Category: – Beth (Purinton) Gamache

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Re: Elcik Family Tree

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Thursday, August 13, 2020, 10:46 PM

John,

I will keep up with the Ancestry progress and will stay in touch. I noticed a couple of mistakes in your Blood Relatives tree and made the corrections. It was in the Lucas family. You had Rosemary as one of the Lucas children, BUT she is Rodney’s wife. I also added John’s wife’s maiden name. She was a Grondin and is related to Jack through his father. He’s a cousin to John (he goes by Pete) AND to Lorraine.

The kielbasa recipe came from George Elcik, and the homebrew recipe came from Jack’s grandfather, Edmond.

Jack and his dad, George, and Bob, went to Durham to smoke the kielbasa because John Ilcik had a smokehouse. After John died, George asked Jack’s dad to smoke the kielbasa at his house.

Jack remembers his dad making homebrew. We used to make it too, but that was many years ago. We had the recipe, but we don’t know where it is now. Yes, it was strong, and his father loved it!!

So there ‘ya go!! Another mystery solved!!

Good news all around,

Beth

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Re: Joseph Elcik

Friday, August 14, 2020, 11:51 PM

John, IV,

Here I go again, a bit puzzled. In the 1940 census, Joseph and Rose had 2 sons, John & James. Is Joseph in this email, James’ son?? If so, then John died last year, and there was another younger brother, Richard, who died several years ago, and a sister (he didn’t mention her name just that she’s his aunt.) That would mean Richard and a sister were born after 1940. Am I right or wrong or just really messed up about this??

Beth

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Re: Joseph Elcik

August 15, 2020, 10:25 AM

John, IV,

This just keeps getting better and better!!! Sooooo, the aunt Joseph is talking about is Richard’s wife!!! AND they have 3 children. This is so awesome to find out more about the Durham Elcik family. The pieces to the puzzle are starting to fit and make sense. You’re lucky Joseph contacted you. Keep ’em coming!!!

I don’t know if you remember when I told you it took me 2 years to do my family history. Fortunately, I discovered a cousin (whom I didn’t know existed) when I went to a cemetery in West Bowdoin about 10-12 miles from where we live. A lot of my ancestors lived in that town. I contacted him and discovered his mother had handwritten several generations of my ancestors. I struck a gold mine when I did that. I took about 50 or more pictures in the cemetery that day, thank goodness. I spent the winter trying to put all those pieces together, plus I joined the Lisbon Historical Society where they had a collection of books and obituaries to help me in my search. They were a tremendous help at that particular time.

Unfortunately, they’ve been closed since March because of COVID-19. I’m positive they have Elcik obituaries and one day, I’ll ask them if I can go and do some research. I’m good friends with the President, VP, secretary and I’m pretty sure I can do that. Matter of fact, I’m the secretaries’ assistant and do the record-keeping for them. I need to call her about the Society business and will ask her if I can go some time. I’m waiting for cooler weather because the room doesn’t have air conditioning plus I’ve been dealing with medical issues I’ve told you about. I’ll get there, it’s just a matter of time. On the other hand, if you keep doing what you’re doing, you may have it figured out by the time I get there.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!!!

Beth