I always read all the posts here because I am still learning about researching overseas, and I can learn from everyone else's questions. Something that...
Hi Everyone, Would someone be willing to look at a file in the Pilot for me? I have it saved to my computer and tried to upload it several times here on the...
Hi Bill, I just received a message from Cheryl, subject "My Plight." Indeed, classic plea to send money to the poor girl. You may want to give a heads up to...
I have what I think is a quick yes-or-no question. I (kind of) understand the concept of the family nicknames, but in everyday use, would the family members...
Last week, when several people were discussing their Dolyak ancestors, I was going to mention that there were Dolyaks in Bridgeport, CT, where I grew up. But...
Hello I've hit a brickwall. I cannot find my grandmothers birth. She, Dorothy Komar (Kamer), was born 9 June 1892. I have always known her birthplace to be...
The Paul M. Nemecek Research Library of the Czechoslovak American Genealogical Society of Illinois will be open on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 10 a.m....
On a petition for naturalization one of my cousins says that she was born in KIRNAPE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA in 1898. We can not seem to find this village on current...
Hi, someone has been kind enough to help me with my Family Tree. However, we are STUCK on CAUSE OF DEATH and the few other European words. Can someone please...
Received this notice from the US National Archives. Carolyn ######## What do you call 300,000 aliens in acid-free Hollinger boxes? A good genealogy resource!...
I asked a relative, a Slovak national, what she would recommend for online dictionaries. She provided the following list, with the disclaimer that each of them...
Since my grandmother's family was Austrain, and spoke and wrote German, (There are letters to prove it), But they had a SLAVIK name, Is it possible that...
Just wondering if anyone had any insight into people moving from town to town in the 1700s-1800s? I understand that moving was more common than I previously...
On my recent trip to Zavar, I was fortunate enough to find the grave for my gr.grandfather, Jozef Mrena. Upon the gravestone is engraved his wife's name...
Yes, typo? Perhaps? Though, come to think perhaps, the family had SLAVES?? Of their own/ (I believe they were called SERFS in those times. They didn't...
According to one report, Canadians now join the folks in Australia and New Zealand in being able to order LDS films and fiches online. Apparently, this is...
Hello, I was able to obtain a Petition for Naturalization for Michael Bless who emigrated to the Bronx, NY in 1896. The Petition states he was born 3 Jan 1882...
Can anyone tell me where Drabhocz (sp?), Hungary is? I GOOGLED this name and found nothing. This is the town/village where Joseph Mokos came from. It's listed...
While reading the agricultural chapter on Slovak Folk Culture it struck me that many agricultural jobs could be the source of family names. Do you know of any...
Once in awhile you get lucky. I found this little gem going down my list of names seeing if any obits would pop up in keyword searches. John Haluska was my...
I'd like send out a public "shout out" to Julie and John for assisting me yesterday in my search for info relating to the Joseph Mokosh and Veronika Orisek....
Greetings to all, I'm trying to determine if any Mokos's may have lived or are still living in the village of Jelsovce just north of Nitra. I know from a few...
I found my ancestors in the LDS pilot database church records for Tulcik, Slovakia. I was able to definitively trace back to about 1809. I lose any trace of...
Koloman Slimak of Czechoslovakia owned the Povazia kennels. In slovakia on registration papers the kennel name was spelled povazia. In the USA the kennel...
I am currently researching to write a history book about the Hungarian (smooth) Vizsla (National Dog of Hungary). Slovakia plays an unusual role in breed...
So if the short answer is tradition, by choosing roman numerals after the dogs' names (roman numerals being a left over of the HATED Turkish occupation????)...
After reading through sooo much family data, and as much history as I could get my hands on I am still researching a lot of stuff. Someone on this list asked...
I have a mystery and was wondering if anyone could offer an explanation...... The first child to Michal Kupecz and Helen Vanyko of Kurimka was Anna Kupecz...
