Does this sound Ukranian? My grandfather was born in Poland, but, several people say the name sounds Ukranian. Thanks in advance for any help, Kaye -- Kaye Mushalik, 4th Grade Educator, San Jose, CA kmush@telis.org, kmush@aol.com, kmush@fmsd.k12.ca.us

In a message dated 97-03-22 22:31:01 EST, you write: << I am looking for info on HRUSKA name adapted from the city where the ancestors were from meaning city of the pear. They came over turn of the century to Elis Island, original name Fetosh. Four brothers headed west, my gret-grandfather to midwest (michigan). Any info or links would be appreciated! >> I believe I have that name in my tree or I have seen it in my research in southern Minnesota. Annie

Searching for all OTTO's anywhere in Poland. Need addresses of all Otto anywhere in Poland! Could someone please send me names of all OTTO's and their addresses anywhere in Poland. Thank You! Please reply to cnichol@mb.sympatico.ca

I am searching for the names Skarban and Skarvan from Bohemia, Austria, Prague, please could someone send me addresses of Skarban/Skarvan from these areas? Thank You! Please reply to cnichol@mb.sympatico.ca

I am searching my husband's family Nickel from Landau, Germany and Wotzlaff which was in Germany but now is apart of Poland. Can anyone living in or around Woclawy please sending me all names of Nickel und Baumann with their addressen. Thank You! Please reply to cnichol@mb.symaptico.ca

>I found in my research that my great-great-grandfather (i think that's the >correct number of "great"s) was a decorated veteran in the Russian Army >during the Crimean War. >Considering a Revolution and a World War, do we know if the Russian >goverment still has those records, or even if those records were kept? >If they are still in existance, who could I write to to possibly get a >service record. > >John-Joseph Bober >(boberj@dmrtrecom.com) > Joseph, Type NEW JERUSALEM into your search engine. Then select GENEALOGY LADY. There you can ask and get an answer not only on that site but by E-MAIL. June from CA

I am looking for info on HRUSKA name adapted from the city where the ancestors were from meaning city of the pear. They came over turn of the century to Elis Island, original name Fetosh. Four brothers headed west, my gret-grandfather to midwest (michigan). Any info or links would be appreciated!

"Praesentibus testibus" means "Present as witnesses." Joe > >

> Can someone tell me where the name CIMKO might originate? The name on > the Certificate of Arrival is Nastia Cimko, arrived in the US in 1913. > The Petition for Naturalization states that Anasthasia Slimak (her > married name) was born in 1902 in Olchanicia, Galicia, Poland. I have > not been able to locate Olchanicia on my map of Poland. It isn't a very > good map. The name was later changed to Shimko so the "C" may have had > an sh sound. These papers were all typed... The place might be Olszanica (pron. Ol-sha-nee-tsa, not too far from what you have) in Polish, or Vilshanycja in Ukrainian. Unfortunately, there were at least 4 of them in Galicia! Today, one is in Poland east of Lesko, the others are in Ukraine near the towns of Tovmach, Javoriv, and Zolochiv. It looks like you'll need a little more information; maybe people remember her talking about other nearby towns or rivers, or maybe her spouse or close friends came from nearby villages. Cimko is a variation of Tymko = Tim, Timmy in Ukrainian; it might be the origin of your surname. Hope this helps! Joe Armata armata@vms.cis.pitt.edu

GE>What about trying "kraj Pisecky"? It is the region round Pisek in South GE>Bohemia. GE>L. Yes, definitely. The level of 'kraj' (=region) has been changed to lower 'okres' (=district, something like county) in 1960, if I'm not wrong. Jaroslav Pivonka <pivonka@ibm.net> aka <jpivonka@bbs.infima.cz>

>Dennis P. Havlena wrote: >> >> Hello - >> >> A 1929 death-certificate has one of my relatives as being born in the >> town of Bovorov, Bohemia. I cannot find anything like this name on the >> perhaps poor quality Czech map that I have. Would anyone out there who >> has a decent Czech map possibly mind looking up this town? >> >> All of my other relatives on my Dad's side come from the towns of Zahrobi >> and Belcice (about 65 miles southwest of Prague) so perhaps this town of >> Bovorov is in this area? >> >> The handwriting on the certificate is none too legible and there is a >> possibility that the town is spelled: Bavarov, Bavorov or Bovarov. >> The only clear letters are the B_v_rov. >> >> Thanks VERY much! Dennis Havlena - W8MI, Mackinac Straits, Michigan >> dhavlena@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu >> > >Really, the correct spelling is Bavorov. >Lida Kovarova, Prague, kovarova@fsv.cvut.cz > try MAPQUEST on your search engine. Select INTERACTIVE ATLAS.

kelley01@sprynet.com wrote: >Well i have posted to this group before, but with no luck at all :( I am >searching for relatives in the US or in other countries with the >same/similar surnames. It is my mothers Maiden name, and my >Great-grandparents came from eastern europe around the late 1800's. >Unfortunately, i have not been able to obtain much information from my >relatives as most of the ones who would have known anything, have mostly >passed away. If anyone can give me information/leeds, i would Brian: Your kind of message does not normally get the hoped-for result because it does not contain any information. You have to provide something people can identify with, you have to put some thought into a message that you intend to send out to the entire World - asking people to help you. Lets go over your message: "... searching for relatives in the US or other countries ..." - This tells me that you are looking for living relatives (as opposed to anscestors), and that you do not know in which State they would be most likely to be found. That is fair enough, but what I would do is get onto one of the Web pages that can tell you if there is a telephone listed to someone called Swierczek (try http://www.switchboard.com). It would help to provide your mother's full name, and her parent's names. And if you do not know those, then you have not done your homework. Here is food for your thought: I want you to help me find Zwierzina, anywhere, it is my father's name. Best of Luck

For anyone who had families in Mower County, Minnesota, I am inviting you to visit the Mower County USGENWEB page which is now up and running @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnmower/ Be sure to post your surnames from that county. Annie

Hello George, I was very pleased to know that there are persons like you who show interest in Bulgarian Genealogy.Here are soms more information: There are about 1000 people who are interested in Geneology in Bulgaria. 200 of them are members of Bulgarian Genealogy Association which was established in 1975 (1990).It's leader is academic Veselin Hadzhinikolov.I think that it will be interesting for you to know that the association has been publishing a magazins called "Genealogy" for 5 years. My name is Nikola Charakchiev and I'm interested in Genealogy from 1980.In my oppinion it will be very useful for botn sides to exchangs information about the researching methods for example. P.S. I waut to know more about you and your interest, and if it possible for you to write me about groups of geneology in Internet. It will be very interesting for us. We want to publish an information about this in our local magazine called "Genealogy". I hope I'll recive a message from you soon. Yours faithfully: Nikola Charakchiev (57), Hristina (48) Translator:Elina Charakchieva (17)-daughter Bulgaria, 4000 Plovdiv, 7, Mai str., tel. (359) 32 22-73-73, fax (359) 32 23-23-31 E-mail: ncharak@tu-plovdiv.bg My reserve E-mail: echarak@northpark.edu Evgeni Charakchiev (21)-son, student in North Park College Chicago, Illinois, tel. (773) 244-4863

Can someone tell me where the name CIMKO might originate? The name on the Certificate of Arrival is Nastia Cimko, arrived in the US in 1913. The Petition for Naturalization states that Anasthasia Slimak (her married name) was born in 1902 in Olchanicia, Galicia, Poland. I have not been able to locate Olchanicia on my map of Poland. It isn't a very good map. The name was later changed to Shimko so the "C" may have had an sh sound. These papers were all typed so if there is a spelling mistake it was on the part of the person taking the information. I know mistakes happened quite often but I am hopeing that the names were not mangled too badly. Thank you for any help, Andrea

I know that a census was conducted in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1828 and 1869, but in the 19th century did the Austrian's require one of Galicia to the north? And if so, has anyone ever seen it or accessed it or worked with it? Peter Oresick Pittsburgh, Pa. POresick@aol.com

IBKAYD wrote: > > I am researching the following names: Betlach, Vacura, Lev, Jirousek, > Stary, Cerhan, Rohovec, Marek, plus many more-all from Bohemia. Reply to > IBKayD@aol.com Dear IBK--- Perhaps this newsletter would be of interest. -- ======================================== Jerry Machalek, publisher CZECH & SLOVAK CONNECTIONS A monthly newsletter for US/Canadian readers with serious interests in the Czech/Slovak Republics. Includes business, travel and trade advertising. Subs. $12. /annum. Free sample issue upon request. see http://www.czech.com or (612) 897-1151 =========================================

Hi, When reading the text below please be forgiving of the spelling errors. My grandmother Franciszka Pacholec was born in October of 1905 in the village of Rozwadow. I believe the district is called Rzeszow in the provence of Lwow. This is the area where the River San meets the River Wista. Her father's name was Pawel Pacholec and her mother's name was Jozephy Kolodziej. My grandmother went to France to seek employment as a domestique and met my grandfather. She stayed there and raised her family. I don't believe she ever went back for a visit because she could not afford to. She could not read or write, therefore she did not communicate with her family in Poland. Pacholec seems to be an uncommon name, but Kolodziej seems to be fairly common. Do the names or the areas ring a bell with anyone? Hope so! Thank you! Andy Laberge

I am researching the following names: Betlach, Vacura, Lev, Jirousek, Stary, Cerhan, Rohovec, Marek, plus many more-all from Bohemia. Reply to IBKayD@aol.com

Hello, My friedns is trying to find his family after 60 years. He's been separated from his family in 1939 at the age of 4. He's been probably born in Rowne, Ukraine now, but is Polish. His father is colonel Kalinski, served in Pilsudski's Legions. Anybody who can help, who's heard or knew this family please write to Marcin Michalak, marcinmm@ibm.uci.agh.edu.pl PS. Mitka Kalinski's father was Wladyslaw Zubosza Kalinski .