My mom was going through her bookshelves and found back issues from the 1970s of "Children's Friend" a Slovak magazine. The above surnames appear in the Jan....
Helene, You are a jewel. Thank you. This is the information that we have: Our grandfather was Michael Lucas (Dlugos?) His father was also Michael. His mother...
Loretta, Perhaps someone else in this group will give a more qualified answer but I'll have a stab at it. I am not a native speaker but studied Hungarian for ...
Michael and Helen, Have been monitoring your messages. My husband and I are also going on the tour with Helene. Looking forward to meeting you. Our ancestors...
University of Michigan researchers release most detailed global study of genetic variation. From the article: "It's sometimes possible to trace a person's ...
I'm hoping that you are able to access this photo via the address below. It is of a page from the 1869 Hungarian Census, and comes with a request. While I...
Could someone tell me the correct pronounciation of the name Dlugos? Is the "D" silent? I had believed it is L, long U, G O , the S is like "g" at the end of...
I've created a folder on the Slovak-Roots site, Kladzan Ancestry, in which to upload a few files and jpeg photos, but am at present unable to upload any files...
My g-grandfather came to Okla. between 1880 and 1900. He shows up in the Spring Creek township on the 1900 census. He was married to Mary Magdelin Kucera in...
Kim, Schwarzseifen (Feketepatak) used to be a German mining village, and some historic works will use the old German name, too. Wikipedia has even a map of the...
frank blazick and wife came to us between 1867 and 1869 when my ggrandmother was born in ill 2 older born in old country my gggrandfather john schalski some...
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Hello! I am new to this group. Researching my Slovak heritage on my mother's side: HLAVACS / SLOSAR / HRASKO. They came to America beginning 1906 and settled...
Dear David, Cerova Rc records available in Bratislava Regional archive are: b 1787-1902 m 1787-1902 d 1787-1902 Civil records for Cerova start with the end of...
In my granfather's obituary there is note of a half-sister, Mrs. Andrew Dzury of Cresson, PA. His name was Pal Groch (or Paul Groh in the U.S.), but I have no...
I only caught the reply to "Plavnica Church Records". I have my roots in Plavnica and nearby Hromos. There are other people in this group who also have their...
I am hoping that someone in the group is familiar with the children's songs that my grandmother use to sing to me when I was small. I can present them...
Hello, I forgot to add to my original post...I am trying to figure out the exact spelling of a town - Kis Fakaeiepatak.??? Does anyone have information? Once...
I am new and have never used a group before. I am looking for Kascmansik or Kasmanchy as they later came to be known or Kasmerek from Paterson, NJ who...
Hello! Where can I find something about Austrian civil code of 1811, issues: marriage, divorce, children custody, will, family, etc??? Thanks a lot for any...
Has anyone heard from Gregory? He and I were corresponding about the purchase of some Easter items from his store and he suddenly disappeared. It has been...
Effective today, Slovaks no longer require a visa to visit Canada. Hallelujah! As recently as Monday, I sent a notarized invitation to cousins in Slovakia --...
Hello, I have been looking for a Michael Palko. He may have been born in Starina, Hungary but most likely now in Slovakia. One record I found it was listed as...
Can anyone help me find a copy of an article written in the July 1939 issue of this newspaper and published in NY. There is an article written about my...
My Grandfather, Antony DERFLER, was born in 1885 in,Louny, Bohemia. I have a copy of a military booklet on which his name is written Anton DÖRFLER. Does any...
Hello: I am new to the group. I have been gradually piecing together my paternal grandparents genealogy. I have found one of the families in Osturna, Slovakia...
I would really like a picture of Cukalovce and the town church. Does anyone know of someone in Slovakia who would be willing to take a couple of digital...
