I was just reading the thread on Rusyn names and I was wondering. I have the name Potocky in my family. Does this mean of the river or Potok? Could I be...
Curt, There certainly are more Ivanko listings. Twelve of the 15 listings were for double worded surnames. Certainly, the number of listings for Ivanko is...
I agree with Julie, we freely benefit and use the services of the Family History Centers. Most of us have paid a nominal fee to rent church records. Now,...
If you are looking for a Slovak touch to Christmas this year, be sure to visit... http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/ Customs, traditions, and foods. You may...
Just rcvd this from my wifes Cousin in Pgh area.    Some of you have expressed interest in knowing when Jackie will be appearing on TV over the...
I looked in the 1995 Slovak Census date base for Evancho. There were no listings by that spelling. The alternative – Ivanco was given. It has possible Rusyn...
I am so elated, I have to share... A week or two ago, I sent a blind email request to a veterinarian, Miloslav Struhar, who appeared to reside in Zohor,...
The Eastern PA Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society is presenting 'A RUSYN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION' on Saturday, December 18th, from 2:00-4:00PM, at the Holy...
Hi Everyone, My name is Cheryl Moser and am researching my father's side of the family surname Whiteash, aka Voytas, Woytas, Vojtas Wojtas, Woytasz,...
You can use Hungarian ( and Slovak ) diacritical marks in PAF . That's one plus with that program for me . Magda [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Thank you Frank for the very valuable information. Peggy Castle Garden manifests cover the period 1851 to 1891. In 1819 congress passed legislation requiring...
There's a special price for the program and an instruction book: $20 until the end of the year. See http://www.rootsmagic.com/Store/RootsMagic/SpecialBook.aspx...
Thanks to all for the very useful info and references regarding the Lapka passenger manifests. I don't have any ancestry into this area of the world (and am...
Does anyone know if there is a way to search for pre 1892 Ellis Island records? I have an Uncle who claims, on his Petition for Naturalization, he arrived in...
Here you go , just look for SEARCH , then just put in your surname This goes back always JULIE B. in NC Subject: Castle Garden http://www.castlegarden.org/...
Hello, I'm an experienced family genealogist but my roots are Colonial American / English. I'm working on a collateral line with links to Austria and hope this...
If you haven't got your Oplatki wafers for Christmas Eve, today would be a good time to order them http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/oplatki_order.htm You can...
Can anyone tell me where Antalocz, Hungary would be? It was listed as place of residence for one of my relative's immigration records. I'm having difficulty...
I am slogging through the on-line church registers. It is absolutely wonderful that I don't have to order these films, saving much in money and time. On my...
I obtained a number of wonderful Lemko CDs from Walter Maksimovich who has a wonderful site www.lemko.org I noticed he also has a number of Slovak CDs I...
My friend was search for the village (Stara Celo -- also Celovce) where, according to a record, grandfather's brother's wife was born. When looking on the FHL...
So THAT'S why my grandpa was named George after his grandfather (and great-grandfather, and gr-gr-grandfather), instead of Matus after his father--grandpa was...
Today is the Feast of Nicholas. Did anyone do anything special today? Find anything in your shoe this morning? http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/okto.htm Greg...
In all the research I have done concerning Markusovce (my Mother's family came from there) I have not seen any mention of a Cemetery. Why is this? Google...
I am assisting a woman to connect with her grandfather. Thus far, I traced him back to his probable arrival in the US but cannot push back any further....
Greetings, I am requesting help in translation of the notations on the entries of the twins Joannes and Anna Juhasz. # Slovakia, Prešov Region Church Books...
I am looking for Husak ancestry. My great grandfather Frank Husak, b1865, may have married his wife, Christina Janda, b1869, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Frank came...
