This has nothing to do with your question but it reminded me of when my husband and i went to his parents' home in the Midwest and we went to the local area of...
While doing research in a Slovak cemetery in Lisbon Falls (it has two Slovak cemeteries), my curiousity was aroused by the fact that all the stones were facing...
Dear Terry, The last one, Trurzi is Zsuzsi, meaning Zuzanna. Regards Vladimir ... From: Terry L. Karkos To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
Dear Donna, maybe its interesting for you.I am seaching in the town CADCA (in the North of Slovakia, in the near of the Polish and the Tschechoslovak Border) I...
Patricia: I believe the writing on the left side of the manifest reads as follows: "Ret'd. ChechoSlovak ????". Sorry, but I can't make out the last word,...
Hello, At Ellis island website, found Nojtich Gavel arriving 9-20-1919 traveling back to Pittsburgh. Originally from Lesnici on one page and spelled...
I will be updating the Slovak Roots site this weekend ... and since we have many new users of the list, you might want to add your surname interests and...
My mother's parents were from Saris and Spis, and my father's parents were from Zemplin. One thing they were in total agreement on, was that grandparents were ...
The online Ellis Island (NYC) records cover only the period 1892-1924. The ship manifests were transcribed by thousands of volunteers , most of whom knew no...
I would like to thank John, Sylvia and Mary Lou for helping me with the translations! We had a really good evening with our Czech friend (I thought he was...
I have just learned that my great-aunt, who immigrated in 1902 and married in this country, returned to Slovakia for a visit to show off her new baby. Do you...
Hello all, Finally found out about this list. My mom's side of the family is Hungarian/Czechoslovakian, the main surnames involved are Misak and Dudash....
In response to the often asked "what does this nickname go to" etc questions that show up on lists, here is a suggestion given to me when I first started.......
I found this today on the same ship that my Geza (George) Toppitzer arrived.... I remember a few people on here are also searching in Bridgeport CT and thought...
... I´m seaching in Cadca,a part of Slovakia (North Slovakia;at the boarder of Poland and Czech Republic)and there are people with the name Slovak in the...
I noticed that some of you guys have access to some microfilm that you can reference. Does anybody have anything for the Dvorce/Levoca area for an Andrej...
Yes, when you are in Slovakia, and you are a descendant. However, for enquiries from abroad, you must contact the Embassy. Ask them, and they will tell you the...
Hi, Can anyone tell me if the present day Brestov (Sk) located in the Kosice region of Slovakia is the same as Presov in Saros County shown on the 1910 map on...
Bill, (Tarkulich) a film for the 1869 census for Raslavice came in at LDS this week. tonight i am going to view it after work. i just wanted to thank you for...
Hi, Does anyone have access to microfilm/records who could check to find the death date of Anna Bodnar in Trebisov (Toketerbes)? It probably would have been...
Dear John, You referred me to lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/vmlista.htm for County maps of Hungary. That is a great County map. I compared it to my present...
Hi Can anyone tell me where Zempl is? I just received a letter from a Church Archives in PA showing my Grandfather's name, Joseph Pavlik, Zempl, on the ...
To Noreen I only got the very end of your message which says "could you mean Zemplen which is the county next to Saros? Presov is in Saros, so Zemplen must be...
"bakemail"; stated 11/12/02 that there were some very good articles regarding Slovak genealogy in the Jednota newspaper. Could I get in touch with him thru the...
Does anyone know the current rate of exchange for the US dollar to the Slovak Koruna? Is the Euro accepted? Can we rely on local ATMs to exchange our money? ...
