Hi Everyone! I am looking through the G C records on the Pilot search for the baptism of my great grandmother, Anna KUNDRAT. Birth date is January 1873 in...
I have 3 ancestors I have been gathering info on for family. I was told they were all friends but, I don't know if they new each other in the old country. My...
I was told once that Lasslo could be Charles depending on who did the translation. Family Search Slovak Portal says Karelo for Charles. I'm almost positive I...
Can anyone tell me if the present day name for this town is Kol'chyno? If not would you be able to give me the present day name? I am having difficulty...
My grandfather Mike (and wife Anna) came over to the Punxsutawney, PA coal mines around 1892. Country of origin was listed as Austria-Hungary and language...
Does anyone have tips for a research endeavor for this area? All help is appreciated. I'm searching for records for VINCE, VINCZE families around 1900 from...
For my mom's family - growing up in the coal regions of Carbon County, PA - she said that her parents spoke Slovak with each other and with the grandparents,...
Does anyone Know if all these are the same place and, about where they are? Are there any records available? Mitricska seems to be an uncommon spelling but,...
Dear fellow researchers, The Carpathian German Landsmannschaft will have a picnic in Philadelphia on June 12, from 1 to 5, at the Cannstatter Volksfestverein,...
You can still download the file(s), and then go to Google Docs and sign up for the FREE spreadsheet. There you can open the Excel file just fine. There is also...
Some new records from LDS Happy hunting , Julie B in nC LDS RECORDS RELEASE From another list , LDS released records today; 300 MILLION of them! They have been...
I am seeking the translated meaning or background data for the surname Chilla (or Chila). I don't have the original or alternate spelling for Slovak, nor know...
My Mother's maiden name is Rakoci and there has always been a story that her ancestors were some type of Hungarian royalty. I really don't believe this to be...
First off I would like to extent a very sincere thank you too all those who have helped me locate the History of Pila book. I have already sent a few emails...
I don't know if it's just my family or, an ethnic thing. When me and my sibs were kids, we would always ask about family history, how to speak the language,...
Hi Group Got an email from a fellow DNA researcher, we have a pretty good match, 30 of 32 markers, Haplo type is same I2a. This new match doesn't know anything...
The one thing dad will talk about is the food. Every time we have fresh green beans from our garden, all he can talk about is how his mother made a green bean...
Sorry if I got into anyone elses conversations. I'm kind of new at this and, just got caught up in things. Didn't mean to be rude or confuse anyone. Glad...
Bill Tarkulich wrote ... possible ... Bill, My parents came to the US in 1906 and 1908. I was born in 1931 and am a first generation Slovak-American. Bill...
Hello All! I have some old family pics, written on the back is czech, On one there is a pic of 4 people vacationing in Slovak, from my google translation. On...
The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Presents: "Rusyns Alive: Recent Developments in the Homeland" When: Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 2PM Where: St Mary's Church 131...
I am searching for a book entitled something along the lines of "History of Pila." My family is from that small village which is just north west of Zarnovica....
This is my first time posting. I've been reading a lot of the posts and have found them fascinating, but not helpful to me personally. I'm interested in...
Hey Gang, The more I see people banging in names and looking to see what pops out, the more uncomfortable I become. It's a random process, with dubious ...
Possibly cheap or free land to build population of states. Native Americans were being pushed further and further away and new settlers were promised land if...
My Grandfather was Charlie Mitricska but, I'm told everyone called him Vasil. Is this a Slovak version of Charlie? Also, his WW1 draft registration says he was...
Hey Everybody, First let me say, I'm glad I joined this group. You have all been very nice & helpful. My question is how acurate is the 1930 census? Did a lot...
