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--- In SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com, "Frank R Plichta" <frank.r.plichta@...>

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> John,

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> No need to apologies for the accented characters.  I received them just fine. 

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> Frank

John,







No need to apologies for the accented characters.  I received them just fine. 

They came in clear.



Frank







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From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com] On

Behalf Of John

Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:02 AM

To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [S-R] Re: Slovak Relatives











With apologies in advance for any accented characters that don't reproduce

correctly.



When searching for genealogical information, knowing the birth village is

paramount because records are organized by village not nationally, so it is not

possible to search on a national basis. It is also necessary to know the

religion.



BASIC RESEARCH HELP

For basic research help, be sure to visit Bill Tarkulich's excellent site at

http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/



Oscadnica: LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages,

deaths and confirmations for Ošèadnica, Slovakia, formerly Oscsadnicza,

Trencsén, Hungary. Th4ese must be ordered for viewing at your nearest LDS

Family History center (FHC).



[Malczo] = Malcza = Malcice: LDS has RC and Reformed parish registers of

baptisms, marriages and deaths for Malèice, Slovakia, formerly Málcza,

Zemplén, Hungary. These are available for online research.



Senvis: LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of births, marriages and deaths

for Šarišské Dravce, Slovakia; formerly Darócz, Sáros, Hungary. Includes

affiliated towns of Krásna Lúka, Slovakia, formerly Széprét (also called

Semvisz or Schönviz), Sáros, Hungary; Bajerovce, Slovakia, formerly

Bajorvágás, Sáros, Hungary; Poloma, Slovakia, formerly Polom, Sáros,

Hungary; Olšov, Slovakia, formerly Olysó, Sáros, Hungary.



[Jestreb] has five possible locations. Based upon a single entry on the Ellis

Island web site, you want Šarišské Jastrabie. LDS has Greek Catholic parish

registers of births, marriages and deaths for Šarišské Jastrabie, Slovakia,

formerly Jesztreb (also called Felsõkánya), Sáros, Hungary. These are

available for online research.



Michalovce [& Mihaly] = Nagymihaly: Need to know the religion. Church records

are online.



To research the online church records, go to

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=waypoint

<http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=waypoint&s=waypointsOnl\

y&c=fs%3A1554443&w=0> &s=waypointsOnly&c=fs%3A1554443&w=0











[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

With apologies in advance for any accented characters that don't reproduce

correctly.



When searching for genealogical information, knowing the birth village is

paramount because records are organized by village not nationally, so it is not

possible to search on a national basis. It is also necessary to know the

religion.



BASIC RESEARCH HELP

For basic research help, be sure to visit Bill Tarkulich's excellent site at

http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/



Oscadnica: LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages,

deaths and confirmations for Ošèadnica, Slovakia, formerly Oscsadnicza,

Trencsén, Hungary. Th4ese must be ordered for viewing at your nearest LDS Family

History center (FHC).



[Malczo] = Malcza = Malcice: LDS has RC and Reformed parish registers of

baptisms, marriages and deaths for Malèice, Slovakia, formerly Málcza, Zemplén,

Hungary. These are available for online research.



Senvis: LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of births, marriages and deaths

for Šarišské Dravce, Slovakia; formerly Darócz, Sáros, Hungary. Includes

affiliated towns of Krásna Lúka, Slovakia, formerly Széprét (also called Semvisz

or Schönviz), Sáros, Hungary; Bajerovce, Slovakia, formerly Bajorvágás, Sáros,

Hungary; Poloma, Slovakia, formerly Polom, Sáros, Hungary; Olšov, Slovakia,

formerly Olysó, Sáros, Hungary.



[Jestreb] has five possible locations. Based upon a single entry on the Ellis

Island web site, you want Šarišské Jastrabie. LDS has Greek Catholic parish

registers of births, marriages and deaths for Šarišské Jastrabie, Slovakia,

formerly Jesztreb (also called Felsõkánya), Sáros, Hungary. These are available

for online research.



Michalovce [& Mihaly] = Nagymihaly: Need to know the religion. Church records

are online.



To research the online church records, go to

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=waypoint&s=waypointsOnly\

&c=fs%3A1554443&w=0

I'm searching for any connections to the following surnames: Kopera from

Oscadnica, Slovakia(and Pennsylvania), Valkuchak from Malczo, Slovakia (and

Pennsylvania), Marusa from Senvis and Jestreb, Slovakia, Gajdos from Michalovce

& Mihaly, slovakia, Senita from Jestreb, Slovakia & Hamady from Michalovce,

Slovakia.



My name is John Kopera & I'm related to the families mentioned above. Please

post a message if you think we have a relation.