Hi List! A note of thanks to all who responded to my question of Czech vs. Slovak! AND for the websites too! Thanks, Chris [Non-text portions of this message...
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Milan Huba
illy@...
Jan 29, 2002 12:36 am
I not sure that I would agree that Czech and Slovak are as close as British and American English. I have no problem speaking and understanding Slovak, but...
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John
yawho2001
Jan 29, 2002 3:22 am
... http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll Click on the Map tab, click on Find a Map, select Europe from the Search for a Place, type in the town. John...
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Mary Anne L. Waltz
waltzm@...
Feb 1, 2002 10:17 pm
Before I actually go to my local LDS Family Center, can some one please verify that I will be asking for the correct parish registers? I am looking for my...
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frankly1us
Feb 2, 2002 1:31 am
... lis
> Island records (she doesn't show up) and a few other bits of info I've
> discovered, most Sofrankos were from either Kortvelyes/Spissky Hrusov or
>...
Here is the site for Spi¹ský Hru¹ov, it's in Slovak. http://www.gymsnv.sk/~d1sk/x0dsofj/ Dr. "Q"...
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possomcat
Feb 3, 2002 12:17 am
Am trying to do a research on my mother's family. Came from Minsk area, Bragin, Belarus. Am finding it difficult to find my original websites when my...
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frankly1us
Feb 4, 2002 12:05 pm
... Slovakia was Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and Former Austrian Empire and Belarus was former Russian Empire and Russian-Poland ? ...
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tskvarenina
Feb 4, 2002 7:55 pm
Hi, I have a Rudolph Skvarenina in the Ellis Island records that is listed as coming from Kolbeny. However, it looks to me like the first letter should be "H"...
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Mary Anne L. Waltz
waltzm@...
Feb 4, 2002 9:58 pm
Thanks so much to all for your information. Perhaps I shouldn't let myself get so excited about borrowing these films, but this seems like the best lead I've...
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Dr. Joe Quashnock
drq@...
Feb 5, 2002 4:16 am
I've looked at the map, there isn't anything northeast of Bos^any (Bossa'ny) that looks like the Holbeny on the manifest. However, about 5 km northwest of...
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frankly1us
Feb 5, 2002 2:41 pm
... Alsóhelbény was formerly located in Nyitra megye. Felso"helbény was formrly located in Nyitra megye. Hungarian English Slovak grammatical form ...
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possomcat
Feb 5, 2002 9:16 pm
Thank you Frankly, there were two sites I was not fimiliar with. I also know that my Grandfather was one of the people involved with starting the community...
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Bernardine Weigand
bweigand@...
Feb 6, 2002 1:54 am
Yes, Rova Farms is not too far from Holmdel--about one half hour. I have driven past the area, but have not visited. There is a large Russian Orthodox...
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itsallhamlet
Feb 9, 2002 7:51 am
Hello, I have just joined as I am searching for information regarding my mother's father's family name, which is Lichtwar. From my understanding my grandfather...
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Daniel Kisha
dkisha
Feb 9, 2002 12:08 pm
Kim: My name is Daniel Kisha, and have a strong feeling we are related. I have heard the surname Lichtwar mentioned in the family, but at the moment I can't...
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frankly1us
Feb 9, 2002 6:14 pm
... sony (H) Pressburg (G).
A German surname would probably be spelled Lichtwark.
In German the letter w is pron. v and letter v is pron. f, v.
In Slovak and...
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possomcat
Feb 9, 2002 11:10 pm
Yes, I remember it fondly, there was always a reason to party, the potato peeling contests, hot dog swollowing contest (which my mother never let me watch) and...
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KMehallow@...
hawaiiantran...
Feb 11, 2002 12:03 am
I am new to the list and looking for any information regarding my great-grandparents. Little is known about them other than they immigrated in the late...
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Dr. Joe Quashnock
drq@...
Feb 11, 2002 2:13 am
No response is not unusual. No acknowledgment from mailing lists is also not unusual. I looked for your names on the Slovak online phone directory. There is...
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Jerry Kuhaida
kuhaida@...
Feb 11, 2002 2:18 am
Ron: I have been trying to subscribe to Slovak World since I received this in December. All I get is a bounce-back with error condition. Even my help request...
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Dr. Joe Quashnock
drq@...
Feb 11, 2002 2:37 am
If you are using these addresses they are correct: slovak-world@... listadm@... listproc@... Use this address to subscribe: listproc@... and...
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John
yawho2001
Feb 11, 2002 2:45 am
... My wife's grandparents are from Gerlachov and emigrated to the Clearfield county area. I did not find a Hirkala in Gerlachov. I believe Hirkalova is the...
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John
yawho2001
Feb 11, 2002 3:26 am
... It might be a function of your ISP. I had @Home.com (last) and other ISPs and had no problems. I recently switched to @comcast.net and I haven't been able...
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John
yawho2001
Feb 11, 2002 4:01 am
... Did they go by the surname Mihalov? Could it be that his surname was Mihal. There are many Mihal in the area. Mihalova would be the feminine form of...
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Andrea Vangor
cinuka
Feb 11, 2002 4:23 am
I have a Hirkala connection. A young woman named Annie Hirkala came to Nanaimo BC where she married a presumably very distant cousin, one of dozens named...
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Dr. Joe Quashnock
drq@...
Feb 11, 2002 6:05 am
There are three microfilms available for Gerlichov: FHL INTL Film 1792655 Items 4-5 FHL INTL Film 1792632 FHL INTL Film 1792633 Items 1-3 Cirkevná matrika,...
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Joe Mrnka
jmrnka
Feb 11, 2002 6:10 pm
Hello All, I am new to the list, and am in the begining stages of my search into my family. My parents came to this country, so most of my relatives are still...
