Dave

Do you know where your BIRES ancestor was born in Slovakia?
An ALL site for research in Slovakia should get you going
www.iabsi.com/gen/public
few others will only help, I hope:
www.cisarik.com
www.helenezx.homestead.com
www.cgsi.org
www.iarelative.com
http://genforum.com
www.slovaklinks.com
www.slovakinstitute.com
www.surnamenavigator.org