It was written on a Holiday card a friend's wife received. I've heard the word "beseda" in Slovakia, but can't find a translation. Vladi or Helene? Have you...
Bill, Per your request for other stories; mine combines both the Carpathian Mountains and immigration. My paternal ancestral villages of Plavnica and Hromos...
http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=BRC <http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=BRC> This may help some searching in Cleveland. [Non-text portions...
Hi Ron and Helene, Just wanted to add that Luboviansky Kupella is beautiful. I walked down a path while there and saw people filling plastic water bottles...
Ron, My grandfather was from Visny Ruzbachy. I was wondering when you speak of Lubovna. Some years ago, I was looking for my grandmother's village and I...
I received a Christmas card from a possible family member from my family village in The Slovak Republic. However, it's not in english and I can't read it....
I would like to know how was living in the end of 19th in the austrian hungarian empire, in Moravia (Lipnik Nad Becvou). Could I supose that people that wanted...
Hello to all! After spending more than a few years poking around trying to find my family's history, I finally feel I have a little bit of a handle on my dad's...
A couple of questions for Bill Tarkulich: Bill, A year or so ago you suggested that we contact the LDS to ask for more of the filmed records for Slovakia to be...
I personally have recieved information by posting on-line . This includes finding a relation in the Slovak Republic! http://members.chello.sk/corej/...
Sorry my mistake, my father corrected me, his grandfather fought against the Russians for the Prussians during WWI, any idea of were I would look for these...
I have seen the many responses to the topic of personal information. Before Bill snips this thread, I want to bring it back to its relevance when it comes to...
If you haven't got a copy already, be sure to pick up a copy of "A Slovak's Night before Vianoce" today. http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/slovak_twas.htm Vesele...
Is any member of this group familiar with the village of Patakos? Patskanova,Czechoslovakia. Patskan'ova,Ukraine. This I am hoping is our village of origin...
I have received no new mail from Slovak-roots since Wednesday Dec 11. Am I the only one or is it just a quiet time...I don't want to miss anything. Mary ......
Can anyone tell me how to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in Slovak? I would like to send cards for the holidays to a few "cousins" met over the past...
Janet, Were you able to find the house where your father lived? Did your relatives take you to the family cemetery or to the Church? I met second cousins in...
My grandfather,John Feco, immigrated from Ruska Nova Ves, he was born 1882. My grandmother, Mary Dorko, immigrated from Bzenov, she was born 1883. Both were...
I just had a phone call that demonstrated the advantage of putting altered personal information out on the web. I never post the same birthday twice when I do...
I can't find any records for Paul Rovnyak(My great,great grandfather) and Anna (maiden name Talnak)in any church records. I'm Catholic as was my Grandfather...
Hello. I have my grandfathers petiton for naturalization. He lists his birth place as Magoroska, Austria and my grandmothers' as Tobolyi, Austria. Any help...
Did Slovak peasants own their farm lands after 1848? Did they just pay taxes on the property or did they still have to provide payments and services (labor)...
John thanks for the help. So I understand you correctly you go to what website and type rovn and P or Pet for the city. Also you stated yesturday that the were...
I'm looking for any information on Paul Rovnak (Rovnyak) and Anna Rovnak (Rovnyak)maiden name was Talnak they where born in the middle 1880's. I know They...
Hello, I need some help. I found in the RC records of Presov, two baptismal entries for the Makara Fam., were the name of our greatgrandmother was entered with...
A historical tidbit. My first time adding a file[s] to the thread. [No doubt I could have done this better.] For the 1910 Census the intent was to record those...
