Carolyn, Keep in mind that in modern Slovak orthography the name is spelled Kerpc~ar. S~aris~ske Jastrabie is still filled with Kerpc~ar family. Curt B....
Bob, Both books are now out of print but available on the remainders market. Both are available online from places like amazon.com or out of print sources...
I have a book titled ‘SLOVAK HISTORY” by Spiesz, Caplovic and edited by Bolchaz. I purchased it on-line a few years ago. Is this a book you would be...
Curt, Thank you for the information on Kerpchar/Kerpcar spelling. The fact that there are still Kerpcars in Sarisske Jastrabie sure makes it tempting to want...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Oct 15, 2011 5:37 pm
Ahoj Bob, I see that you got your answer from Mr. Linder. At $40 that is a reasonable price for an out of print book. I have see this book and was interested...
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tom geiss
tomfgurka@...
Oct 15, 2011 6:06 pm
Here's something interesting. I ha ve read about 20th century Slovakia, including Stefanik, and Jozef Tiso, etc. but, in our contacts with modern day...
... And I guess they get offended by us referring too much to the past. Tom ... I haven't had this experience. I've had very frank discussions...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Oct 15, 2011 7:37 pm
Tom, Over the course of a decade and six trips to Slovakia I have seen an amazing transformation in Slovakia. You have to realize that in the 18 years they...
Hi - I wonder if it is related to "Krpse", the soft leather shoes that lace up. Could it have meant a maker of those traditional shoes? I knew a family of...
Are obituaries published in Slovakia? If so, are there any ways to try to locate some from the 1950's to 1970's. I recently received funeral cards from some...
It isn't out of print. You can get it in all the stores in Slovakia. There is shipping on top of it. Comes to about 70.00 US$ all inclusive. Vladi ... ...
Hello Helen, Thank you for the info on "Krpse" meaning a soft leather shoe that laces up. When I read this to my husband (the Kerpchar in our family) he said...
My uncle once told me that when the family emigrated from Europe to the U.S., the spelling of their name was changed from its original spelling to HOROCHAK...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Oct 16, 2011 6:44 pm
I looked in the Slovakia Census for Horochak, there were no listings and no alternative spellings were giving. I looked at another source and it to had no such...
It seems to me that Horcsak could have been an alternate spelling, a Hungarian version. Elaine Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Have you tried Horoczak or Horoscsak or Horoschak? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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tom geiss
tomfgurka@...
Oct 16, 2011 7:32 pm
I see some horochaks on facebook. Maybe they know?? ... From: Elaine To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 1:58 PM Subject: Re:...
You could try Ch instad of H. My mother's maiden name is Chmela. Americans say it like Ka but Slovaks would say Ha. Or, Hr. I have ancestors named Hrdlovic....
Ellis Island records have five entries for the name Horocsak, which would be the Hungarian spelling of Horochak. Most of them were from Banocz (now Banovce)....
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Oct 16, 2011 8:05 pm
These are the various spellings in the 1995 Slovak Census Priezvisko HÓRÓCZKÁ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1×, celkový počet lokalít: 1, v...
Mannova's book is EXCELLENT. I ordered it on interlibrary loan. Margo From: Bob Lupcho <boblupcho@...> To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
Hello Group My research involving John,Jan Sugars has reached a brickwall. The town or village he was supposed to have been born in is Kozuchov, I can google...
Bob, What Gazeteer are you referring here. The village of Koz~uchov is just a few miles south of Trebis~ov in old Zemplin county. It appears in current maps...
