Al Shurgalla wrote: > My grandfather told me before he died that his family came from > Galicia. So far I have been unable to trace this name. I suspect > the spelling was Americanized and that it was originally something > like perhaps Czabala. Hi Al, I have seen the name Csabala in the Greek Catholic church records for Palota (just east of Medzilaborce and very near to the border, i.e. former Galicia). The LDS film is 1794332. Another variation is the Sztebila family which is referenced to Nagov (Hu. Nyago)and is just south of Medzilaborce. Tom Burcak