I tried several time to download and use it today and finally got the same FORBIDDEN message. I called Tech Support at Familysearch for help and they knew...
Zuzana- The name is Belnay; the town was Verbicz, according to immigration records, as below. Peter was my grandather, Rose (Rosa) my grandmother. My fathers ...
Zuzana- I meant Serbia, not Croatia. (Belnaj), as per this entry : My maternal grandfather, Peter Belnaj, was from Rushkur, Hungary in 1909. Ellis Island was...
Lynne, I took a look at the Ships Manifest for Peter and Rosa Belnay. It was interesting that Peter said his race was Magyar/Hungarian and Rosa said Slovak. It...
Lynne, I'm wondering if you have more than one typo confusing things here. However, since you do Not use the VERBICZ spelling for the village, I'm guessing...
That is interesting. To my knowledge, they spoke Czech. The first generation USA (my father and Uncle Alex) spoke English, but they understood their parents of...
Oh no! I watched the you tube tutorial last week and was planning to download the program and use it (even thought about a year ago I did the painstaking task...
TOM, Thank you SO MUCH. I had a lot of typos. My apologies. I tried to send a text (from my cell), and that truly was a disaster with the spelling. I have the...
Lynne, Czechoslovakia was not created until after WWI, 1918. Before that there was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, created in 1867, and Hungary prior to that for...
Hi All- I am new. I am trying to work on my family tree but have run into road blocks so I am seeking help, input or advice-here goes! I am trying to search...
Do you think anything can be inferred from the given names when they immigrated: Peter, and Julius(1. son of Peter & Rosa; 2. brother of Peter, already in...
Hi Kim, Welcome! First question - you say your grandfather and his sister "came back to NYC".... where did they go? Back to Slovkia? Is that what you mean? ...
AWwe thank you- the town on the passenger list into ellis island is: "Tvrdosn, Slovakia, formerly Turdossin, Arva, Hungary." (this is from Johns response) It...
Well, I certainly need to learn my history! I mean world history in general. Thank you for this information. I am looking forward to digging deeper and coming...
!yea!! Now to link Joseph to anyone! Would the ova be an ellis island thing? Oh well, thank you-I am encouraged. ... From: John Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013...
Yes, the family m lived in Montvale, NJ in 1910, which is the year my father (Peter) was born. He was born in Montvale. At home. (He died in that very same...
Hi, I think the "-ova" is "daughter of". (As "-ovich" is "son of") In Russian it is. It is called a Patronymic in Russian. ("Fathers name") For instance, my...
I have so much to learn-thank you! ... From: Lynne Wilson Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 6:55 PM To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [S-R] Re:...
It’s a whole other world for me-good luck! ... From: Lynne Wilson Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:00 PM To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [S-R]...
Hi John! The book you sent me already helped-would you be able to see if you can make out the name? Its Page 806 line 37-that is my great grandfather! I can...
Thanks to this group and all the help I now have more info than I thought possible! (still need more-and a language coarse) :) On this book page 8-6 line 37...
