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== Determine the actual name of an ancestor == | == Determine the actual name of an ancestor == | ||
Image:Bethlehem in the Terchová Church.JPG|thumb|right|Bethlehem in the Terchová Church.JPG | |||
A serious problem for some researchers is to determine the actual name of their immigrant ancestor. Some ancestors in their eagerness to be assimilated into American culture, traded their difficult foreign names for American names. This occurred often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. | A serious problem for some researchers is to determine the actual name of their immigrant ancestor. Some ancestors in their eagerness to be assimilated into American culture, traded their difficult foreign names for American names. This occurred often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. | ||
To learn more about Slovak given names and their English equivalents see [[Slovakia Names Personal|Personal Names]]. | To learn more about Slovak given names and their English equivalents see [[Slovakia Names Personal|Personal Names]]. | ||
== Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death == | == Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death == | ||