Hey all,
I too am interested in the history books for Esterhazy!
Roy RUSHKA and I, Paulette GILCHUK have been researching the Chodove People from Bohemia, that migrated to the Gerald, SK area. The families included the MIKOLAS, HRUSKA, NEYEDLY/NEYEDLEY, MARTINOVSKI, etc. families.
We have now started branching off and researching other families of the area.
These "new" families include:
-The slovak family of Adam PONGRACS, the TOCHORS, the BODNARS, the LAKATOS and LUKACS/LUCAS families and many more. Many came from Pennsylvania in 1886 with the immigration agent, Esterhaz. We are researching all on the list.
-The crazy group from Atwater, including the DUCHEKS and the KNEZACEKS (yup, I am related)
If you are interested in collaborating our efforts or would like to point me in the direction of some good history books (some are available on
www.ourroots.ca) then I would greatly appreciate an email or head over to
www.chodovepeople.com to join our group.
We are gathering together all the people interested in furthering their slovak research. We are in contact with the archives and are awaiting pricing and such.
PS> Mr. Overland (yup, he was my principal at one time) is very knowledgable in all history. Hey Norm!
Thanks a bunch, Paulette