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Journey to Slovakia- Full
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July, 2001
Bill Tarkulich
Lexington,
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Bratislava and
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Village of
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Post
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Village of Nova
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Dukla
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More Information |
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I have come full circle. I have returned to
the land my grandparents left, to which they never returned. I will
attempt to relate to you the places, peoples, events, cultures,
organizations and politics of a land amazingly similar to what my
grandparents left behind 97 years ago. My eyes view the journey as
an American, who returns to find what he has lost and at least bring a
piece of it back, to share with those who will listen. It is an
indescribable story I will attempt to describe.
The journey was
much more than I ever imagined it could be. I was immersed for two
weeks into the
Rusyn culture. I
slept where they slept, ate what they ate, visited their families, sat at
the kitchen table for hours discussing everything from the Nazi Holocaust
to Russian children’s cartoons. Most of the people we met had never
met an American before. I found myself not only representing my
family, but acting as an American ambassador as well. We all have
misconceptions of each other and this journey allowed the intellectual
walls to come tumbling down.
These web pages illustrate this
journey with a few photographs. For a complete narrative, please
refer to the documents listed below. I hope you will enjoy reading
it as much as I have enjoyed experiencing it.
Your comments are most appreciated.
Bill Tarkulich |
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Narrative, 45 pages, (750KB)
Adobe Format |
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Narrative, text-only (90KB) Adobe
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Historical
Sketches |
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East Slovakia Genealogical Research
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All Text and Photographs (unless otherwise noted)
are Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Bill Tarkulich; Reproduction or use by
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Last Update: 02 April 2007
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© 2002-2007,
Bill Tarkulich
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