Thu 7/30/2020 6:49 PM
John,
These are all good things to remember. There’s a massive cemetery in Lisbon Falls with many of my relatives and some of Jack’s. I have difficulty remembering their location. Now I have some tools in my back pocket to help me with that.
Beth
08-05-2020 PM 03:36 PM
John – The pictures come with a friend request from your 1rst cousin John Elcik, IV. I hope you enjoy the photos.
Mark – Thank you for the pictures of dad next to his cruiser and him in uniform, black and white. I have, but I hadn’t seen the other one before. Life is going by at a high rate of speed. It’s nice to hear from you.
John – I agree. I’m retired, and with the extra time on my hands, I’ve been working on the family tree. I have been communicating with Beth and Janet. Beth is working with me on some of this. If you decide you are interested, I can provide you access to Ancestry.com. I need an email address for you to make an invitation.
Mark – MarkLcheck@yahoo.com
John – I see you like to fish! It looks like a lot of fun. I have a friend here who takes me fishing. I go to be sociable. I’m not very good at it. ?
Mark – Our grandfather was an unbelievable fisherman. He spent lots of time at it.
John – I didn’t know that.
John – I’m written some documents that you may find of interest. I’ll send you the one on why we spell our name Elcik.
John – I’ll try not to disturb your tranquil life, but maybe I can entertain you with some of my findings.
John – You can always reach me on Facebook or at johnelcik@msn.com.
Mark – Excellent.
John – Have you seen the video of your dad and mine singing Slovak nursery rhymes? The video is a huge file.
Mark – Awesome that last time I spoke to Uncle was when Auntie Gertrude passed away.
John – We loved watching it here. Pam (my wife), J.P. (son), and Michelle (daughter).
Mark – I haven’t seen the video lol.
John – I’ll find a way to send you a link. The file is too large to post here.
Mark – Thanks
John – My pleasure!
Mark – OMG, lol, that was good. I wish I could have been there. That day, I had knee surgery, so I now see what I missed. Thank you for sharing the video.
John – I’m happy you liked it. It is not a substitute for being there. But good!
John – I’m training a new puppy, and she needs my attention. Catch you another time. ?
Mark – What kind?
John – Lucy Belle, a chihuahua and terrier mix. 🙂
Mark – Sent thumbs up.
Contact by Rebecca Davis
Thu 8/6/2020 9:47 AM
Dr. John Elcik,
We know each other from family……my grandmother was Gertrude Gamache – I just recently moved to Punta Gorda, FL. I was just viewing a video from my uncle Jack of the singing Elcik brothers. Beautiful – great memories of my grandmother singing the nursery rhyme to us kids!
best regards, becky
Rebecca Davis
QA Compliance Technical Specialist
Punta Gorda, Florida Area
08-06-2020 AM 10:08 AM
John – I am having so much fun! Thank you for reaching out. I’m updating my 2008 version of our Family Tree. I’m exchanging email and Facebook posts with Beth, Nancy, Janet (Lucas) Welch, and Mark Elcik. If you would like to join us, I need your email address. I can forward you copies of some of the recent emails to catch you up. Wow!
Rebecca – I would love it! I was trying to tell my husband stories etc. and I was telling him probably the only one of you I could recall like it was yesterday of you visiting the farm in Eliot and making us all loksa!!!! rkashmerdavis@gmail.com
John – I will be sending you a lot of stuff. Just enjoy it when you have spare time. Pam and I live in Fort Myers. Small world. 🙂
Rebecca – I’ve got a lot of time on my hands right now trying to settle in and figure things out. I am trying to get my ducks in a row right now and figure out what I want to do about employment. I will look forward to the ‘stuff.’ Maybe sometime after this covid19 thing gets a better grip, we can get together. I’d love my husband to meet more elciks. He came late to the party. Until then, stay well! ?
John. Has your husband ever tasted our favorite dish?
If not, this picture may help.
08-14-2020 AM 11:43 AM
Joseph,
If you are interested I can share with you some of the more interesting aspects of my research into our Elcik surname.
I’ve been researching connections between two waves of immigrants in the 1880’s. 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 my findings.
Warmest regards,
John
08-17-2020
John,
I never knew I was married to a celebrity!!!! I have a Gamache family tree on Ancestry, which includes Elcik and Byras. Byras was Gertrude’s mother’s maiden name. I will share what I have with you on Ancestry. I have some missing links on the Elcik family, but you may help me with that. Jack isn’t on Ancestry and isn’t interested, but I AM!! Hopefully, we can help each other with all this family “stuff.”
Beth Purinton Gamache
08-20-2020
Beth,
I’ve put together a sizeable list of feature enhancement requests for Ancestry.com. Would you like to see it? Your input, as well as encouraging you also to submit those you want, is the goal: the more voices, the more likely to be heard and get action. I used to help write software, so I can’t help making suggestions. It’s in my DNA. ?
John, IV
