Pam:
Based on the first email on this message board, it appeared to me that R. Kosar has already gone back a few generations. He appears to have more information than either of us (and he may have learned more since his email was originally posted). My grandmother, who I believe is technically Rose Graban's niece, was never able to recall anything beyond her mother's name, Paraska (Pearl)Graban, her aunt's name, Rose, and the name of a town in Galicia, Gorlice, where she thought they were from. I did a 1/2 hour search on the internet a few weeks ago, and, if Paraska and Rose are sisters, I have dramatically improved the knowledge of my ancestors through R. Kosar's email. I would be interested in communicating directly with you and R. Kosar (maybe you know him) -- to figure out whether Rose and Paraska were sisters and to colloborate in tracing the family tree farther back in time. I can be contacted through my wife's email at [
lkolesnikova@att.net].
John Podgore