To anyone planning trips to Slovakia, a recently retired Slovak teacher with tour guide credentials is available to serve as your guide or to assist you in any...
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George Sirko
yurka3391
Feb 28, 2006 11:33 pm
Thought everyone might want to know about scams. I know this is not about genealogy or heritage but I wouldn't want anyone to be scammed. George Click on URL...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Feb 28, 2006 6:16 pm
I lived in Ft. Wayne for 3 years (early 1970's) -- love that town! Good luck learning the language and happy travels, Carolyn. Caye ... ...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Feb 28, 2006 4:18 pm
Last year, the director of my singing group (she's Bulgarian) introduced us to the custom of the "martenitsa", a double red and white tassel that Bulgarians...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Feb 28, 2006 5:23 am
... There are quite a few, Vladimir, as well as in the Czech lands, Hungary, Ukraine... At the same time, there are also plenty of originally British...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Feb 28, 2006 3:49 am
The 1625 Urbar shows many persons with the surname Matliak and Mattliak in Orava. This is the origin of Matlak in Slovakia. I would not be surprised, if there...
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Lil M. Junas
l_junas
Feb 27, 2006 10:30 pm
I've gone with several others both from Zilina to Prague and also from Prague to Vrutky (near Martin and Zilina). One was in first class and one in second...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Feb 27, 2006 9:34 pm
... I'd be careful, Michelle-B: the name _Matlock_ (spelled several ways) is an original English name. It is likely that the spelling of the name of some of...
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Karen Landon
goofygreyhound
Feb 27, 2006 8:06 pm
Thank you! Karen Fl George Sirko <gsirko@...> wrote: Welcome to Slovak World. George CA Note: forwarded message attached. [Non-text portions of this...
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memzommi1@...
memzommi1
Feb 27, 2006 7:18 pm
This is _memzommi1@..._ (mailto:memzommi1@...) . By mistake I deleted all my e-mail and could not retrieve it so if someone was going to answer my...
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J. Michutka
jmichutka
Feb 27, 2006 6:43 pm
... I forgot to mention checking with our own members who sell Slovak-related things--Dan Kisha (http://www.slovakic.com/), Greg Kopchak (www.iarelative.com),...
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J. Michutka
jmichutka
Feb 27, 2006 6:32 pm
... If you're looking for a book/tapes combination to learn Slovak, the best one is probably Colloquial Slovak, The Complete Course for Beginners by James...
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Michelle Burke
mcmburke
Feb 27, 2006 6:21 pm
Thanks for the additional info -- I had already noted the information re Sedlak, which I gather is a relatively common name. There are also lots of "Matlaks"...
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Helen Fedor
helentrib
Feb 27, 2006 5:44 pm
"Z~ivan" is a robber, but it can also mean rascal, rogue, or scamp. H ... I remember my mom calling my father huinsoot- jivan? what does the jivan part...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Feb 27, 2006 4:10 pm
... They were not based on personal names, Michelle-B. As RU already posted, _sedlak_ meant "farmer." The suffix -ak was attached to the root for "to...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Feb 27, 2006 2:57 pm
... It has still not been beaten to death in Slovakia. The BBC now reports on it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4754744.stm Understandably, the...
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amiak27
Feb 27, 2006 7:27 am
There are a fair number of us on this forum with ties to the area around Sambron as you have seen in the first replies. I suggest you search on the web for...
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George Sirko
yurka3391
Feb 27, 2006 5:44 am
Welcome to Slovak World. George CA Note: forwarded message attached. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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memzommi1@...
memzommi1
Feb 27, 2006 4:19 am
I remember my mom calling my father huinsoot- jivan? what does the jivan part mean? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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vchromoho
Feb 27, 2006 4:02 am
... visited with them for 6 days. We did not speak the language Carolyn, What language? The native language of almost everyone in Sambron is Rusyn, as they ...
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raybravo2000
Feb 27, 2006 3:58 am
There is an "Introduction to Slovak" links in the "Links" area on the left side of the homepage. On this site they have basic language phrases and words, but...
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Carolyn Powers
creasy49@...
Feb 27, 2006 1:28 am
I found my grandfathers nephew in Sambron, Slovakia in 2004 and visited with them for 6 days. We did not speak the language and they did not speak English....
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Karen Landon
goofygreyhound
Feb 26, 2006 9:01 pm
Hello, I'm new here. My great grandmother was Cechoslovakian and I am hoping to learn some about here culture and my roots on here. We are having an...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Feb 26, 2006 7:55 pm
I think it's about 50 % more expensive, but in absolute terms not much. Vladimir ... From: bhewlett@... To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
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bhewlett@...
Feb 26, 2006 6:42 pm
Thanks for the information, Vladimir. Is there much of a difference in cost between the two? Joyce> From: Vladimir Bohinc <konekta@...>...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Feb 26, 2006 5:24 pm
I think here in Slovakia nobody is affraid of instable govt. They are more or less all the same.Fights among the parties take a lot of energy. Probably more...
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J. Michutka
jmichutka
Feb 26, 2006 5:02 pm
Below is the beginning of an article on the political instability of Central European governments; I thought you all might find it amusing: Prague - A joke is...
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Linda Hartlaub
ljhartlaub@...
Feb 26, 2006 4:58 am
We traveled fairly light - with a carry on suitcase and a personal bag each. We were able to put our luggage on the racks in teh second class cars with no...
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Martin Votruba
votrubam
Feb 26, 2006 2:09 am
According to a survey, the highest ratio of the people who use the internet in Europe are in the Nordic countries: about three-quarters. The areas with a low...
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Fred G Kovalyak
fkovalyak
Feb 26, 2006 1:08 am
Tidbits you need to know Hope u enjoy these as much as I did. Some are Ole but some are also New (at least tooo me) and very Good. FG Kovalyak Columbia,Md ...
