Hi everyone, I haven't posted much to the list but truly appreciate all the advice that is here. Just thought I would share a story today. After a few years of...
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tom geiss
tomfgurka@...
Feb 1, 2011 5:21 pm
Georgette, What part of Slovakia did they come from? I realize that it's a far cry from Jurco to Gurko, which was my family's name. Just checkin' Tom ...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Feb 1, 2011 11:01 pm
Does anyone have contact info for Andrea Vangor? helene [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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gklodzen@...
gene62cu
Feb 2, 2011 3:39 pm
Wonderful story, Georgette, and very similar to what I discovered of my grandfather Josef and Istvan (Stephen) Kladzan, brothers from Vinne (then Hungary, now...
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lindaminor50
Feb 2, 2011 10:09 pm
Hello Listers, Can anyone tell me if there are birth,death or marriage records for Slovakia (Zamutov,'Caklov) other than the ones that are online at Family...
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John
johnqadam
Feb 3, 2011 1:14 am
After 1895, the records were kept by civic archives rather than the church. Prior to 1895, what you see is what you get....
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Feb 3, 2011 1:58 am
Linda, What specifically are you trying to find? If you are not finding what need online it may be what you are searching for is not their or you are not...
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Scott Stankowitz
sstankowitz
Feb 3, 2011 3:55 am
Hello, I'm new to the group and genealogy research in general. I opted for a free two week subscription to ancestry.com, and have been trying to track my ...
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Elaine
artseppaa
Feb 3, 2011 4:07 am
Scott, have you tried searching on the Ellis Island database? Do you have any indication of a village name? Even if there are multiple names, it will help the...
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Scott Stankowitz
sstankowitz
Feb 3, 2011 4:16 am
Thanks Elaine. My father's father's surname is STANKOWITZ, but I have also seen STANKOVICH. My father's mother's surname was BURKEY, but I have also seen...
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Scott
scott_miskiv
Feb 3, 2011 7:25 am
Scott, If you know the Eastern Orthodox church your father attended, that might be a start. There should be a church history which might be helpful. Many...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Feb 3, 2011 8:13 am
Hi Scott - noted your surname. Did your ancestors come from Nizny or Vsyne Orlik? I am searching for a Miskivski family from there for someone coming on my ...
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lkocik@...
lrrykck
Feb 3, 2011 9:12 am
Scott  I don't know about Orthadox churches, but Roman Catholic churches  record all the sacraments receiveded by it's members.  I wrote to the church...
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Carl
ktlrchk
Feb 3, 2011 12:36 pm
Stan, More information is needed here. First names, birth dates including years, location of residency in the US especially the first location, all would...
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John
johnqadam
Feb 3, 2011 1:12 pm
... seen BERKY. <<< For Slovakia, Berky(ova) computes. The other possible spellings do not. Stankovic(ova) works too. If nothing else works to define the...
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Mike Belan
mikebelan1
Feb 3, 2011 2:18 pm
Hi john Do you have Stanko in your family line. Are they from the Lubenik area of Slovakia. My Grandmother was a Stanko. Mike From:...
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Elaine Summerhill
jato791
Feb 3, 2011 2:26 pm
I have a Mary Stanka, daughter of Michael Stanko. They were from the Nitra area in Slovakia. ________________________________ From: Mike Belan...
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John
johnqadam
Feb 3, 2011 2:37 pm
... seen STANKOVICH. My father's mother's surname was BURKEY, but I have also seen BERKY. <<< According to genealogist Juraj Cisarik, there are (only) two...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Feb 3, 2011 3:14 pm
Hello Scott, Welcome to genealogy! Oh, you’re gonna get addicted! First of all, let me warn you that you must cancel that free two week subscription to...
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helene cincebeaux
helenezx
Feb 3, 2011 3:16 pm
I have 3 listings in the Slovak Pride data base - one is for Stankowicz and then two individuals listing Stankovic. The surname of one is Stankovitz. Contact...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Feb 3, 2011 4:01 pm
Sorry, gang, somehow my post (which I had written in a word processor and then cut & paste into email) came through w/o apostrophes or quote marks and in some...
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Cheryl Moser
cheryl20032
Feb 3, 2011 5:36 pm
Scott, I like the Steve Morse site http://stevemorse.org/ to search for immigration records. You can search by "sounds like". I prefer this site over Ellis...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Feb 3, 2011 5:41 pm
Scott, I did a Ancestry.com search with Stankovwitz. There were 144 listings for immigrants. Only one said they were from Slovakia. An Iwan who arrived 12 JUL...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Feb 3, 2011 5:50 pm
Scott, I used Steve Morse’s search for Stankowitz. There were 69 listings. Without the given name the search stopped there. There were about the same number...
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John
johnqadam
Feb 3, 2011 6:28 pm
... Were ANY from present-day Slovakia?...
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CherylM
cheryl20032
Feb 3, 2011 6:36 pm
I was never interested in geography/history in school and am paying for it now. I have been searching for my great-grandparents immigration records and...
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Bernardine Weigand
deanniew@...
Feb 3, 2011 6:36 pm
Scott, my daughter's friend's family spells their name STANKIEWICZ. Bernardine ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bernardine Weigand
deanniew@...
Feb 3, 2011 6:40 pm
On Feb 2, 2011, at 11:16 PM, Scott Stankowitz wrote: Scott, I just found many STANKIEWICZ on the Ellis Island site. Bernardine ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Lubos Brieda
lbrieda@...
Feb 3, 2011 6:54 pm
Hi Cheryl, There is Zborov in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and even Poland. Here is the Czech one:...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Feb 3, 2011 6:56 pm
As you may know, the former provinces of Bohemia and Moravia are now a part of the Czech Republic. I see you write the village as Zborov and also as Zboro....
