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*At the end of World War II, '''Czechoslovakia''' was re-established as an independent country. | *At the end of World War II, '''Czechoslovakia''' was re-established as an independent country. | ||
*Slovakia became an '''independent state on 1 January 1993''' after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source, made up of the old regions of '''Hungarian Slovakia and Russian Ruthenia.''' Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | *Slovakia became an '''independent state on 1 January 1993''' after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Source, made up of the old regions of '''Hungarian Slovakia and Russian Ruthenia.''' Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia Wikipedia: Slovakia] | ||
'''Your immigrant ancestors may report in United States records that they were from Austria, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Ruthenia, Slovakia, or Czechoslovakia.''' The town where your ancestors lived changed names over the years. | '''Your immigrant ancestors may report in United States records that they were from Austria, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Ruthenia, Slovakia, or Czechoslovakia.''' The town where your ancestors lived changed names over the years. <br> | ||
Also, there was a Hungarian version of the name when it belonged to Hungary and a modern Slovakian name. The town name you find in United States records might be the '''historical Hungarian version''' of the name or the '''modern Slovakian version.''' | |||
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<center> <p style="color:blue">'''Follow These Steps to Find All Versions of the Town Name'''</center><p style="color:black"> | <center> <p style="color:blue">'''Follow These Steps to Find All Versions of the Town Name'''</center><p style="color:black"> | ||