I'm researching the history of Kolbasa/Brezina -- there is very little on the internet about this village. I believe my grandmother, Maria Mitro, and her ancestors came from this village. If anyone has any history I'd be curious to know more, especially if there are any churches where I can get birth/marriage, etc. records. Any replies are appreciated. Thanks.
The village of Brezina / Kolbasa is in the old Zemplen megye / Zemplin region of Slovak Republic.
http://mapy.atlas.sk for locating a town in SK
The old 1910 Hungarian megye map is at :
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910
The Slovak phone site is at :
www.zoznamst.sk
The LDS-Mormons (Family History Center) website is listing a Reformed and Greek Catholic church records of Brezina.
You can order the films and gather ancestral information.
www.bmi.net/jjaso to familiarize yourself with church wording.
www.iabsi.com/gen/public
www.slovaklinks.com
www.tccweb.org
www.slovakfolkcrafts.com
www.slovakinstitute.com
www.village.sk
www.our-slovakia.com
www.slovak.org
www.spectacularslovakia.sk
My great grandmother's name was Maria Metro, who married Michael Metro and I believe came to US in 1890's from Hungary. She had three daughters: Kathryn(Mikita), Susan (Coleman?) and Sophia(Barnett) all born in early 1900's in either PA or Gary, IN. Is there a connection?
You have to establish a location for your ancestor in order to proceed with the research.
Here is a map of Austria-Hungary empire :
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm
What language did your ancestor speak? Were they of Greek Catholic region?
www.c-rs.org
www.tccweb.org
www.rat.de/kuijsten/navigator
Surname MITRO and MIKITA does show up in Slovak Republic's phone book.
www.zoznamst.sk
http://mapy.atlas.sk for locating a town in SK.
Do take a look in Ellis Island website.
www.village.sk
www.our-slovakia.com
www.rusin.sk/index.html
Wow, got a letter from a 2nd cousin in Brezina -- which used to be called Kolbaszo -- however, I cannot find that on the 1910 Zemplen map -- but I'll keep trying. I wrote a letter to the mayors of nearby towns and one or more of them forwarded the letter to an english speaking college student in Brezina.
Hi Caye !
I attached a historical map of "Hegyalja" - the field of Tokaj vine, with its own history - on which is Kolbása appears as Kolbasz (in the part M1, south from Kozma and north from Villy)and a photo about the steeple of its church. You can see this is a greek-catholic village. Last summer I visited this village in Slovakia near to the Hungarian border (I am a hungarian) because some ancestors of my father-in-law came from that village. I ask you is any Matyas (called hungarian Mátyás)in your grandmother's family. There are some thombs of Mátyás's in the cemetery.
Best regards:
Attila Csiki
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looking for info on the John(jon,jonos,joanos)Matyas. B-02/05/1888 Uhelia near kolbas now called Brezina. Migrated to Penn. Died 09/27/1977. Mother Anna Hritz Varhola (Warhola). Father John also. Trying to find background and family history.
To locate a town of Brezina, Slovak Republic use :
http://mapy.atlas.sk or
www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm
The LDS-Mormons website is listing church records of Brezina. You can order the films and gather ancestral information.
www.bmi.net/jjaso to familiarize yourself with church wording.
A must to read / look over www.iabsi.com/gen/public Lots of useful hints for research.
A first name translation website :
www.fam.aust.com/topolcsany/names
Surname MATAS' lists in Brezina's phone book.
www.zoznamst.sk
www.rat.de/kuijsten/navigator
www.village.sk
www.our-slovakia.com
www.spectacularslovakia.sk
www.slovaklinks.com
www.slovakfolkcrafts.com
http://slovakia.euenet.sk
www.rat.de/kuijsten/navigator
Post on all the boards that apply to your surnames. There is Ancestry, Genforum and Rootsweb. Just to name a few.
