Hi everyone, I have a bit of a dilemma. I am researching my Great-Grandmother's ancestors in Kal'ava, Gelnica, Slovakia. Unfortunately, the records go from...
Dear All, We thank all of you for helping to get the files area under control. We were at 95%+ capacity last month. We are now at ~30%. Your moderators....
I would like to give a big thank-you to Eric Hajducsek for bringing our attention to the pdf files of the 1829 Land Census. He helped me make those pdf images...
On Jan, 26, 2013, I joined Slovak-Roots, and you folks from S-R found the baptism record of my paternal grandfather, FERENCZ TRISCSIK (FRANK TRISCIK) Sabinov...
Hello All, Just thought I'll share this with you. I'm preparing for my trip to Slovakia and I'm in the process of applying for an Australian passport. Today,...
After working through the 1869 census for my family, I am wondering about the homes and everyday lives of that time. Which goup would be the most appropriate...
I only recently discovered that Google Books offers a free ebook Hungarian English Dictionary that you can download to your computer or reader device. You can...
All this talk about aliases reminded me of a surname variation in my own family. One of my family lines has a surname of Janko but in some of the records it...
Years ago I asked the members of Slovak-World to send my mom (Julia Bolech Placko) emails -- for her 80th and again for her 85th birthdays. She got a huge...
Group, a fellow contacted me through S-R in reference to my surname list from the village of Patakos. daronk2003 is his member name and although he is not a...
what do i have to do, and where do i look for information on the church records that they put on ancestry. step by step if possible. its been so long since...
Thanks to Karen's question and Michael's detailed steps, I decided to finally take a look at the 1869 census. I think I have found my great-great-grandmother...
Hi- is there anyone who can translate Czech? I received an email from another Blabolil- maybe a relative but I cannot read it to determine this. I have a small...
I'm so excited that I just found Slovak Roots after listening to Lisa Aslo's Seminar and her recommending this group as one of the Best Internet Resources for...
Dear All, It is time to clean up the "Files" section of this group. We are at 95% of our capacity. The "Files" section is the most bloated. While the...
I think this mail got lost somehow. I'm forwarding it to the group. ... From: htcstech <htcstech@...> Date: 20 January 2013 10:41 Subject: Re: [S-R] New...
I am having much difficulty with this surname. "HNATYO " Can anyone help with an allternate spelling or suggestion? George "Gyorgi" Szvida b. 23 Dec 1883 in...
I have a jpeg of an inscription (in script) on the reverse of my Great Uncle's picture that I need help in translating. I think it is in Hungarian but have...
I'm trying to help out a friend, but appear to be striking out. Link to image is below. I have a copy of the page if the link to Actapublica doesn't work. ...
Dear friends Slovak. I try to help a friend. His grandfather Frantisek Stefan SIPOS was born in BANSKA STIAVNICA (Pjerg) on 10.09.1890, the son of Stefan and...
Here's a strange response from LDS on the subject of 1869 Hungarian Census films that DO NOT appear online. The logic evades me. BTW, I used Dubravka, Zemplen...
Just posted at ancestry under various counties in NY and NJ listings for Greek Catholic Union bowling tournament that took place in April, 1952. Names for...
Hi, If you are in the Chicagoland area, the Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois invites you to our January program about the 1940 census....
Hello, This may be my clue to a family mystery. I have done my rough dictionary translation of entry 15, the comment section. It is the birth record of one...
