I have been having a great time studying passenger manifests trying to find my family. I have, but as usual, have also discovered MANY questions. Most, while ...
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Bernardine Weigand
bweigand@...
Jul 1, 2001 4:29 pm
According to my "Nazvy Obci..." book: Mestec~ko, in old Trenc~ianska was/is: 1773-Mestecsko, Mesztecsko, Mestec~ko; 1786-Mesztecschko; 1808-Mesztecsko,...
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John
jmatsko4@...
Jul 1, 2001 4:36 pm
... Is the Slovak town spelled Mestec^ko? It would be pronounced Mestechko. From 1907-1913 it was known as Lednickisfalu. I believe that "kis" means small...
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John
jmatsko4@...
Jul 1, 2001 4:44 pm
... I forgot to add that there are two S^ajda'k listings for Mestec^ko ( Miroslav and a Zuzana ). You might try writing them to see if they have a clue. John...
4060
PopeBela@...
Jul 1, 2001 5:26 pm
In a message dated 6/26/01 7:35:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi John, AFter looking over the records again, your theory seems correct! Thanks so much for...
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John
jmatsko4@...
Jul 1, 2001 5:57 pm
... John...
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Ken Sajdak
ksajdak@...
Jul 1, 2001 7:33 pm
My grandmother spoke Slovak. I know where Mestecko and Zariecie are... my grandparent's home... wanted to know about the other Hungarian name.... seems to be...
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John
jmatsko4@...
Jul 1, 2001 9:09 pm
... I also used "Nazvy Obci SKR" to check some of the small villages around Mestec^ko before I replied earlier. None of the ones I checked had "Szodina" in...
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Dr. Joe Quashnock
drq@...
Jul 2, 2001 12:54 am
I cannot find Szodina Kisfaln, the following do/did exist: Szo'd = Sa^ud, Romania Szodo' = Svodov, Slovakia (3 km north of Z^eliezovce in south central...
4065
PopeBela@...
Jul 2, 2001 4:24 pm
Hi List, This may sound like a silly question, but I am serious... Is there a difference between being "Slovak" and "Czech"? Or are they one in the same? Also,...
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Tbeiceman@...
Jul 2, 2001 7:50 pm
Hi, In answer to your question about whether the Czech language and Slovak are different. Yes they are. Each has certain words, which are either pronounced ...
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Milan Huba
illy@...
Jul 2, 2001 11:11 pm
You and me both. I spoke Slovak all my life but have difficulty understanding Czech. I am glad to hear that I am not the only one having a problem with...
4068
woodys4@...
Jul 2, 2001 11:40 pm
I am looking for information on the following names: Guziak, Dzuibek, Holya, Borsenik, Kasprzak, Korciciak. I have some information that Guziak is from...
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David Mothkovich
dave9759@...
Jul 3, 2001 1:31 am
I am not an expert on this but once saw a chart of the evolution and migrations of nations. Most of East Europeans originated from the Belarus areas into...
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John
jmatsko4@...
Jul 3, 2001 4:25 am
... From the map it looks like Nowy Targ and Jablonka are cities in the same vicinity (about 10 crow flies miles). I'm not that familiar with the border...
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petrovi@...
Jul 3, 2001 9:37 am
GEORGE: Jura isn`t Slovak ( correct is JURAJ) Juraj isn`t Czech ( correct is Jir^i) Juric^ek and Jurik are atypical nicknames. Jurko is most frequently used...
4072
petrovi@...
Jul 3, 2001 9:38 am
Hi, zub= tooth in Slovak and Czech zuby= teeth in Slovak and Czech zuba`r= dentist zubor =bison in Slovak zubr = bison in Czech Imrich...
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Joe Armata
joe@...
Jul 3, 2001 1:09 pm
Jablonka is now in Poland but formerly was in Slovakia. It's southwest of Nowy Targ, very near the Slovak border. It was formerly part of Hungary's...
4074
frankur@...
Jul 3, 2001 1:59 pm
Slavic as a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is usually divided into East Slavic, West Slavic, and South Slavic. East Slavic (Russian,...
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Michael Zuchick
zuchick@...
Jul 3, 2001 4:24 pm
In Christ, What of Kozub, can you tell me what it translates out to in Slovak, Czech and White Russian if you can.. Mike ... ...
4076
pkrepcik@...
Jul 3, 2001 4:30 pm
Hello, I've learned a lot from all the email messages and queries but still am baffled. I've been searching the KREPCIK and MADL surnames for quite some time...
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John
jmatsko4@...
Jul 3, 2001 6:08 pm
... Using the |Czech online phone directory I found a few Krepc^ik (~ 6) in the cities (Praha, Brno, Ostrava) of the Czech Republic and about 14 Madl and ...
4078
GBS40@...
Jul 3, 2001 9:05 pm
My name is Gary Smolik, son of Raymond Smolik, Grandson of Rudolf Smolik. I am doing research on SMOLIK, VIKTORYN, SMOTEK. All 3 families originate in the...
4079
Tbeiceman@...
Jul 4, 2001 3:36 am
In Slovak it means fireplace. TEe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Taryn Hopey
parkerth1973@...
Jul 4, 2001 5:18 am
The only suggestion I have is to check this web site out. http://home.nextra.sk/drnagy/Genealogy/page10.html This talks about the parish registers from the...
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RMH
rmharing@...
Jul 4, 2001 12:23 pm
*What* means fireplace, please? Regina Haring ... From: <Tbeiceman@...> To: <SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 11:36 PM Subject:...
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John Kozakiewicz
johnkay@...
Jul 4, 2001 12:45 pm
A Happy Independence Day to all, especially the military past and present who fought for and still maintain our way of life. Especially to all the war vets...
4083
frankur@...
Jul 4, 2001 12:47 pm
... but ... also ... 1843 ... The messages replies I posted yesterday never appeared in Slovak-Roots Digest. Kept copy of one message below. Will try once...
