Click Here for Virtual Tour

Click Here for Virtual Tour
Click on the icon above for 360 degree Virtual Tour

Google Earth Presentation

As you click on the icon above, a Google Earth presentation featuring a 360 degree virtual tour with a personal audio/visual commentary opening up a virtual odyssey tour of my Eastern European roots in Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine. This virtual tour can be displayed on computers, tablets and smartphones which makes it compatible like O+ blood with multimedia attributes of interactive Google maps, historical video clips and photo galleries, background music, annotated notes as well as customized virtual panorama connectivity and more!! Thus, making it a "keepsake" presentation for my family, grandchildren and future generations.

      1. Click on the country icons at the top of the opening screen and there's an index to peruse each photograph for each country.

      2. For each virtual photo, there is a Google Earth map provided for your convenience in viewing the geographical location from roof top to outer space.

      3. On each photo you will find icons for individual photos and/or red balls as hot links to other nearby virtual photographs.

      4. Once a still photo is displayed within each virtual photo, click on it and the still photograph will appear in the center and then click on the "I" icon on the tool bar if it is unshaded.

      5. By clicking on the "I", a commentary about each photograph will be displayed.


John Kuzmich Jr. Genealogy Blog; Eastern European Roots

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Poland: Snietnica, Stawisza, Krempachy, Nowa Biala. Juszczyn, Krolik Polski, Trzebunia, Więciórka, Maków Podhalański, and Szaflary (KUZMYCZ, KUZMICZ, KUZMYCH, KUZMICK, BOCHNOVICH, GALINIAK, HOC, BASALYA, KUCSALA, SURMA. PAZIS, WOLOSHYNOVICH, KUCHTA and TOMASKOVIC)

Ukraine: Maximilianovka (KUZMICZ, PETROVICH, PUGACH, IVANOVICH AND FEDOROVICH)

Slovenia: Novo Mesto (TURK, GAZVODA, STANGEL, HROVATIC, SCHURER, SEVEROVLJA, GOLOBIC)

Czech Republic: Stara Wieś -- Staravesz in Moravia: (DLUGI)

Slovakia: Holic (GALINIAK, SKUBOVA)

Life Story of John Kuzmich, Jr. through a Google Earth Presentation

My Eastern European Roots of John Kuzmich, Jr.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Eastern European Roots


The John Kuzmich, Jr. family with roots in the Slovak, Lemko and Slovene cultures of Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Welcome!

The purpose of this web site is to connect with people who share our common geographic and ethnic heritage. Our deepest family roots extend back 300 years into the Slovak, Lemko and Slovene cultures from villages in Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine. Your are invited to look around and discover if we may be related to you and also view my GEDCOM file. Feel free to share your thoughts about what you find, especially concerning any related surnames, geography and dates you may know. Welcome to our family website and I hope you enjoy your visit.

Snietnica and Stawisha, Poland and Maximilianovka, Ukraine (Lemko culture):

KUZMICH (KUZMYCZ, KUZMICZ, KUZMYCH and KUZMICK)
BOCHNOVICH and BOCZNIOWICZ
BASALYA
OSKWA
PAZIS
CZYCZYLO
PAULUS
HOC

Krempachy and Nowa Biala, Poland (Spis and Slovak cultures):

KUCALA
GALINIAK and GALINAK
SURMA
PALUCH
MOJHER
STOHASKA


Novo Mesto, Slovenia (Slovenian culture):

TURK
GAZVODA
GOLOBIC
ZUPANCIC
HROVATIC
STANGEL
SEVEROVLJA

Krolik Polski, Poland (Lemko culture):

WOLOSHYNOVICH and WOLOSZYNOWICZ
KUCHTA


Snietnica, Poland

Our Kuzmich line comes from Snietnica, Poland. We've had the pleasure of visiting there and we able to take pictures of our family names in the cemetery and see the town church. Here are some maps and pictures from Snietnica:
  1. Four Snietnica area maps: http://www.kuzmich.com/Kuzmich_Blog/Snietnica/maps.pdf
  2. Circa 1870's Theodore Kuzmich great-grandparent homestead: http://www.kuzmich.com/Kuzmich_Blog/Snietnica/Homestead.pdf
  3. Snietnica Poland local churches: http://www.kuzmich.com/Kuzmich_Blog/Snietnica/churches.pdf
  4. Snietnica Poland cemetery views: http://www.kuzmich.com/Kuzmich_Blog/Snietnica/cemetery_views.pdf
  5. Snietnica Poland cemetery headstones: http://www.kuzmich.com/Kuzmich_Blog/Snietnica/cemetery_headstones.pdf

Friday, March 5, 2010

Krempachy, Poland family photos


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Turk line photos



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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Kuzmich line family photos

Are We Related? On-Line Family Questionnaire

I have developed interactive web site features that allows visitors to check my GEDCOM file to learn if you are related to me. This web site feature generates inquiries world-wide from people with my own surnames with the possible common geographical localities in Poland, Ukraine and Slovenia.

An Interactive Family Search. Go to the "Family List" icon and find your name or any other possible relative and click on it. That person's entire family history will appear on a pedigree chart.

On-Line Family History Questionnaire. Click to compare your family information as found in the GEDCOM file.

View on the map locations below for my ancestral villages in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Krempachy and Nowa Biala, Poland: 12 kilometers southeast of Nowy Targ First map and Second map

Snietnica and Stawisha, Poland: Go to the "B2" square for Snietnica and Stawisha at: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp? formtype=address&country=PL&addtohistory=&city=Gorlice , http://www.lemko.org/lih/churchir/b2.jpg between Banica and Brunary, Poland, about 5 kilometers north of the present Slovakia border.