ES - No fighter practice for me tonight

[Arabella de Montacute]

Congradulations on finding some of your family.  It is so important to 
understand from where you come.  Be sure to ask medical questions, this 
is vital as we are getting older, to help prevent problems as we age.  
Hope you had a nice dinner, and I hope you grew some too! (not 
physically but emotionally)  Love You

Arabella

>From: "Sharon" <vivaine at flash.net>
>To: <elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG>
>Subject: ES - No fighter practice for me tonight
>Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 07:37:53 -0500
>Reply-To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
>
>My grandparents hailed from slovakia when they were in their teens and 
met
>in New Jersey in the late 1800s.  The little villages that they grew up 
in,
>were near Bratislava, which is about an hour by train from Vienna, 
Austria.
>
>Most of my relatives from the old country either made it to the United
>States, or perished in concentration camps during WWII.  That explains 
the
>handful of Palkowetz' that survived the war, and live in this country. 
>(Actually written as Palkovich ..which means either 'Paul's Son 
(apostle
>reference as alot of slovaks were  catholic) and "Person who walks with 
a
>big Stick"....I kid you not..it is actually documented. ;)
>
>Finding any family history was not possible until The Wall came down. 
My
>sister made several trips in vain attempts to find family.  In one
>afternoon, I met someone on the internet who was able to access records 
and
>discovered my grandmother's birth certificate, along with some of her 
other
>family information. Her name was Katckya Zulick.  Not one of my uncles 
or
>aunt know much of thier family history, as my grandparents were so 
proud to
>be Americans, they felt it better that sleeping dogs lie.  
>
>Anyone with a gene for history cannot allow that to happen.
>
>Last night, I received a phone call from a cousin that I have not seen
>since I was 11 years old.  His mom was married to my father's oldest
>brother. She grew up in one of those little villages, before making it 
to
>the US.  She is in her 80s and if I remember correctly, spoke with a 
very
>think slovakian/jersey accent.  Only one of my uncles remains alive.  
She
>is really the last living link to that wealth of information, since 
none of
>my fathers siblings were allowed much information, including my dad.
>
>Tonight, Hengist and I get to have dinner with her and my cousin.  My
>sister is faxing me a list of questions. 
>
>And they thought they were just going to have a relaxing dinner.
>
>Thanks for letting me consume bandwidth.
>
>Vivaine Taarnfalk
>
> 
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