Hi Janet, My Pavelek's are from the High Tatra region. If you go to expidia.com you can get a map of the town my Pavelek's are from, Huty, Slovakia. I don't know if any of the Pavelek's emigrated. I have 2 films at the Family History Library of Huty church records. I haven't done a lot of searching for the Pavelek line yet. My Great Grandmother was Maria Pavelek, born in Huty Sept. 12, 1857, married Jozef Zivnostka in Huty on Jan. 27, 1879. Her parents were Joseph Pavlek and Theresia Rurska. None of these people emigrated. It was my Grand mother, Caroline Zivnostka, who did in abt. 1904. The lake you mention is not far from Huty. I was in Slovakia last fall to meet relatives and see the towns my Grand Parents were born in. It is a beautiful area! When I get time to go through the Huty film I will keep my eyes opened for a George and Ignatius. I probably won't go back through the film for a while though. I'll keep your email for reference though. Penny > Pavelek!!!!!!!!! I'm looking for Pavlak but have seen it written Pavlek. > The are from the High Tatras region. Is that clost to Huty? > My Pavlak came to NJ and then to Chicago and ended up here in Michigan. > Oldest is Ignatius Pavlak married to ElizabethKubala and son George C Pavlak > born Osada(this town displaced to make a man made lake to generate > electricity) married Johanna Zbunak(parents Anthony Zbunak and Thresa Vlosak > from Bobrov. > Janet > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Penny Vanderhyden" <penvan@earthlink.net> > > > I'm researching Zivnostka from Habovka, Sitar from Zuberec, Palatka and > > Pavelek from Huty. All in Orava area of Slovakia. > > > > Penny > > Elwood, Illinois