Re: (Youngstown, OH) John Bodnar son of George Bodnar
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In reply to:
(Youngstown, OH) John Bodnar son of George Bodnar
William Bodnar 9/14/10
BASIC RESEARCH HELP
For basic research help, be sure to visit Bill Tarkulich’s excellent site at http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/
FamilySearch Wiki has a Slovakia Portal page where you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Slovak records of genealogical value. https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Slovakia
A good place to start your research is to review every instance of Bodnar G, Eli, Erz, Maria, on Ellis Island to see if you can find a match.
ELLIS ISLAND LISTINGS
I use the Morse front end, Gold Form, for researching Ellis Island entries. http://www.stevemorse.org/http://www.stevemorse.org/
You can use just a few letters for the name or village and check off several language choices, eg: Hungarian, Slovak, Ruthenian. Be aware that transcription errors abound and so you should always look at the manifest, which often has two pages.
Good luck.