Carol, Sue explained about the nation name changes. She forgot that from 1868 to 1918 it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many Slovaks preferred to be...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 26, 2012 6:40 pm
Luckily, the RC church records for Velke Rovne are available online. See the URL below and happy squinting. ...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher
Jul 26, 2012 7:50 pm
The number 1 piece of information that is vital in genealogy is LOCATION. Without that it is not possible to search records for our ancestors. As you are...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 27, 2012 12:08 am
Was GM Veronica and GF Joannes/Jan/John? If so, marriage was 10 September 1900 and is shown on referenced film Marriages (Manželstvá) 1774-1908 page 365/399....
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cwright1943@...
cwright1943...
Jul 27, 2012 6:03 pm
Thanks for the suggestions. It seems that the spelling of Filipcik and Filipek are sometimes used interchangeable from time to time. I did not have any luck...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 27, 2012 6:41 pm
CURRENT MAP To locate places in Europe, especially if you are not sure of the proper spelling of the place name, the best reference is found at...
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Sue Martin
orowan
Jul 27, 2012 6:52 pm
I haven't found evidence of a Velke Bytca. Velke Rovne (or Rovne) is in the Bytca region - more or less a 'suburb' of Bytca, about two towns away....
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Sue Martin
orowan
Jul 27, 2012 6:54 pm
I take it back. That JewishGen map was great, and it does indicate that there is a Velka Bytca, within the municipality of Bytca, it appears. Sue ... From:...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus...
Jul 27, 2012 7:21 pm
Googe Map of the 2 towns: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Velke+Bytca&oe=utf-8&aq=t&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&hl=en Z Bohom, Vilo ...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 27, 2012 8:11 pm
Why bother with ship's manifests? You already know the village of origin and religion. Here's more HARD DATA from the church records referenced earlier. ...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Jul 28, 2012 1:21 am
Anyone wanna help me read a word? I'm looking at a baptismal record (link below), and trying to read the second word of the father's occupation: sodalis ...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 28, 2012 1:48 am
Further researching the Rovne RC birth records, we note the following entries. Page 534/823 24 June 1875 Born: Maria @ Rovne #184 Father: Georgius Filipcsik ...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Jul 28, 2012 2:37 am
Julie, He belongs to the "sodalis arcularius", the guild of small box and chest makers. Jewel boxes, etc. Curt B....
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Jul 28, 2012 2:43 am
Thanks, Curt! I was completely mis-reading those letters. This occupation is also in keeping his occupation in other records, it's always some sort of...
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Laura S
helgajake
Jul 30, 2012 10:16 pm
my name is Laura Summerson.I am researching information on my grandfather.His American name was Michael Gregor.His census lists him from Austria.I have never...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 30, 2012 11:43 pm
... Are you SURE it was Russian and not Rusyn? Any idea of religion? Greek Catholic, perhaps?...
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Laura
helgajake
Jul 31, 2012 12:37 am
Dear John i think he is Rusyn.......my Dad said at one time they were Greek Catholic,my grandfather went to Holy Ressurection Russian Orthodox which was not...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 31, 2012 12:38 am
... How about this Ellis Island listing? Grega, Matas 18 1891 1909 Going to New Jersey. Mother is Maria. Born in Saros Megye = county but I am unsure of...
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Laura
helgajake
Jul 31, 2012 1:08 am
JOHN thank you so much.The last two sound good...I have seen them in passing,but wasnt sure...I will go check the name off of ellis Island .The one says...
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An American Hare
leporis1
Jul 31, 2012 1:40 am
I know Curt and I have drawn blanks on this but has anyone had ANY luck at all with Evangelical/Lutheran church records there? I just came across another lead...
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John
johnqadam
Jul 31, 2012 2:13 am
... It was the Austro-Hungarian Empire....
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John
johnqadam
Jul 31, 2012 2:22 am
The old LDS catalogue lists 183 titles if you use the keyword function. Perhaps you haven't used that:...
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Elaine
artseppaa
Jul 31, 2012 4:25 am
Laura, I am originally from Greene County, PA, and my mother's Slovak relatives settled in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. I researched records at the...
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An American Hare
leporis1
Jul 31, 2012 11:18 am
Wow! it worked thanks a ton! just the first page took me back another 100 years worth of gap I'm trying to fill. Outstanding. LLeporis...
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Laura
helgajake
Jul 31, 2012 2:50 pm
Thanks to both who answered.I will take this information and go to all the sites.thanks for sharing. Laura   Peace, Love and Harmony   ... [Non-text...
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Laura
helgajake
Jul 31, 2012 3:02 pm
thanks laura   Peace, Love and Harmony   ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Cyndi Norwitz
cyndinorwitz
Jul 31, 2012 3:40 pm
... Ancestry has free memberships. You only pay for access to certain databases (the majority of them). In the US you can get a US membership or a World one....
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Nick Kerpchar
ccknk
Jul 31, 2012 3:55 pm
Hi Cyndi, I did not know that Ancestory had free membership. I know that they occasionally offer a free trial membership for a week or so but not...
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Carol
carol.yoder...
Jul 31, 2012 9:42 pm
How do you access the free memberships to Ancestry? I have been able to get it at the local library, but it would be nice to have it at home.  Carol ... I...
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John
johnqadam
Aug 1, 2012 2:16 am
It's always great when you have a break-through....
