I knew all my close and immediate family members, including aunts, uncles, cousins, etc., growing up. Still, I NEVER realized how big my family was until I joined My Heritage and then Ancestry months later. What an eye-opener that was for me. In 2018 I went to a cemetery in West Bowdoin, ME, where…
Author: Dr. John P. Elcik, IV
Dr. John P. Elcik, IV is married to Pamela McClanahan and they have two children: J.P. and Michelle. John is retired from a marketing career for administrative software in Higher Education. His interests include child advocacy (as a Mason and Shriner); animal rescue, education (especially eLearning), mysteries, and science fiction.
One Great Leap
Mon 3/15/2021 2:45 PM Beth, I’m putting the following on the Ancestry messenger account for John J. Elcik, where the DNA discovery was made. Please note that I realize I’m writing to a “dead” man. I try to make that clear with the heading. John, IV ————————- To: John J. Elcik (1943-2018) From: John P….
Grandparents
Sun 2/14/2021 1:01 AM Beth, I agree. My father always used Zeda for grandfather and Buba (one or two “b’s”?) for grandmother. My mother put “Buba” on her gravestone. I have yet, however, to find those translations in any Slovak dictionary. This may be where Goldie’s reference to different Slovak dialects is relevant. …
Why Is There No Y in Elcik?
Sun 1/31/2021 3:27 PM Beth, I woke up singing, “Why is there no Y in Ilcsik?” to the tune, “The monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga.” No way this song makes the Billboard top 10. I don’t drink very often, but I thought about a beer to cry into. It would be a first, Lol….
Re: A Data Entry Question
Thu 1/28/2021 10:55 AM Beth, It is Clyde Raymond Skillin, Jr., my mom’s brother. He is also the subject of a poem written by his father that I shared a few days ago. I once or twice claimed that I knew a hitman in the New York Mob. He wasn’t that person. Honestly, he wasn’t….
Purington Theory
Mon 1/25/2021 8:21 PM Charlie, I offered Beth a theory that there could be more than one connection between her and my family. This is a follow-up to the known relationship of her marriage to my first cousin John Edmond “Jack” Gamache. How do we prove the Purington theory? 🙂 John, IV…
DNA Cousins
Jan 17, 2021, at 2:15 pm Yes I would like to see the tree. I was surprised to see your name on DNA. Williams is my line, and my aunt married into the Ward line. Sometimes Heritage does not let me access much because I’m really with 123&Me. I talked to Beth today as I…
MyHeritage Message
Sun 1/17/2021 3:38 AM Beth, I sent the following to Earl using MyHeritage messenger. John, IV —————– Earl, This is Beth’s friend John Elcik, IV. First, thank you very much for all the help you have given Beth Gamache and me. You are a rockstar when it comes to genealogy. Wow! I was both surprised…
