, I did a quick Google search using their "images" function (above the search bar) and came up with http://historicaltextarchive.com/hungary/hutor1.gif ...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
May 6, 2007 8:24 pm
An article in Spectacular Slovakia said in 1663 the Ottoman's controlled Nita, Nove Zamky and Levice, only for one year. ... From: helene cincebeaux To:...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
May 6, 2007 10:40 pm
Have you seen Karel Plicka's photograph of women in Levice - they look totally oriental - maybe it was the earlier incursion of Tatars that casued this However...
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Janet Kozlay
kozlay
May 6, 2007 11:29 pm
The Ottoman Empire extended over much of Hungary for 150 years or so, but there were continuous wars that constantly shifted the borders. Read Gardonyi's...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
May 7, 2007 3:50 am
Helene, In the 1200's a people called the Cumani joined forces with the Hungarian Empire to make a stand against Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan died before...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
May 7, 2007 11:53 am
Thanks Michael! Intrigued by the Cumani people. Dr. Tony Sutherland of Jednota told me that they were also called the Plavci people and the various places...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
May 7, 2007 12:17 pm
Hi Helene: Here's a link to an interesting encyclopedia article regarding the CUMANS (KUNOK in Hungarian) _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumans_...
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fernbrough
May 7, 2007 12:47 pm
Thanks for all of your input and advice. I intend to do more reading and searching. I asked the question because I knew after the occupied lands were vacated,...
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hervez33
May 7, 2007 8:34 pm
Hi i'm french and my grand father was slovak. I would make my genealogy research of Slovakia. I have many ancestors informations to verify with original...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
May 7, 2007 10:59 pm
I tried to locate Mala Vieska on my Slovak Road Atlas. There was no such place listed. I did an online search and found references to it. One even gave the...
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Janet Kozlay
kozlay
May 7, 2007 11:00 pm
Dear Hervé, You are asking someone to do a great deal of work—work that you could do yourself. There are many Family History Centers in France where you can...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
May 7, 2007 11:10 pm
Helene, It was your message about Dr. Sutherland's reference to the Plavci and Plavec that got me investigating them years ago. My ancestal village of Hromos...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
May 7, 2007 11:29 pm
Hello: In regard to the Cumans (also known as POLOVCY in Russian and POLOVTSI in Ukrainian), there are several counties in Hungarian -- BACS-KISKUN and ...
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Paul Tomasko
paule4sure
May 8, 2007 12:13 am
Hello everyone I have been following along with these postings finding it very interesting. In my family which comes from the village of Siba, County Saris, my...
16928
jump4toys@...
jump4toys
May 8, 2007 1:51 am
I heard a story from a 93 year old cousin of my father that in 1865 the Austria Hungarians took over the area of the Carpathian Mountains and that people had...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
May 8, 2007 2:31 am
Hi Paul: It would be hard to tell, based upon looks alone, whether any bloodline traces back to an Asian ancestor, although it certainly possible. The city...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
May 8, 2007 4:02 am
Paul, Slovakia is one of those 'cross-road' locations where migration paths over history have come through or near it. In an earlier reply I wrote of the Avars...
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konekta@...
vbohinc
May 8, 2007 5:05 am
Dear David, Hrisovce had 53 house numbers in 1869 Census. #25 was Alojz Tomasov I have a client, who also has ancestors from Hrisovce ( actually I am working...
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konekta@...
vbohinc
May 8, 2007 5:20 am
Dear Herve, I do this kind of work. Vladimir _____ From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of hervez33 Sent: Monday,...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
May 8, 2007 8:11 am
Hi Vladimir: Thank you very much for the information regarding Hrisovce. I would definitely like to learn more about the potential contact. What is your...
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konekta@...
vbohinc
May 8, 2007 9:06 pm
Dear David, here I am Vladimir Bohinc Professional Genealogist KONEKTA s.r.o., Dukelska 11, 915 01 Nove Mesto n.V., Slovak Republic Tel/Fax; xx421 32 7710 375 ...
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Dr. Joe Q
doctor_jq
May 9, 2007 2:19 am
Cher Hervé Je n'ai aucun parent avec ce nom. Votre demande est dificult. Vous devez rechercher des disques d'abord. Nous ne pouvons pas répondre à votre...
