in honor of my friend who just passed away,and the chance of anyone connecting : Nicolaus Pykus Nicolaus Pykus Sr.,79 of Ashtabula,died Sunday,Dec.29,2002. He...
. . . Unsubstantiated rumours of imminent invasions of Canada by large forces of German-Americans and alarming reports of suspicious activities in the ...
Wasyl tells of years 1939-1950 Dear Olga, You asked that I write all from 1939-1946 years. I was born in 1939 year. My father, John worked in Argentina for...
Hi Larry, I am going over old messages and have found something to ask you about. What is the meaning of the "red mark" placed on the infants forehead during ...
Hi Larry, I did not find a reference to this in the text either. However, when I looked at the pictures closely is when I noticed this. Theresa ... From:...
... ********* It must just be a bad photo. During Chrismation, Holy Chrism is applied to the forehead, the breast, the eyes, the ears, the mouth, the hands and...
Thanks, Larry. I see what you mean about a bad photo. I never thought of that possibility, though what you say makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the...
My mother said she had to be "Churched" after she had all of her children in the 50s. She also said she wasn't allowed at the baptism--only the Godparents. ...
... ******** Hello Anne, It is tradition that a mother should not leave the household for forty days after her child's birth. Since a baptism should soon...
Hi, We've recently discovered our Grandfather's papers from Ellis Island and found that he was from Lipcse, Hungary and arrived in the U.S. in 1907. After...
... Hello Randall, Lypcha is in the Khust district (Khust raion) of Zakarpatska oblast. If any old parish registers are extant they will be in the registry ...
Hi Laurence, Thank you for the information you have supplied to me. My uncle, who has the old records, is forwarding them to me for further research. Since...
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Hello Olga, C-RKB has that Jawornik records are available: http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/films.htm LDS' description for film number 0766018 is the following: ...
new dp camp page: http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcamps/dasLager.html Although the translation is bad, it give you an idea of how they lived for about 5 years....
... yes, it does, the tail end, section 8, - 262 pages Let me know if Malkowice every comes up. There's a little bit of film, but that wasn't good. I...
... Hello Olga, Great...thanks. ... but that wasn't good. I need the Greek Catholic film. volumes 3744-3746, ... L'viv Greek Consistory files 3744-3746 and...
One of my ancestors from Swiatkowa Wielka, Galicia, married a woman whose father was a farmer in L~uch. I've seen the village name written out in several...
... ********* Hello "waltere84108 <elstonwe@...>" <elstonwe@...>, The Polish place name and place name during Austrian-era is L~ug. Ukes call it Luh,...
What is the proper name for this kingdom in Austria? On American maps I see Galicia, ...but what did the Austria government call it, Galitzien? At first I...
Hello Olga, ... Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien translates into English: Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Lodomeria...