Month: March 2026
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She Lost Two Children, Then Crossed an Ocean to Build a New Life
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In January 1885, Anastasia Hlinka buried her first child in the village of Litmanova, Slovakia. Maria Hurkala lived seventeen days. Nine years later, Anastasia buried a second child, Petrus, at seventeen months old. And then she crossed an ocean to build a new life — not in a dramatic moment…
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When Your Mom & Dad Disagree: Conflicting Evidence in Genealogy
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Two naturalization papers. The same daughter. Two completely different birthdays. When my great-grandfather Vasil Marcisak filed his Petition for Naturalization in 1935, he listed his daughter Eva’s birth date as March 4, 1911. Eight years later, Eva’s mother Anna filed her own petition and recorded May 15, 1911. One of…