There are many of you that have wondered when the genealogical records of Ellis Island would become available. Some of the information is now available: The...
I give up! I am weary of struggling with fragments of semi-literate Latin in 18th century records (not complaining about having them, of course!). Anyone have...
I requested the list owner to allow me to post this message to determine interest in this topic. She stated it was fine. I started a group for people...
Hi, My name is Robin Hannig, and I joined this list a few days ago. First I'd like to say I'm impressed with how much some of you know, after seeing your ...
... Were there any Hungarian census for this period? The only information I was able to obtain about my grandfather (b1861) and great grandfather (b1812) was ...
Thanks very much, Joe. I find these medieval expressions fascinating, and sure they would have shifted their meanings over time like everything else. But I...
I don't think Lutherans have Last Rites. But keep trying, listers -- and tomorrow I will go back and find some exact text to provide context. I wonder...
Michael SLEPICKA, married to Anna HRUSKA, in Chicago, Illinois, August 1879, St. John Nepomucene Roman Catholic Church, parents of nine children, all born in...
Thought I would post this site for anyone who hasn't been there. It is basically a message board where you can post and respond to queries. There are boards...
I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THEY EVER USED THE NAME SEKEY. BUT I I KNOW THEY CHANGED IT ABOUT 5 TIMES.YES SZEKELY HAS BEEN AMERICANIZED AS SEKEY. I HOPE THAT WE...
Do you know if the name Szekely was Amaricanized to Sekey? I am researching the name Sekey. The immigrant was Andrew in the early 1900's. He was Slovak....
Hi , I am looking for John Szekely , he was born in 1859 in Slovakia. He married Elizabeth Voytko there,their first child was Anna Szekely, born 1885 there....
My maternal grandmother, Magdalena Hurban, was born in Gajary, Slovakia, on May 27, 1891. Her parents were Martin and Tekla (nee Zelenkova) Hurban. She...
I am looking for relatives of Joseph Matkovic, and Anna Bakic b. February1885, Stephen(Stefan?)Bakic, and Julia Vuksic. these are my grand parents and...
Hi, I believe that my Grandfather was born in Stiavnik and settled in Springdale, Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. Any pointers to this name or family would be...
Hi, new to this list. My Grandfather emigrated from Listany or Horany,Louny, Bohemia in about 1909 to the US. His old military papers list his name as Dorfler...
Hello John, My husband's family comes from 20 to 25 miles east of Pittsburgh in Cambria Co. and town of Carrolltown. Steve's ( my husband ) great grandfather,...
Yesterday I saw something I have not before, and I hope someone may be able to explain it... Working with the RCath records film of Zboro Saros to find my...
Hi, I just joined the email list and I have a (hopefully) easy question. I always believed my paternal grandmother was born in Czechoslovakia. She died in...
Hi Debbe, I don't know if this has been answered yet, but you should know that Bohemia and Moravia were both part of the Austrian Empire at one time. On...
Am researching the following line? Are any of these people familiar to anyone? Thanks. Phyllis PODLESNIK, FRANKETI Am particularly interested in the Franketi...
Hi, I am looking for any info on the towns and people of Cozcisovice and Pozcisovice ( I hope the cities are spelled right ) , and the family names of Hresco...
Ah, Jenny! Now I see how he earned the " " or goose feet as Germans call quotation marks. The most spectacular attempt at genealogical research I was a ...
