I am not Robin but I really enjoyed reading the article you wrote about Rusyns. My grandmother was a Rusyn, she was Anna Plavcan and was born in Orlov in 1888....
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momsbeenscrappin
momsbeenscra...
Jan 2, 2009 2:17 am
Hello all and Happy New Year from New Jersey, USA! My name is Doris and I'm interested in doing some research on my grandparents Stephen and Anna Peller...
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Gregory J Kopchak
gregory_kopchak
Jan 2, 2009 2:18 am
Are you getting your home blessed next week? You can read about the tradition at http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/40874.htm I hope someone posts a YouTube video...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
Jan 2, 2009 2:26 am
Hi Doris The village of NAGY LEVARD (Hungarian name) is known as VELKE LEVARE in Slovak and GROSSSCHUTZEN in German. I would highly recommend Bill...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Jan 2, 2009 2:29 am
hi Doris - Your ancestral place is now called Velke Levare - it was in old Bratislava county and is quite famous for ceramic making by the Haban people who...
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aunttootie
Jan 2, 2009 3:52 am
Hello from Ohio. I've been trying to trace my paternal ancestors for a few years and haven't been able to get past my grandparents. I've found my...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Jan 2, 2009 6:11 am
Hi Terri - From the first names you can pretty well guess they were Rusyn. Where did the Lywa Lipa info come from? Usually no w's in Slovak language -...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Jan 2, 2009 10:38 am
Dear Margaret, Your ancestral village of Orlov and mine, Hromos, are very close to one another. During my six trips to Slovakia I have been to Orlov several...
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bike_for_life2003
bike_for_lif...
Jan 2, 2009 1:23 pm
Greg, This tradition existed and still exists in much of Europe. I first became aware of it when I was living and working in Germany some years ago. Some...
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aunttootie@...
aunttootie
Jan 2, 2009 1:32 pm
Helene - Thanks for the information!? I have no paperwork, just what?I've been able to find online and/or through the historical society in Trumbull County.?...
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johnqadam
Jan 2, 2009 2:20 pm
... Turye Remeti Hungary: Turja-Remete, Ung Megye, today Turi Remety, Ukraine. 19 miles NNW of Mukacheve (Munkacs), 15 miles ENE of Uzhhorod (Ungvar). 48°43'...
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johnqadam
Jan 2, 2009 2:32 pm
... See it on the 1910 map at http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/ung.jpg Look on the right side in the rusty-pink area, two villages southeast east of...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Jan 2, 2009 4:32 pm
Hi Terri - One of our Slovak Heritage Society members just sent me new info on his roots in Galicia/Poland and he poipointed the village names - i asked if...
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johnqadam
Jan 2, 2009 4:45 pm
We have established one village name. Now, let's follow then clues and see if we can figure out the other. ... is Slovak. ... 1) Is it Lywa or Lwya? Could be...
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margesonny
Jan 2, 2009 4:48 pm
I have a cousin, a Varhola, who goes to Orlov every once in a while and visits those still there. Several years ago I had a cousin spend a month we my family,...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Jan 2, 2009 8:14 pm
Margaret, Under the circumstances of your grandmother's immigration it may be that she and her mother used another surname. There were no "papers" required so...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Jan 2, 2009 8:14 pm
http://www.passagierlisten.de/ Try that -- it's a link to the Bremen Germany database -- after many years of getting nothing but frustrated at...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jan 2, 2009 8:44 pm
The BEST way I have found is to use Steve Morse's 1-step manifest search engine and look for everyone who came from that village. http://www.stevemorse.org/...
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Don McNab
chiclayo36
Jan 3, 2009 4:54 am
Hi, I am new to this group. My great-great grandparents came over from Levoca, Slovakia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) in 1888 or 1889. They had...
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CasperVeth@...
Jan 3, 2009 5:58 am
I have the Kellner name in my lineage, but it is German and they were from Kurhessin, Suess, Co. of Unterhausen, Germany. They settled in Luzerne County,...
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margesonny
Jan 3, 2009 7:34 am
She came over to the US by herself, she never saw her mother and father again. My grandmother was Anna Plavcan and her mother Zuzanna Hrabtsakova, father Peter...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jan 3, 2009 10:07 am
Sent from my iTouch...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jan 3, 2009 11:12 am
Hello Don and welcome to the group. You are in luck. There are many resources and much available information. If you are willing to invest the time and...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jan 3, 2009 11:21 am
Hello Margaret, Have you petitions the Dept. of Homeland Security for her immigration file? It would possibly include any naturalization petitions, Alien...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Jan 3, 2009 11:28 am
Hello Don, While you sent me this letter as part of the list subscription process, I am responding to this on list as the information will help you and may...
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Paul Guzowski
bike_for_lif...
Jan 3, 2009 1:09 pm
Ahojte / Greetings, In my original post I should have specified that this is a Roman Catholic practice. Some form may and probably does exist in the Orthodox...
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johnqadam
Jan 3, 2009 2:59 pm
BASIC RESEARCH HELP For basic research help, be sure to visit Bill Tarkulich's excellent site at http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/ ... in 1888 or 1889. <<< ...
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paw1776
Jan 3, 2009 3:27 pm
Try www.stephenmorse.org. Then choose the Gold Form. Search by your village. I was unable to find my maternal grandmother until I tried this way. Her last...
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momsbeenscrappin
momsbeenscra...
Jan 3, 2009 3:51 pm
Thank you all for the warm welcome and information. Now I have a place to start as suggested below, but I'm sure I'll have lots of questions. I'm looking...
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Julie & Kevin
kajbene@...
Jan 3, 2009 4:22 pm
Hello Margaret, Here is the Bremen Passenger list site ..... http://www.passagierlisten.de/ I hope this helps. Julie B in NC ... From:...
