Ben, During the course of my six trips to Slovakia I have been asked many times why I have not learned to speak Slovak. Not having a teacher available is the...
http://www.pitt.edu/~armata/dialects.htm Try this link. Mike, Since the dialect map is "rough" and does not give any fine details. You will have to try to...
In my opinion Eggilsberg could be now EGGELSBERG, Braunau,Upperaustria,AUSTRIA (not far away the town Braunau where Adolf Hitler was born). The mormons have...
Greetings all.... My Great Grandfather Henrich Pabst originated in Austria (Eggilsberg) and migrated to the United States somewhere between 1892 – 1898. His...
Hi all, My name is Larry Worrilow and I am new to this group. I've been studying my family for well over 12 years now but just recently shifted my focus to my...
Can someone in this group answer a question for me ? The Father of our Grandmother Krisso/Kriso was a "maker and seller of pottery for daily use", in Galszecs,...
I'm wanting to send something--greetings at the very least, maybe a little something more..to someone celebrating a birthday in Vitaz. My husband visited this...
Unfortunately, I have just picked up on this thread. But I have this for this page. Sarriske Jastrabie is familiar to me since I drive through it on the way to...
Hi, Does anyone know from where in Germany the Germans came? Especially those who settled around Spissky Hrusov? My Great Grandfather claimed german origin...
Ben, since your folks have a place in Hozelec, could you ask them sometimes, prosÍm, to check and see if anyone in the nearby town of GANOVCE has any...
I am looking at a 1910 map of Hungary and i find a section of the map labeled as Nagy kaposi ja'ra's. Can someone translate this for me? Those marks should be...
I realize this may or may not be answered here but I'll ask anyway. What is the meaning of the crane standing on one foot with a gold nugget (rock) in its...
Our Genealogy forum has now had 24 messages on Slovak wine. I think it's time to get back onto genealogy, . Feel free to add ONE or TWO more messages to...
HELLO MICHAEL, HOW TRIP AGAIN SLOVAKIA? I AM JUST WONDERING DO THEY SELLING UNITES STATES AS WINES OR NOT? HOW MUCH COST? HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU, JACKIE...
If you are near Cleveland, there are several good/great resources for Tokaj wine and Egri Bilaver. At Shaker Square, there is a wine store in the southeast...
I will be busy for the next couple of months and will have no chance to read any mail as I will be under going some surgery and will not be in any shape to use...
We have 23,000 listings of surnames and villages in the Slovak Pride data base maintained by the Slovak Heritage & Folklore Society International. Welcome your...
Our Carpathian German association meets at the German-Hungarian Club in Philadelphia on October 25. If you are interested in joining us for a nice dinner,...
I finally received a much awaited report from the Levoca Archives,for which they charged me $171.00 (plus 10 percent, or $17.00) (I guess for currency...
I see that the esteemed and ever-so-helpful Ben Sorensen who contributes often to our forum, will be performing on the Fujara at the Slovak Heritage Festival,...
I used John's database and also ran a cross check for researchers looking for the same surnames as I am. If any of you are still on the list and would like...
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Hi I found my grandfather's birth record in the LDS films. The records are for Roman Catholics in Spissky Hrusov, and they seem to be in Latin with some...
