Hi Maura, I like option 1 kind of like Helene does her book. I love the fact it is in alphabetical order! Thanks for asking. Kathy [Non-text portions of this...
I am reworking our Slovak Roots page (not ready for viewing yet), and I need to get -your- opinions on how to best list the surnames and places we are all...
Maura, I have struggled with the location names because our area of interest has changed hands so many times throughout history that the place names changed. ...
Looking for info on Gavel/Gawel and Sveda families. May have came from Erdes, Hungary or Spis Co. in 1903 to Pittsburgh PA. There may be a Martin Gavel still...
I have some info that there was a Hamilla in my family from around Szepes but reading stories about surnames of that area it seems like every town has several...
I don't know if anyone has posted anything about this or not... hopefully it will help someone. I used to volunteer at my local FHC (and sort of unofficially...
I've been reminded by some reactions to my success story about not giving up (which I sent yesterday) of a -VERY- important point.... Many people change email...
This is a great example why you should never give up searching, and why you should make sure your information is listed on mailing lists and message...
Thanks Dr. Joe, I managed to find it on a map of Slovakia on the web. Of all the forums I've read though I have yet to see this area mentioned. Is it quite...
Hi John, Sorry I mispelled Horne Strhare. The information you have given me is a treasure trove. It will certainly help in locating the birth records of my...
It is in south central Slovakia 7 km north of Vel'ky' Krti's^ and 25 km north of the Hungarian border and the large Hungarian town of Balassagyarmat. The town...
I am trying to find more information on this area of Slovakia.My parents were from the village of Horne Sthare which I am told is in the old Novohrad County....
Horne' Strha're is 4 km north of Modry' Kamen^, 24 km west southwest of Luc^ene'c, and 190 km east of Bratislava. "Novohrad"; translates as "new castle", but I...
I'm sending this as a reminder to all my lists of a Helpul Hint on my page (url below) and as proof it works! If you are not in the US, it still might help you...
D could be Dominus/Domina (Lord, Lady, a noble title. Could the priest have been from the upper class?). AR could be Admodum Reverendus (Very Reverend). Joe...
Several relatives in the Sabinov area were priests who officiated at baptisms, marriages and deaths..... One is consisitently referred to as DAR Petrus Murhay,...
Hi Claire, I have much info on the Petrusska line from the early 1700's to about 1905 or so in the Sabinov area. I don't think any of them came to the US, but...
Does anyone have any information on the Dessort family that lived in Austria (spelling could be different). Also, the Lang family from Chezoslovakia. My...
Maura, You wrote:"I have found the following locations noted as places... Lybolin/Lyubolin" I believe Lybolin/Lyubolin might be L'ubotin which is just east of...
Hi Maura, My grandmother's maiden name was Petruska. Of course, she was born just about a hundred years later circa 1856 which is an estimate from age 69 given...
Hi, I'm interested in remaining on the list, but I receive 2 of each message sent out. I'm afraid if I follow the usual directions that I'll get taken off...
Jakabfalu = Jakubovany 3km east of Sabinov Pechyfalu/Pechyinfalu?? Pe'csu'jfalu = Pec^ovska' Nova' Ves 4km northeast of Sabinov Epercpin/Epersin/Eperesin??...
Opinions on the following situation.... I am very carefully tracing my family in Sabinov, and have found that in the earlier years, some of the families were...
If Al Stoffa is still on the list, please contact me privately.... we had previously corresponded (I think) about the surname Grega in Sabinov, and then we did...
I have found the following locations noted as place of origin of some relatives who later moved to Sabinov, so can anyone help with correct spellings/current...
I have removed the person who recently sent the offensive spam posts -- as I do whenever I can catch a spammer. Unfortunately, spammers now realize they have...
