tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post3883847904860624687..comments2024-02-26T21:28:16.293-06:00Comments on Layers of the Onion - A Family History Exploration: Stalking the Shtetl StorkSusan Weinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17692910743410251017noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-68030514622066404162020-12-14T11:26:44.560-06:002020-12-14T11:26:44.560-06:00Hi Jean- Please contact me. cmarks2701@southslope....Hi Jean- Please contact me. cmarks2701@southslope.net I have a lot of Pilviskiai info to share! Chris MarksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834605038342285749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-90970568689251971432020-05-31T10:59:06.692-05:002020-05-31T10:59:06.692-05:00Jean, Susan, and Lindsay- I have scoured the inter...Jean, Susan, and Lindsay- I have scoured the internet and found many pictures of the Pilviskiai market place before WW2. Also visited the village in 2018. Browse albums 34, 43, 49, and 56 here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30987550@N06/albums Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834605038342285749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-25196058727187326742018-05-16T08:41:47.126-05:002018-05-16T08:41:47.126-05:00Jean- Just came across this post of yours. Have we...Jean- Just came across this post of yours. Have we talked before? My home email is cmarks2701@southslope.netChris Marksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-27922680232075566542017-05-17T12:03:56.172-05:002017-05-17T12:03:56.172-05:00Dear Mr. Marks,
My name is Jean Bellman and my gre...Dear Mr. Marks,<br />My name is Jean Bellman and my great great grandfather was Mordechai Markson of Pilvishkai. He married Leah (surname unknown) and fathered Rachel (known to our family as Raytzel) who married David Beilman (now BELLMAN) and together they had several children who all emigrated to the US in the beginning of the 20th century. One of them was my beloved grandfather, Lamar (Leib). I have been trying to find out more about the Markson family in Pilvishkai and just saw this entry posted in 2009. If you or anyone else reading this knows anything please post! Thank you! JeanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455083622067663584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-89077776345959247392017-01-23T19:11:33.528-06:002017-01-23T19:11:33.528-06:00Thank you for sharing this. My family comes from P...Thank you for sharing this. My family comes from Pilvishok as well, and I've begun researching the town. My great grandfather, Charles Finkelstein, came to America in 1900. He is said to have come from a family with 10-12 siblings, but I know nothing about them including names. Fingers crossed!Lindsay Sweetnamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-81995665531944351182009-08-14T09:50:23.286-05:002009-08-14T09:50:23.286-05:00I took pictures of the small group of tombstones i...I took pictures of the small group of tombstones in Mariampole and in Pilvishok and will review them to see if I can find your family name. Some were quite legible and others less so. I'll also post them with the web album. I have the name and address of the old man and a video of him talking, but it is all in Lithuanian. Happy to share it if it would be at all useful. The Vilnius Archives have some information on Pilvishok and our guide could probably help you with those if desired. If you haven't already, check the database for Pilvishok information at the Vilnius Archives at http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ to see what is available.Susan Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692910743410251017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-45753515773533906942009-08-14T07:20:44.376-05:002009-08-14T07:20:44.376-05:00Thanks Susan. I'll send the picture to the ema...Thanks Susan. I'll send the picture to the email address on your webpage. I found it in a book in the U of Michigan library a few years ago. I've traced several Markson lines in America back to Pilvishok but haven't been able to connect them together yet. So many records were lost. I'm amazed that the old man you spoke with mentioned the Markson family.Chris Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001304134181750619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-80955549586675893722009-08-14T00:48:50.795-05:002009-08-14T00:48:50.795-05:00I have read the on-line article. I didn't kno...I have read the on-line article. I didn't know that the reason for the two mass graves was because they were murdered by gender. Thanks for that information. We drove by where the synagogue was, down the street from the church, but there was another building there and not much to see. I'd be interested in seeing the picture that you found. We are now back in Vilnius. When I get a chance to organize my pictures, I will put out a web album and reference the link in the blog.Susan Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692910743410251017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-64098389062471135122009-08-13T19:36:42.232-05:002009-08-13T19:36:42.232-05:00My great grandfather fled Pilvishok and came to Am...My great grandfather fled Pilvishok and came to America around 1880. It is the home of my ancestors. My family name was Markson. A sister of my GGF and her family died in 1941. I believe there are two mass graves because they were murdered by gender. Have you read Josif Rosen's online article about Pilvishok? I'd love to see your pictures someday. Were you able to locate the ground where the old town square existed? I found a great picture of it in a book. Are you still there? Chris Marks Gales Ferry CT USAChris Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001304134181750619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773527493536761686.post-56541324261787338742009-08-13T11:55:36.760-05:002009-08-13T11:55:36.760-05:00Wow--you've been great at keeping this blog up...Wow--you've been great at keeping this blog up! Thanks for posting.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11314881451896525993noreply@blogger.com