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My Story – Afterward by Beth Purington Gamache

  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…

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Join Us in Preserving Our Family’s Heritage

Join us in going forward. Hopefully, each of us will heroically dig into the basement and search the attic for photos that can be added to the family history. [In Florida, this means the garage as we don’t have a basement. Heroic is not a term I chose haphazardly. Take a look at the pictures…

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MyCousins – We Have Traveled Far

Elcik family in 1910 - We Have Traveled Far

 “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin. Ancestry research is rewarding and fun. There is both the joy of learning and the satisfaction of solving puzzles. Ancestry research benefits come with involvement. If anything, this book seeks to involve you and others in…

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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….

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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.  …

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Elcik Humor

Definition of “Smart Aleck” On Wed, Jan 27, 2021, at 11:40 PM Beth, Given all the alternative spelling for the Elcik surname has given me cause for concern. People might think that the term “smart aleck” is a reference to my family or me. Ouch! Let me assure you it is not. The term ”smart-alec”…

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