Photo Galleries

The photos in the following galleries are pictures I have discovered during my research or have been handed down in my family.

• Snietnica and Stawisza, Poland Family History Landmarks
• More Kuzmich Ancestors
• Vintage Kuzmich Family History Photos, Part 1
• Vintage Kuzmich Family History Photos, Part 2
• Krempachy, Poland Original Photos, Part 1
• Krempachy, Poland Original Photos, Part 2
• Krempachy, Poland Original Photos, Part 3
• Classic Turk Family History Photos
• Eastern Europe Family History Photos
• Pennsylvania Family Photos
• Moscow, Russian Extravaganza Photos
• Family History Photos
• Szflary, Poland Parish
• Surma Family Photos
• Novo Mesto, Slovenia Photos

Sibling Reunion 2007

Since the Kuzmich siblings live all over the country, they have a annual reunion every year to connect and play. This is from the first reunion, held in Golden, CO in 2007.

Krempachy Poland visit 1996

Snietnica Poland visit 1996

Historic Family History Visit to Maximilianovka, Ukraine 1998

Pulawy Intl. Jazz Workshop Concert 1996

Kuzmich Family Interacting With Polish Culture in Warsaw, 1996

Eastern European Roots

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

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

Pennsylvania Kuzmich ancestor photos

Krempachy, Poland family photos

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Turk line photos

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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.

Novo Mesto, Slovenia: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&GridE=15.1657&GridN=45.7995&lon=15.1657&lat=45.7995&db=w3&overviewmap=&country=Slovenia&scale=1000000〈=&region=&client=public&cidr_client=none&place=Novo+Mesto