Hi, I'm new to the group. I'm trying to find more information about where my family hailed from. My great-grandfather was Michael Steven KNAPIC (the last...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 20, 2003 2:38 am
Dear Corinna, My family tree on both sides has KNAPIK members. The town of Lubotin is very close to my ancestral villages of Hromos and Plavnica. Lubotin is...
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John Verostek
johnverostek
Apr 20, 2003 6:14 am
Hi Folks, I am performing genealogy research on two of our family surnames - Vyrosztek and Kanya. Our Americanized last name is Verostek. Previously, through...
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Rita R
sunnyrita2003
Apr 20, 2003 2:57 pm
Hello,My father, his parents and eight siblings arrived in New York between 1906 and 1908. They came from Abrahamfalu near the town of Kesmarok, which is now...
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Frank
frankly1us
Apr 20, 2003 4:04 pm
... John You should look 20 miles ESE of Plavnica, Slovakia. The Ellis Island records list 3 surnames Vyrosztek who emigrated to the U.S. in 1909. Born in...
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Frank
frankly1us
Apr 20, 2003 4:56 pm
... between 1906 and 1908. They came from Abrahamfalu near the town of Kesmarok, which is now in Slovakia. They settled in Gloversville, N.Y.My grandfather's...
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Susan Friedhaber-Hard
barclaypenn
Apr 21, 2003 2:57 pm
Hello,I haven't had time to get into researching my family from Plavnica, but the message below refers to LDS microfilm retrieved from the church in Plavnica....
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John Verostek
johnverostek
Apr 21, 2003 3:55 pm
Hi Susan, I think there are two churches in Plavnica - one Greek Catholic; the other might be Lutheran. Recently, the catholic church records were put on...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 21, 2003 5:54 pm
Dear Rita, There was a posting in 1996 for Family History Center Microfilms. It was entitled Slovak Jewish Community Congregations. It had a listing for ...
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Alyssa Eppich
eppicha
Apr 21, 2003 10:08 pm
There is a whole page devoted to Plavnica, its surroundings and church(es) at tccweb.com. There are some pictures and a part of the wedding register for 1836....
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 21, 2003 10:26 pm
Dear Rita, I located the village of Abrahamovce 10km south of Kesmarkok on Highway 536, it is about 10km due East of Poprad. At the website on Jewish ...
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nhasior@...
Apr 25, 2003 10:27 am
Dear Listmembers, Does anyone know if mortgages are available to purchase a home in Slovakia? i was told that in Poland, one must buy property outright and...
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Dr. Joe Q
drq@...
Apr 25, 2003 12:46 pm
I don't know about mortgages, but - - - a "foreigner" = non Slovakia citizen cannot buy property in Slovakia except for a very special exception regarding the...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 25, 2003 3:34 pm
This past Summer in gratitude my ancestral village proclaimed my niece and I citizens of the village. We were then informed that if we wished to we could...
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Gregory J Kopchak
greg@...
Apr 25, 2003 3:47 pm
Michael: While I'm not sure of what the current policy is, in the past Slovakia did offer an expatriate citizen status that gave you certain rights in...
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nhasior@...
Apr 25, 2003 10:58 pm
In a message dated 4/25/03 11:36:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Michael, would you consider this? Noreen [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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nhasior@...
Apr 25, 2003 11:13 pm
In a message dated 4/25/03 8:47:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Dr. "Q" That is interesting. one would think that a castle is really a part of the history...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 26, 2003 12:08 am
Noreen, Yes, we would consider building a place. The Mayor of the village is a construction engineer. He loves the old square log traditional homes. He had...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 26, 2003 12:24 am
.If you go to the web address provided it shows a Castle that the Slovak government is selling. www.tourist-channel.sk/inzercia/indexen.php3 Michael Mojher ......
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Susan Friedhaber-Hard
barclaypenn
Apr 26, 2003 2:38 am
Michael,In what village, in Slovakia, did you say you would build a house, at the invitation of the native villagers? I missed that part. Thanks, Susan...
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Alan Antoska
aantoska@...
Apr 26, 2003 3:45 am
Michael, I don't know all the facts. I do know that (in 2001) land owned by non-residents was/is subject to a form of land tax that usually makes it...
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nhasior@...
Apr 26, 2003 10:06 am
In a message dated 4/25/03 11:46:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... if one has expatriate status, would this enable the person to obtain one of these mortgages?...
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Alan Antoska
aantoska@...
Apr 26, 2003 3:45 pm
Sorry, but I think you are asking the wrong audience. A person living/working in the SR (including an expatriate of another country) should approach one or ...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 26, 2003 4:15 pm
Susan, My paternal ancestral village is Hromos. It is between the towns of Plavnica and Plavec on Highway 68, just east of Stara Lubovna. Michael Mojher ... ...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 26, 2003 4:22 pm
Alan, Thanks for all of the information on real estate in Slovakia. I would take your advice about "the buyer beware." The idea of signing over ownership to...
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nhasior@...
Apr 27, 2003 11:05 am
Dear Listers, While cleaning up my stored favorite places, I came upon this website. lots of great resources. http://www.hosmanek.com/slovak/ Noreen...
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Denise Beno
neiciebeans
Apr 28, 2003 5:31 pm
Greetings! My name is Denise Beno and I'm researching ancestors from the Leles area of Eastern Slovakia, formerly Zemplen megye Lelesz, Hungary. I'm fairly new...
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Edward Martin
edhmartin@...
Apr 28, 2003 5:55 pm
There are a large number of Beno's located in Lakewood, Ohio ---my old home town. Ed Martin ... From: Denise Beno Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:41 AM To:...
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Michael Mojher
mgmojher@...
Apr 28, 2003 6:58 pm
I located a Leles, Slovakia just off Highway 555 between Velke Kapusany and Kralovsky Chimec. This is in the area where Slovakia, Hungary and the Ukraine...
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eppicha
Apr 28, 2003 9:18 pm
Dear Listmembers, I have a problem which I hope can be solved with your advice. I have hit a brick wall in attempting to determine the natal villages of my...
