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Just One More Thing


Thu 9/10/2020 3:42 AM

Beth,

I’m sure this is where you think I drove the car off the road. Perhaps. But if you think about it, this could be a great “side hustle.” Have you heard of that term before? One of my entrepreneurial authors is Steve Loper. See the link below.

I think that 3D photography combined with cemetery/gravestone photos is an untapped “niche” market. Oh, to be young again. ? Some rich people would pay for this. I think. Maybe. Yes. What do you think?

This idea came as another “epiphany” because of my interest in dogs. [Grammarly is pleased, now.]

Recently a Facebook group” Animals Make Me Happy has started posting 3D photos. Some of them are incredibly beautiful. As a result, I looked up how to take 3D photos. Very interesting. It is a combination of photo taking and computer software. And stationary objects like gravestones are easier than animals to make 3D. They don’t move. ? Research 3D photography if you don’t believe me. ?

John, IV

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A Special Photo

Burus family

Thu 9/10/2020 3:25 AM

Beth,

This is the 3rd email I sent Nancy. I should have just copied you at the same time. I’m still a work in progress.

John, IV

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From: Dr. John Elcik <johnelcik@msn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 4:38 AM
To: Nancy Kashmer <lanaka@comcast.net>
Subject: A Special Photo

Nancy,

This is one of my favorite photos as it matches the individuals surveyed in the 1910 U.S. Federal Census.

The Elcik family in 1910 top row from left to right: John P. Elcik, Jr.; Michael Elcik, and Andrew Elcik. Bottom row from left to right are Mary (Dutko) Elcik, Elizabeth (Small) Elcik, John P. Elcik, Sr.; Mary (Pelcarsky) Elcik; Susan (Kiszonak) Elcik; and Annie (Karkos) Elcik. [Elizabeth & Annie are twins]

I’m hoping that you will have more exact information on where in Europe our families came from.  I have hit the “brick wall” when it comes to locating anyone further back in history than John Elsik (Sr.). I also have a theory about his having a brother named Joseph to prove.

Cousin Johnny

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Are You an Author?

Tue 9/15/2020 9:31 PM

John,

I believe you’re an author even if you haven’t “published” any books. I talked to Eugene Elcik on the phone about his family, and his father is Andrew Elcik, your grandfather, John P Elcik’s brother. (I’m thinking you know that.) When I talked to him, he told me he’s currently writing a second book on Shiloh. I read the first one very interesting. I plan to call him again and ask him if he remembers the Durham Elciks.

I’m still working on the identity of the Karkos photo you sent me. I sent it to Pam Karkos Lizotte, and she’ll show it to her father, George Karkos. I haven’t heard back from her. I have a neighbor I talked to about the picture, hoping he may know some of them. I also gave two copies of the image to a friend of ours, John Piela, who owns Lisbon Fuel. He’s 82, still working, and came to our house to service our oil tank. We were making the Loksa, and he said his mother used to make it, and he ate it as fast as she could make it. He started talking in Slovak and didn’t think anyone knew how to make Loksa anymore. I told him I learned how to make it from Jack’s mom (which is true), and she was Slovak. He said his family would put sugar on it or maple syrup. We gave him a piece, and he loved it!!

If you and Bill Cizmar became friends, I know you’d have lots in common. He loves Ancestry and spends most of his time doing all kinds of research there. He knows way more about it than I do and is one of my good friends at the Historical Society. He lives in CA with his wife. Bill is from Lisbon and knows lots of Lisbon history. If you’ve ever seen Lisbon Maine Ancestors in the HINTS, that’s him. He researched all the people born in Lisbon and created that site. He and his wife (a Durham native) come to Maine every summer, and he comes to the Historical Society every Thursday, which is the only day we’re open. I’ve mentioned your name to him in our emails about our working on Ancestry together—just a little history.

I’ll keep working on the identity of the people in the Karkos picture. Nothing yet, but I’m curious.

Beth

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Information Sharing

Wed 9/16/2020 4:18 AM

Beth,

Yes, I knew Andrew Elcik is my grandfather’s brother.

But I didn’t know that his son was Eugene Elcik. Kudos for you! Thanks for solving another mystery.

Now I really must read some of Eugene’s work. This second book on Shilo will be his seventh book overall, which reminds me of the distinction I should have made between author and writer. The author gets paid for writing, so Eugene is a real author. I like to write.

Thank you also for sharing the Karkos photo with Pam Karkos Lizotte. I think her father, George Karkos, is the key to us learning a great deal more. I’m also encouraged that you are sharing the photo with others. I’m reminded of the old saying, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” As a frequent tilter at windmills, I like that this saying appears in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (1615). Could we be related? Unlikely.

I’m curious about to which John P. Elcik Bill Cizmar reached out. If it was me, I missed it. Should I try to contact him? As an introvert, that isn’t easy for me, but It does appear we have lots in common. Do you know the difference between an introvert and an extrovert? It has nothing to do with outward behavior. I, as an introvert, and my wife, as an extrovert, can attend the same party and both be outgoing and have a great time. When we get home, I will be tired and need rest, while Pam is energized and ready to do it again. Pam is an extrovert. I’m a wannabe.

Please do keep working on the identity of the people in the Karkos picture. Also, I think you should share with Nancy what you are doing for us with your many contacts. I think she is very interested. One can learn a lot more by talking directly with them. I see another phone call in my future, just to put you on notice that I will surprise you and Jack someday.

How are you doing with the other mystery I suggested to you? Is there a second Purinton contact within our families? “Curiosity killed the cat; satisfaction brought it back.” Did you know that Stephen King used the cat saying in one of his books? Do you know which one? Being a friend of his, I expect you to know this without using Google. ?

John, IV

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Charlie Hall, Ancestryaholic


Sat 9/19/2020 5:08 PM

John,

I sent the Karkos family photo to 3 friends at the HS and have heard back from two of them. Neither one recognized anyone, BUT Charlie Hall, who’s an Ancestryaholic (not sure if that’s a word, but it is NOW), and we’ve been exchanging emails the last two days. I mentioned that you’ve asked me if there’s a connection to my Purinton family and Puringtons in your family tree. I’m pretty sure there’s a connection, but it’s difficult for me to figure out. With your permission, I’d like to give him your email address, and you can ask him directly. I shared my Purinton family tree with him a couple of years ago, and he knows it well. He figured out that he and I are related through the Goddards, not blood but marriage.

If anyone can figure it out, he will.

Beth

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Joseph Elcik Joins Our Ancestry Group

September 20, 2020, at 7:07 PM

Joseph – John, are your relatives from Lisbon Falls? There are not that many Elcik’s.

John – Yes. Joseph, if you are interested, I can share my research into our Elcik surname. I’ve been researching connections between two waves of immigrants in the 1880s. The families share a common heritage (Austria/Hungary/Slovakia), surname, and given names, specifically Andrew, George, James, John, Joseph, and Michael. We all settled initially in Lisbon Falls or Durham, Maine. It may not be possible to link the families with U.S. data alone, so I have expanded my search to European sources. Information is scarce, and I’m handicapped, not knowing the Slovak language. Nevertheless, I have discovered a lot and am willing to share it.

Joseph – As my father is James Elcik and was the middle child, Jack (John) passed away last year, and his younger brother Richard passed several years ago. Mother was Rose, and Father was Joseph Elcik. Unusual for myself, my mother is Slovakian and even more unique; my wife is 3/4 Slovakian. Somewhere with either my father or aunt is an Elcik family tree book. I have only seen it once. If I do come across it, perhaps I can copy and send it out.

John – Wow.

Joseph – Joseph Elcik was my grandfather..from Maine by way of Brooklyn.

John – I just researched James and his brother John for my only other New York Contact.

Joseph – James is my father, and John (Jack) was my uncle.

John – Your John J Elcik (1931)  was getting confused with John J. Elcik (194?).  John J. of Rocky Point, who recently passed.

Joseph – John J. was a retired police officer, if my memory serves.

John – Wonderful.

Joseph – Sorry, I do have to run to a meeting. I do have your email and will try to get you the family tree.

John –  May I have your email address?
Joseph – Yes, for personal use, it’s kikjo@aol.com. My phone is a little screwy today.

John – Just as well, I’m getting adjusting to new hearing aids. 🙂