tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13231624665399891142024-02-18T22:52:36.383-08:00Mika to MickeyTerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-54657837544251855852012-12-30T07:29:00.000-08:002012-12-30T07:29:07.242-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyax7BXqQSGx5ABppB6sQWC0q1PkjFFuykQ2fPssf6eTkzJal_gqpEA4PdKA_6p6gp-brvMM_4YWYXiD91eUwGi_Q3JHMj_mGPloXAbkqQGD6Qc0YMavJXa61FDfej2pul6LpxMj96cJhc/s1600/Andrea+running.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyax7BXqQSGx5ABppB6sQWC0q1PkjFFuykQ2fPssf6eTkzJal_gqpEA4PdKA_6p6gp-brvMM_4YWYXiD91eUwGi_Q3JHMj_mGPloXAbkqQGD6Qc0YMavJXa61FDfej2pul6LpxMj96cJhc/s1600/Andrea+running.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Reunion</span></b></div>
<br />
We had a family reunion in June of 2012. My husband and I drove from Washington State to Uniontown, PA. Long, long trip but worth it to rekindle old memories and see my cousins again.<br />
<br />
One of the highlights of the reunion was a tractor-pulled hayride to my grandparents old farm in German Township, Fayette, PA. Thanks to cousin Andrea Janson for arranging it. All of the cousins had fond memories of this old place - carefree summers picking berries, playing in the fort formed by a huge lilac bush, greeting all the animals. And we all remembered Christmas Eve suppers on January 6 in the big farmhouse kitchen.<br />
<br />
The picture above is of my cousin Andrea running to let the owners know we were there.<br />
<br />
And here we all are:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwz_BGkiIEsxR0NkjITozxBN1OK0cyHdDFbcwA8cr3b8sp0dJijqsHHl82xy3oljndgdESRMkkexPNO19LwcedH3Zm4m51bW-ZdaR2vhd3hkm9d155QTvb4hTCVr4sr8uwSIIAlFGngOR/s1600/The+Hayride_Mickey+Farm_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwz_BGkiIEsxR0NkjITozxBN1OK0cyHdDFbcwA8cr3b8sp0dJijqsHHl82xy3oljndgdESRMkkexPNO19LwcedH3Zm4m51bW-ZdaR2vhd3hkm9d155QTvb4hTCVr4sr8uwSIIAlFGngOR/s1600/The+Hayride_Mickey+Farm_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-29887087556806913762011-10-10T16:10:00.000-07:002011-10-10T16:10:31.572-07:00Military Monday - John Mickey (1916-1975)Here is a photograph of my uncle, John Mickey, in his Army uniform. I found this in my mother's photograph collection.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hz0Jheht1b9phOO_PFmmo8kRWqb6aGIKdaTElFLi_VFbECqOo65cimVHFbOeCL6b7qf1KhVN-9LV4oL6i-Pw54ZwI6TRLlTKEnVT1QafNVl3MsdmaG-qukOko3VmQFbD0Y2jjxZrApdG/s1600/John+Mickey0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hz0Jheht1b9phOO_PFmmo8kRWqb6aGIKdaTElFLi_VFbECqOo65cimVHFbOeCL6b7qf1KhVN-9LV4oL6i-Pw54ZwI6TRLlTKEnVT1QafNVl3MsdmaG-qukOko3VmQFbD0Y2jjxZrApdG/s640/John+Mickey0001.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I never really knew my Uncle John. He was the 6th child of George and Theresa Mickey. According to my mother, he seldom came home to Pennsylvania after his military service, although his wife, Alice, did stay in touch with my mother. John Mickey was born 27 April 1916 in Monessen, PA. He married Alice Martz on 05 January 1938 in Severn, MD. The had one child, John Elic Mickey, born 11 Jun 1943. Uncle John died on 27 August 1975 in Maryland.</div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-88409056350246560932011-10-04T15:41:00.000-07:002011-10-04T15:41:08.959-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - George and Theresa Mickey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi2tRYJNT2PazQaK_thqP1z6Sm50dxP1iOqdwoOTJjX6iB7mFwbdJsf-kLhM3SgOHgv7KrJujEXkp6SOqra6gef6GJMgwkedUM3TFE78_EnyIpnJXtssTveqma9vkXeGA0owRp9N-RsIH/s1600/George+and+Theresa+Mickey+headstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi2tRYJNT2PazQaK_thqP1z6Sm50dxP1iOqdwoOTJjX6iB7mFwbdJsf-kLhM3SgOHgv7KrJujEXkp6SOqra6gef6GJMgwkedUM3TFE78_EnyIpnJXtssTveqma9vkXeGA0owRp9N-RsIH/s400/George+and+Theresa+Mickey+headstone.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grandview Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;">Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: Kathi Swan (Find-A-Grave volunteer)</span></div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-36951417647268441452011-10-03T01:00:00.000-07:002011-10-03T01:00:05.279-07:00Mappy Monday - Parihuzovce, Slovakia<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAo1a4fP5gNYs0lH6xcGEqLnCjOTsxCxSC-wzvq022ChGSExv7pwi0t60NcUW83SYRYStSqebk7Y9cxE5wgnEsKuJ0DSa96SwUtJpkgGb4aWjfRpJPDReqruQhgKwu-Izir34RKwUwecG4/s1600/Parihuzovce+map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAo1a4fP5gNYs0lH6xcGEqLnCjOTsxCxSC-wzvq022ChGSExv7pwi0t60NcUW83SYRYStSqebk7Y9cxE5wgnEsKuJ0DSa96SwUtJpkgGb4aWjfRpJPDReqruQhgKwu-Izir34RKwUwecG4/s400/Parihuzovce+map.png" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Parihuzovce is a village in the Carpathian Mountains in the northeast part of Slovakia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very near Slovakia's border with Poland and Ukraine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is in the Preslov region, Snina district.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are currently only about 25 residents in the village. It is the smallest village in the Snina region.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first historical mention of the village was in 1548.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is now a small ski destination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's population is primarily elderly now.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">George, Frank <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and John Mika were from this village, as was, I believe, Theresa Dacko.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">See map and village information here: </span><a href="http://www.cisarik.com/0_Parihuzovce_Snina_PV_Zemplen_Zemplin.html"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://www.cisarik.com/0_Parihuzovce_Snina_PV_Zemplen_Zemplin.html</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And here: </span><a href="http://regionsnina.sk/index.php?id=56&L=1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://regionsnina.sk/index.php?id=56&L=1</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And here: </span><a href="http://en.db-city.com/Slovakia/Pre%C5%A1ov/Snina/Parihuzovce"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://en.db-city.com/Slovakia/Pre%C5%A1ov/Snina/Parihuzovce</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My first thought when I found the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>picture below was how much it looked like the countryside around my grandparents' farm in Southwestern Pennsylvania.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkOIhRigR579T6Zw-hTPdUkDevMPGURiM-A65CrjFRc4Bw2lHbq1UiEQTL0N0xiPXXX-wMnICud2TLxkSoH3MT3lY_0kefhXNnjE7iL_OtQS96z6aIYgUilNcWXkZMb_bHymIdQBbAM2y/s1600/Parihuzovce+entrance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkOIhRigR579T6Zw-hTPdUkDevMPGURiM-A65CrjFRc4Bw2lHbq1UiEQTL0N0xiPXXX-wMnICud2TLxkSoH3MT3lY_0kefhXNnjE7iL_OtQS96z6aIYgUilNcWXkZMb_bHymIdQBbAM2y/s400/Parihuzovce+entrance.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Above photo found here: </span><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Parihuzovce_entr%C3%A9e_du_village.jpg&action=edit&section=2"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Parihuzovce_entr%C3%A9e_du_village.jpg&action=edit&section=2</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">More images of Parihuzovce.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/29945929.jpg" title=""Parihuzovce - Poloniny - 1600 x 900 pixels" "><span style="color: #005296; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj_JcTBI5AeyEIjI82FAJ1PM51nw0okFvhHuA1vKX9dn_4yMacJLuGOi6OPZt5nD3JI37HQuI2dj9xrjMBSElfQGspqS_fYYN9zfRuf4PulAIqtpZ7OKHjoE_Aq_34WZjGBBAVRlzSKaE/s1600/Parihuzovce+from+Google+Earth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj_JcTBI5AeyEIjI82FAJ1PM51nw0okFvhHuA1vKX9dn_4yMacJLuGOi6OPZt5nD3JI37HQuI2dj9xrjMBSElfQGspqS_fYYN9zfRuf4PulAIqtpZ7OKHjoE_Aq_34WZjGBBAVRlzSKaE/s400/Parihuzovce+from+Google+Earth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Photo credit: Janko Bajus </span><a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29945929"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29945929</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/29945931.jpg" title=""Parihuzovce, lyžiarský vlek - Poloniny - 1600 x 900 pixels" "><span style="color: #005296; font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5943lwrJK5aR8PAWSvFXR2DU_lZ6vQonnh83Tx2YWBut2U8rAOWQuIYiX9XaajrPdZJy3OxXy8B_bda2GyzuUhk45oecat2cIDjUIywFWbyVCB3QMbdsKkqgvsxECW70z1wbU2gygbQVP/s1600/Parihuzovce+panorama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5943lwrJK5aR8PAWSvFXR2DU_lZ6vQonnh83Tx2YWBut2U8rAOWQuIYiX9XaajrPdZJy3OxXy8B_bda2GyzuUhk45oecat2cIDjUIywFWbyVCB3QMbdsKkqgvsxECW70z1wbU2gygbQVP/s400/Parihuzovce+panorama.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Photo credit: Janko Bajus </span><a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29945931"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29945931</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><img height="500" src="http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_12.jpg" width="333" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_12.jpg">http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_12.jpg</a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><img src="http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_14.jpg" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_14.jpg">http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_14.jpg</a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><img src="http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_16.jpg" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_16.jpg">http://old.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/grafika/193_16.jpg</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-37161890450180485632011-10-02T18:10:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:10:00.530-07:00Family Group Sheet - George and Theresa (Dacko) MickeyMy maternal grandparents and their offspring.<br />
<br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Family Group Sheet: George (Gyorgy) Mika and Teresa Dacko</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO597OCZbZsTWfIQtxQR6z0MRbcZZ8rt50TQu0Onv4wJj45k6uiFs91b1yFRhFUuH67ln3UfQyFwO8VtabTJT1QGsgMnBM_jctllFK94JdO7Uja4bA4j9BB01DQaFKIkt8Bzi23hUBkQr/s1600/George+Mickey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO597OCZbZsTWfIQtxQR6z0MRbcZZ8rt50TQu0Onv4wJj45k6uiFs91b1yFRhFUuH67ln3UfQyFwO8VtabTJT1QGsgMnBM_jctllFK94JdO7Uja4bA4j9BB01DQaFKIkt8Bzi23hUBkQr/s1600/George+Mickey.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></span></b><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Husband:</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GEORGE MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>30 Mar 1883 in Parihuzovce, Austria-Hungary</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>11 Jan 1972 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Burial:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Jan 1972 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Marriage: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>15 Jul 1905 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Father:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vasil Mika</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mother: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anna Petyiv</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4JEnfFdxSEowb0CPm5z7wIDbo07wrrL3ZAHYvKrP4Of6M0AdVvzgy7TEoxI0LOZU9LAkJ_PP8pmk_vBr15bENa-uS1Y1LCsXNXMgjQU2R0qLvA-ubgNQlEV3bhh2BesKsYO2UqIlvDbx/s1600/Teresa+Dacko+Mickey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4JEnfFdxSEowb0CPm5z7wIDbo07wrrL3ZAHYvKrP4Of6M0AdVvzgy7TEoxI0LOZU9LAkJ_PP8pmk_vBr15bENa-uS1Y1LCsXNXMgjQU2R0qLvA-ubgNQlEV3bhh2BesKsYO2UqIlvDbx/s1600/Teresa+Dacko+Mickey.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wife:</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TERESA/THERESA DACKO</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20 Feb 1885 in Parihuzovce, Austria-Hungary</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>05 Dec 1967 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Burial:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Dec 1967 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Father:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jan Daczko</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Mother:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Helena Jaczos</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Children:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1 (M)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name: <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GEORGE MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth: <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20 Jul 1906 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death: <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>30 May 1977 in Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Burial:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>03 Jun 1977 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, Sylvan Heights Cemetery</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Marriage: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mary Mular</b> (1908-1977) m. Sep 1936 in Connellsville, Fayette, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Pennsylvania<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>2 (M)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ANDY MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>17 Mar 1908 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>04 Nov 2000 in McClellandtown, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Burial:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Nov 2000</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mildred Rantovich</b> (1910-2005) m. 17 Sep 1932 in Cumberland, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Maryland</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>3 (F)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MARY MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>25 Feb 1910 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>19 Dec 1997 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(1) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John J. Bush</b> (1905-1939) 07 Oct<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1933 in Cumberland, Maryland</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>(2) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Louis Cardamone</b> (1901-1958) 14 Jun 1941 in Niagara Falls, New York</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4 (F)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ANNA MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>14 Dec 1911 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>20 Feb 2001 in Ransomville, Niagara, New York</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(1) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vasil (Charles) Scrip</b> (1890-1957) m. 17 Nov 1928 in New Salem</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(2) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pasquale Spina</b> (1915-1996) m. Feb 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>5 (M)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MIKE MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>21 Nov 1913 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>24 Apr 2001 in Fort White, Columbia, Florida</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Helen Lefler</b> (1921-1999) m. 15 Jul 1944 in Tampa, Florida</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>6 (M)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">JOHN MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>27 Apr 1916 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>27 Aug 1975 in Maryland</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Alice Martz</b> (1916-2005) m. 05 Jan 1938 in Severn, Maryland</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>7 (F)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HELEN MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>04 Nov 1918 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>26 Nov 1993 in High Springs, Alachua, Florida</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Martin Novak</b> (1913-2000) m. 07 Jun 1941 in New Salem, Fayette,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>8 (F)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUE MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>16 Dec 1920 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>30 Oct 2007 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Myron Dewey Mason</b> (1921-_) m. 30 Jan 1948 in Los Angeles,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> California</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>9 (M)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CHARLES MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>28 Feb 1923 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>14 Jul 1998 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ann Migyanko</b> (1928-2002) m. 15 May 1948 in New Salem, Fayette,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>10 (F)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Name:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MARGARET MIKA/MICKEY</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Birth:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>29 Sep 1925 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Death:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>08 Aug 2009 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 1.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marriage:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Glenn R. Sampey</b> (1913-1989) m. 18 Dec 1944 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania</span></div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-46169147047465149112011-09-30T11:50:00.000-07:002011-09-30T11:50:22.382-07:00Family Recipe Friday - Christmas Eve and Baba's Pogaca<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My fondest childhood memories revolve around Christmas Eve at my grandparents' farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christmas was celebrated on January 7, according to the Julian calendar, per Orthodox tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So on the evening of January 6, the large extended family gathered at Baba and Zedo's for the traditional Christmas Eve meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it was winter, there was usually snow on the ground outside, but inside Baba's kitchen it was warm and welcoming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Straw was spread on the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Several tables were set up in the large farmhouse kitchen. Upon each table was a small sheaf of wheat. Smaller children were seated at one of the tables; adults at the others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My grandmother, and probably some of my aunts, had been cooking all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The meal was "lenten" - that is, no meat or animal fats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it remains to this day the best food I have ever tasted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traditionally there were 12 dishes served, to symbolize the 12 apostles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The ceremonies began at sundown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before dinner, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zedo would take a pogaca, drizzled with honey, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out to the barn where it would be fed to the animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was to honor the animals who were the first to see the baby Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only boys were allowed to accompany him, and my cousin Andy told me that Zedo instructed him to feed a piece of bread to each of the animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andy said that what he remembers most was how quiet and calm the animals were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the most fractious of the horses accepted the bread quietly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All during this, Zedo was reciting prayers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afterwards he and Andy stopped at the watering trough (brrrr...cold!) and washed their hands and faces before returning to the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He remains moved by this ceremony to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After dinner, Zedo would toss coins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and candy in the straw on the floor and all the children would go scrambling for them.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">My mother and I revived a modified version of the tradition some years ago, and invited friends to partake of what my mother called "peasant food" but was enjoyed by all.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Many of the dishes involved the use of zaprakash, or onions sauteed in vegetable oil, with flour added to thicken, or no flour at all, just the onions and oil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is surprising how this simple combination tastes so good.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Please excuse my phonetic spelling for the Rusyn words in this post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corrections are welcome.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">For more about Rusyn Christmas traditions, please see <a href="http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/customs/c%26ny.html">http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/customs/c%26ny.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The bread recipe below was called pogaca(?) and was baked as a round loaf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After baking, it was drizzled with honey and placed on the table so everyone could tear off pieces to soak up the zaprakash from the other dishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks to my cousin Sonia Mickey Janson for the recipe</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">Pogaca or Pitpolak</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">2 pkgs dry yeast</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1/2 cup warm water</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1 tsp sugar</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1/2 cup oil</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">2 cups warm water</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1 tsp salt</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1/4 cup sugar</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">6-7 cups flour</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1. Dissolve 2 pkgs. dry yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add 1 tsp. sugar. Set aside.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">2. Mix together 1/2 cup oil, 2 cups warm water, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/4 cup sugar. Add yeast mixture. Add 6 to 7 cups flour and knead well. You may need more flour to form a bulk dough.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">3. Let rise in oiled bowl until doubled in bulk. Punch down and let rise again.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">4. Form into 2 rounds and place each on oiled round pizza pan. Let rise well.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">5. Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes.</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"></div></span>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-53135105075628834722011-09-28T10:34:00.000-07:002011-09-28T10:34:50.274-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Niagara Falls Group Shot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyoRRlCbV-vp0CzAKRu6dWu-5vf2L7DsqQLlADD28cj-8ZIUyCHl6qdt6bkLFv_fHB8_0GpwHu8nFZKa1WlkzBJDU3BmsIyCviJfhP13QIaprwFfh45RvGmeJsyUj8YhzNWbuodfcCADV/s1600/Anna+Helen+Sue+and+Martin0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyoRRlCbV-vp0CzAKRu6dWu-5vf2L7DsqQLlADD28cj-8ZIUyCHl6qdt6bkLFv_fHB8_0GpwHu8nFZKa1WlkzBJDU3BmsIyCviJfhP13QIaprwFfh45RvGmeJsyUj8YhzNWbuodfcCADV/s640/Anna+Helen+Sue+and+Martin0001.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anna Mickey Spina, Helen Mickey Novak, Sue Mickey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rear: Martin Novak</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">circa 1941</div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-9989761722971331122011-09-26T11:43:00.000-07:002011-09-26T12:08:56.441-07:00Maritime Monday: Gyorgy Mika arrives on the S.S. Belgravia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The <em>Belgravia</em> was built in 1899 for the Hamburg America Line. She sailed primarily between Hamburg and New York until 1905 when she was sold to the Russian navy and renamed <em>Riga</em>. She was later renamed <em>Transbalt</em> and served as a hospital ship from 1920-1923. On June 13, 1945, she was mistaken for a Japanese ship and was torpedoed and sunk in the La Perouse Strait by the U.S. submarine <em>Spadefish</em>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZDHxGyW3OmZGABeat4pTdrZB-cssk3k_4_LZrrQYlBgfVCk7pngjoRcvJpezoXFmTlYiZ3vhheIz3xY-3oAn8R_HDii5aHG9bYQI0T-hDYQat4DgCUbAxm2OyNu3cUEx9LEKHMyy8YZF/s1600/SSBelgravia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZDHxGyW3OmZGABeat4pTdrZB-cssk3k_4_LZrrQYlBgfVCk7pngjoRcvJpezoXFmTlYiZ3vhheIz3xY-3oAn8R_HDii5aHG9bYQI0T-hDYQat4DgCUbAxm2OyNu3cUEx9LEKHMyy8YZF/s400/SSBelgravia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>S. S. Belgravia</em></div><br />
Gyorgy Mika sailed on the <em>S.S. Belgravia</em> on 05 December 1903 from Hamburg and arrived in New York on 22 December 1903. He was a 20-year-old single laborer who could not read or write. His nationality was listed as Hungarian and his race as Slovak. His last residence was Parahuzocy [sic] and his final destination was Allegheny, PA. He did not have a ticket to Allegheny when he arrived but he paid his own passage on the ship. He had $15 or $16 in his possession on landing and this was his first time in the United States. He stated he was going to join his brother Fedor Mika in Allegheny, PA. He was never previously in prison, or an almshouse or an institution for the insane, nor was he supported by charity. He was not a polygamist or an anarchist His health was good and he was not crippled or deformed. He is shown on line 3 on the passenger list.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16g52bEJyjlENh5nA_LMZm41AhdH4JShpeLztYaHA46kLUcdD50VpFn8DLwCAYBPnazfGxve0WVZGH3zKtYSm8VV6zbZvnKGabS2D8q4QH0hATgmN4ph8MREvc-Psh2tn2UoF0e1gLoqd/s1600/New+York+Passenger+List+for+Gyorgy+Mika_crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="height: 81px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 409px;"><img border="0" height="115" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16g52bEJyjlENh5nA_LMZm41AhdH4JShpeLztYaHA46kLUcdD50VpFn8DLwCAYBPnazfGxve0WVZGH3zKtYSm8VV6zbZvnKGabS2D8q4QH0hATgmN4ph8MREvc-Psh2tn2UoF0e1gLoqd/s400/New+York+Passenger+List+for+Gyorgy+Mika_crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(cluck to enlarge)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Information on the <em>Belgravia</em> from <a href="http://www.theshiplist.com/">http://www.theshiplist.com/</a>, accessed 26 Sep 2011.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Ship image and passenger list accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">http://www.ancestry.com/</a> on 26 Sep 2011.</div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-68553459912203672062011-09-20T08:08:00.000-07:002011-09-20T08:30:05.169-07:00Meet the Family: Margaret Mickey Sampey (1925-2009)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8m41yGNZh8nBSgg9pnL4QLoihynu1n1Z4aDmYH0egN6JgjgFDlfL36Jvu7Qy1aoHHeQN7yVeEiuqfHtttOO7Wckv64_SJUd2SshbxyO4XsRvwdnZDE_TbU4c8ARxZSWFrJYyRAsXAUP/s1600/Margaret+Sampey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8m41yGNZh8nBSgg9pnL4QLoihynu1n1Z4aDmYH0egN6JgjgFDlfL36Jvu7Qy1aoHHeQN7yVeEiuqfHtttOO7Wckv64_SJUd2SshbxyO4XsRvwdnZDE_TbU4c8ARxZSWFrJYyRAsXAUP/s1600/Margaret+Sampey.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret Mickey Sampey</div><div style="text-align: center;">b. 29 Sep 1925 German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania</div><div style="text-align: center;">d. 08 Aug 2009 Spokane, Spokane, Washington</div><br />
This was my beautiful and beloved Mom. I thought it appropriate to start my Meet the Family feature with her. <br />
<br />
Margaret was the youngest of the ten children of George and Teresa Dacko Mika. She was born on her parents' farm in German Township, Pennsylvania. Her eldest sister, Mary Mika, helped deliver her and named her. <br />
<br />
Margaret grew up, as did her five brothers and four sisters, helping her parents on the farm. Since she was the youngest, she was also the last to leave home, so many of the duties that had previously been shared among the siblings fell to her. Mom told us that one of these "duties" involved a custom her mother had brought with her from the old country. This custom required a young virgin, and went something like this...<br />
<br />
One cold winter morning every year (she did not recall the season), she was awakened by her mother, told to undress, and handed a broom. Her mother then directed her to go through all the rooms of the house, sweeping out the bad spirits, while her mother recited prayers. This ritual was intended to purify the house in preparation for a holy day, possibly Christmas. The family followed the Eastern Catholic rite church and the prayers were likely from the church, but the ritual itself sounds more pagan to me. What do you think? Have you heard of any similar traditions?<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JsNX4wddYrKBHcEjpPuPprcNYaZLVHaiEo4qyyokkjLMtvwHG8ther9HMqZD88FjyK3VBk4t4gWdJXUKtnW4udE2C7ef3yLDdIg4YUchY_vdW1FjRPt03BGBP29Ppo1XCCeA2QtDnQNA/s1600/Margaret+Mickey+on+farm0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JsNX4wddYrKBHcEjpPuPprcNYaZLVHaiEo4qyyokkjLMtvwHG8ther9HMqZD88FjyK3VBk4t4gWdJXUKtnW4udE2C7ef3yLDdIg4YUchY_vdW1FjRPt03BGBP29Ppo1XCCeA2QtDnQNA/s320/Margaret+Mickey+on+farm0001.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Margaret Mickey standing in front of her parents' farm house, German Township, PA, ca 1940</div><br />
Margaret graduated from German Township High School at age 17. At 19, she married my dad, Glenn R. Sampey, on 18 December 1944 at the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Glenn was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran who served in the South Pacific in World War II. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwIe2EyHOd1-9s5n4oWmf2m6HlzWHwu0S-KISUmc2J7uI9SN9JwqfULPNWmaOzFH2G2z960ExsE7nQjwzYfMs-u3lvLwaQJ9rUI-rpKrVaKKHR9oSIYQ1k5OYG_hjRkocsWRIJMgNMAxF/s1600/Margaret+and+Glenn+Sampey_1946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwIe2EyHOd1-9s5n4oWmf2m6HlzWHwu0S-KISUmc2J7uI9SN9JwqfULPNWmaOzFH2G2z960ExsE7nQjwzYfMs-u3lvLwaQJ9rUI-rpKrVaKKHR9oSIYQ1k5OYG_hjRkocsWRIJMgNMAxF/s320/Margaret+and+Glenn+Sampey_1946.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret and Glenn Sampey</div><div style="text-align: center;">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1948<br />
(special thanks to my cousin Marie Hvezda for the photo)<br />
<br />
<div align="left">They lived in Philadelphia early in their marriage, where Margaret worked for Curtis Publishing Company.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wsstbWg23NJdY8AQUFXyNvCNrJzl4RhGpUS4ASQMgg0qXukct6Yon-c7zIdsRzUHABSKSaPy0GoSryoMiD1GKjWLjBztwIviwrixrTFyENg0yQ6zjgolMBqxlo1FOtLjZACZ6_NFdIkX/s1600/Curtis_building.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wsstbWg23NJdY8AQUFXyNvCNrJzl4RhGpUS4ASQMgg0qXukct6Yon-c7zIdsRzUHABSKSaPy0GoSryoMiD1GKjWLjBztwIviwrixrTFyENg0yQ6zjgolMBqxlo1FOtLjZACZ6_NFdIkX/s1600/Curtis_building.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Curtis Building on Independence Mall, Philadelphia from</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Publishing_Company">Curtis Publishing Company on Wikipedia</a></div><div align="left"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEjDNtW5ZwyXYyfjbrAfKMa2Kc4StsCPE8hO5ebfqWZ4ORoMUQJQUHtHZizPaG2Sv53nUJpGUbwpjOeKo0x8XD27nODK5IeLLjP-OaBvE1-hFe4vUgUKAiOe1YbI25RqLQz7EnFe2ja97/s1600/Glenn+and+Margaret+Sampey0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEjDNtW5ZwyXYyfjbrAfKMa2Kc4StsCPE8hO5ebfqWZ4ORoMUQJQUHtHZizPaG2Sv53nUJpGUbwpjOeKo0x8XD27nODK5IeLLjP-OaBvE1-hFe4vUgUKAiOe1YbI25RqLQz7EnFe2ja97/s320/Glenn+and+Margaret+Sampey0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Glenn and Margaret out for an evening with friends in Philadelphia, PA, ca 1946</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not long after I was born, Margaret and Glenn separated. We lived for a time with her sister, Helen Mickey Novak, in Uniontown, PA, then moved in 1960 to Los Angeles, CA where another of her sisters, Sue Mickey Mason, lived.<br />
<br />
Margaret worked at National Cash Register in Hawthorne, CA and Rancho Bernardo, CA until her retirement. During her time in Rancho Bernardo, she owned a home in Poway, CA.<br />
<br />
She lived with me and my husband for the last years of her life, first in Las Vegas, NV and then in Washington State. She died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, WA of complications after surgery to clear a blocked artery in her leg.<br />
<br />
She was a woman of great warmth, humor and intelligence. She remained interested in current events, family and friends (of which she had many) until her death. Her loss left a large hole in our lives.<br />
<br />
</div>Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323162466539989114.post-85892146768113608352011-09-18T15:16:00.000-07:002011-09-27T21:32:26.060-07:00Welcome!Greetings, and a very warm welcome to my new genealogy blog. In it I will share my Mika/Mickey/Dacko family research and I hope to connect with cousins or others who are researching the family. The picture above is of my grandfather, George Mika (later Mickey), contemplating his fields near German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania.<br />
<br />
My mother was born Margaret Mickey - the youngest of ten children and a first-generation American. Her father's name was George Mika and her mother was Teresa Dacko. They were both from Parihuzovce, a small village in the Carpathian Mountains in what is now Slovakia. They immigrated to the United States in 1903 and settled first in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. It was in Monessen that they married and began their family, although it is almost certain they knew each other in the old country. From what I have learned, I am convinced that they were members of the Carpatho-Rus ethnic group. I hope to share some stories about the Carpatho-Rus as this blog progresses.<br />
<br />
Unlike many stories of family names getting changed at Ellis Island, my grandfather used his given surname until sometime between 1920 and 1930, when the name was changed to Mickey. According to my mother, it was her eldest brother, George, who instigated the change. He thought Mickey sounded "more American." <br />
<br />
George Mika had at least two brothers who also came to the United States. I believe his brother, Frank, spelled his surname "Micka." I hope to meet some of Frank's descendants through this blog. Please contact me if you are related!Terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092305019913384694noreply@blogger.com7