In a previous article, fmokrens@JUNO.COM (Frances E Mokrenski) says: > >I am researching my family history and am having problems locating the >town of my maternal grandfather. Can someone please help. The 1906 >ship manifest said Jan Salaj from Olozno, Austria-Hungarian Empire. His >application for marriage said Nova Ves Jglo C. Spis Uhorsko. Does anyone >know if these towns exist. My Czech source said no -- perhaps I'm >misreading the writing. Would appreciate any help. > The "Spis" mentioned in the location is a region in eastern Slovakia, roughly the area around Poprad and Levoca. During the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this was part of Hungary. The word Uhorsko simply means "Hungarian". Nova Ves means "new village", but that alone doesn't help much because there are many places in Slovakia known as Nova Ves. As for Jglo, check the spelling Iglo instead. In certain languages, initial I is often written as J. My own atlas isn't sufficient to pinpoint your town, but perhaps these clues will be of interest to you until a better answer is posted. -- Gary N. Deckant bs039@yfn.ysu.edu Youngstown, Ohio