To;hougreg1965, Thanks for the web-sit! It has proved to be very interesting! It was a long-shot. But sure worth the try. What about the ports in...
To; John Rihacek, without Grandpa's Bohemian surname I can't find out what port he came into. There's only a couple of families in the census...
Ceit, thanks for the two links you sent. Yes, Smith is very popular name in this country, unlike Kovar, I've only found it a few times. I think...
Kimba, those are some great pics. that you take! Enjoyed the site very much! Thanks, SK
Can anyone tell me how I can find out the name of the shipes that left Germany for the U.S.A. in 1885? Thanks,SK
[Since Grandad came to U.S.A. in 1885, he would'nt have gone through Ellis Island. He was only 16, so I don't think he would have had a trade...
Wer. thanks for wikipedia site. I'll be getting information from here for a while! So much more to doing genealogy than who your ancestors were....
So sorry, left out the L. It's Pilgram, not Pigram. Thanks for the information. SK
Can anyone tell me if a card has the postmark "Pigram in Bohmen," if it would have been mailed from here or if all mail went through here in 1907?...
Does anyone know if, at Kremesnik, there is a place known as "The Rock"? Maybe it might have been a popular place to take photo's. Thanks, SK
So if my Grandad acquired a middle name after coming to the U.S.A. it proably would have been the name Henry, rather than Joseph, since Joseph...
I have'nt even been able to find what port Grandad came into. The first record I can find on him is in the 1900 census. According to that he came...
I appreciate your reply. Grandad's language must have been Bohemian, since his family in Bohemia correspondence to him was in the Bohemian...
I'm a new member to this site, (about a week now). This board has been so helpful! Everyone has been so nice. I just want to let you know what a...
So since my Grandad's name was Henry Joseph, he was probably only known as Henry, right? Is'nt Joseph a much more common given name in Czech...
The reason I asked about this is because I had read that it was the usual practice to only give a first name, and not common to have two given...
Does anyone know how given names were chosen during middle 1800's? Was it common practice to give a first and middle name? Thanks, SK
I'm so glad to hear this. It is my dream to one day visit my Grandad's beautiful homeland. It would be great to see some of the same sites that he...
Yes, the letter is in Czech. I've had to piece it back together, was torn in so many pieces, it was like a puzzle when I received it. Please...
Thanks Jana, I used one of the links to look up towns in Czech Republic. Maybe I'm on the right track with solving this mystery, on my postcard....
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