John, Thank you for all of the information. I will be going to my local LDS Library on Wednesday! Kathy...
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maxine
vigee96
Jun 3, 2008 8:32 pm
Hi, would you know where Jakubany, north east of Slovakia, and Michalovice is? thanks maxine ... From: johnqadam To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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johnqadam
Jun 3, 2008 8:41 pm
... Michalovice [sic] is? thanks maxine <<< CURRENT MAP To locate places in Europe, especially if you are not sure of the proper spelling of the place name,...
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Ron Matviyak
amiak27
Jun 3, 2008 10:21 pm
Yes, but it is not in Saros County. Go to this same page and change to the Spis/Spisz/Szepes county and when the map comes up look in the upper right hand...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Jun 3, 2008 10:21 pm
John, Do you know of the FuzzyG or Fuzzy Gazetteer website. When unsure of a spelling for a place it is a wonderful way to get some viable chooses. Over 7...
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PAULA BYRD
ccrazyquilter2
Jun 3, 2008 11:27 pm
Hi Michael, I know you are getting ready to leave on your trip, I just wanted to wish you well and have a great time before I forgot and you were on your way. ...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Jun 4, 2008 2:57 am
Maxine, Jakubany is due south of the present Slovak city of Stara Lubovna by about 6.5 km / 4 miles. If I recall correctly there are some S-R members searching...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Jun 4, 2008 3:03 am
Paula, Thanks for the good wishes. I'll be leaving June 26th and returning August 1st. I will be in Eastern Slovakia until July 25th, then catch the train to...
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Tom Geiss
tomfgurka@...
Jun 4, 2008 5:06 am
I just had a communication from a friend who lives in Spisska Nova Ves, ( since 1939 ). She spelled it ZZONTAGRUND?? Said that for forty years it's been...
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johnqadam
Jun 4, 2008 12:09 pm
... known as THE VALLEY OF MARKUSOVCE. <<< Very interesting. I just had a look at Podrobny Auto Atlas for Markusovce. My view of the map shows the majority of...
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Marilyn Hertenstein
vastampingnut
Jun 4, 2008 1:26 pm
Amazing!! Thank you for your efforts. I've been trying to hunt down information on old Slovak mines, but unsuccessful regarding Sonntagsgrund. I look forward...
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Ron Matviyak
amiak27
Jun 4, 2008 3:45 pm
Marilyn, When you gather some interesting information on old Slovak mines, please share it here or on Slovak-World, the non-genealogical S-R counterpart, so...
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Tom Geiss
tomfgurka@...
Jun 4, 2008 7:36 pm
Marilyn, I can do even better than that. Contact me at tomfgurka@..., and I can give you her E-mail address, and you can correspond directly with her. I...
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Linda
lr_research
Jun 5, 2008 12:40 am
Hello Group, I recently joined the group in an effort to discover more about my maternal grandmother's family, learn more about the area where she grew up in...
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johnqadam
Jun 5, 2008 3:00 am
... about the area where she grew up in Forbasy <<< Are you aware that LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Gňazdá...
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johnqadam
Jun 5, 2008 3:15 am
Victoria Ochotniczky, . . . Killiany. <<< There are current phone listings for Ochotnicky/Ochotnicka in Kamienka and the general area. Kiliany is a big hit...
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Marilyn Hertenstein
vastampingnut
Jun 5, 2008 3:24 am
Will do! _____ From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Geiss Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:35 PM To:...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jun 5, 2008 9:09 am
While scanning is superior, taking a digital photograph is a reasonable and very safe alternative. An argument you hear a lot is that the intensity of the...
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treimer@...
ycrtmr
Jun 5, 2008 12:01 pm
John, When checking googlebooks for old books and other sources on these three places, you might want to also use the traditional German names for both places,...
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Ben Sorensen
benamilka
Jun 5, 2008 12:15 pm
Hello all, I am going to copy and paste some excellent advice from the Etowah Valley Historical Society on storing old books and documents. I collect old...
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Tom Geiss
tomfgurka@...
Jun 5, 2008 8:01 pm
Thank you Ben. Thank you bill. I will forward all this helpful information to my niece, and hope that she puts it to good use. I'll know, when I...
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bhewlett@...
hewlettjoyce
Jun 5, 2008 9:15 pm
Speaking of Kinkos...I took a baptism certificate of my grandmothers there and had them put it in plastic. This way it can be handled without worrying about...
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Linda
lr_research
Jun 5, 2008 11:58 pm
Yes, I have reviewed the Roman Catholic parish records microfiched by the Family History Center. I currently have the fiche on indefinite loan (so if any new...
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Linda
lr_research
Jun 6, 2008 12:01 am
Thomas, Thank you for the information. Linda ... three places, you might want to also use the traditional German names for both places, as Kniesen, Forbs and...
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johnqadam
Jun 6, 2008 1:13 am
... by the Family History Center. <<< You make no mention of the 1869 Hungarian Census. You MUST get that film. 1869 Hungarian Census: Forbász (Forbassy) Film...
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Nick Holcz
nikolaih2001
Jun 6, 2008 1:25 am
Joyce, just make sure the envelopes you store your documents in are acid free and designed for document storage. Nick...
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Linda
lr_research
Jun 6, 2008 9:12 am
Hi John You are right, I will get the Census. That should help with the search to find more info about my great-grandparents. Thank you for sending the...
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Tom Geiss
tomfgurka@...
Jun 7, 2008 10:49 am
Does anyone happen to know about a St Wenceslas, in or near Iglo, Hungary, in the 1800's ( it became Spisska Nova Ves in 1918 )? My grandmother is supposed to...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jun 7, 2008 5:04 pm
In slovakia people do not refer to churches by their holy name. It's simply called "the church" or "the church in Spisske Nova Ves" I would be very unusual to...
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Tom Geiss
tomfgurka@...
Jun 7, 2008 6:45 pm
Thanks, I keep on forgetting to mention that she was Roman Catholic. But , now that I think about it, that could also be what she attended, after she...
