Sun 9/6/2020 10:41 PM
John,
I just listened to this YouTube video. Very interesting. I didn’t know about Google Books but will start using it.
Thanks for sharing.
Beth
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Welcome to the “How to Use FamilySearch Community”!
Tue 9/8/2020 7:52 AM
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Welcome to the “How to Use FamilySearch Community”!
Hello John,
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Re: Dad’s Slovak Nursery Rhyme
Sun 9/27/2020 10:28 PM
John, IV,
I sent the letter to my friend and he can’t read it. I listened to the video again and there are some missing words in the letter. I sent him the video hoping he can open it. I haven’t heard back from him.
Beth
Elcik Video
Thurs, January 28, 2021, 6:53 AM
John,
Do you have a copy of the video of your dad and Uncle Richard singing the Nursery Rhyme? I can’t find the one I had. I want to put it on a flash drive and give it to a friend who speaks Slovak. You mentioned asking Deeb, but I don’t know if he speaks Slovak.
Beth
Re: Nursery Rhyme
Thu 1/28/2021 11:44 PM
John,
That was a wonderful day, and Jack and I loved having everyone at our house. I’m so happy to have the video! Thank you for sending it to me.
I don’t know if Deeb knows Slovak or not, but I know someone in Lisbon Falls who does. He told me what the writing on the gravestones means. I may have told you his name before, Dan Gamache, who’s related to Jack. His grandmother lived with him and his mom, and she spoke very little English. Dan learned Slovak as a child and still remembers and speaks it today. He’s a great resource interpreting the Slovak language. His dad died young, and he was an only child.
Thanks again for sending me the video.
Beth
Re: Suggestion
Sun 1/31/2021 10:29 PM
John,
It makes sense and should make it easier for people to understand the different spellings. It’s interesting to me the spelling “Ilcik” on the gravestones of your great grandfather and NY John Elcik’s grandfather. I questioned at first if there was a connection, and my instinct was right.
FYI, I put the copy of your dad and Uncle Richard’s video singing the Nursery Rhyme on a flash drive and gave it to Dan Gamache yesterday. I’m hoping he can interpret the song and the other one they sang into English. I haven’t heard anything yet and will let you know when I do. I think he’s the best and possibly only hope of finding out.
Fingers crossed that I’m right,
Beth