Category Archives: Bartunek

What is the Correct Spelling of Bartunek?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Peggy

How many ways can Bartunek be spelled? Researching immigrants tends to be an exercise in frustration  patience. I am not sure if the spelling changes are due to clerical errors, language differences or the fact that my relatives just wanted … Continue reading →

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Just Who Were the Bartuneks?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Peggy

Josef and Maria/Mary Bartunek were my great-great grandparents. They came from somewhere in either Bohemia or Moravia, arriving in Kansas sometime before 1890. That pretty much sums it up what I know about the Bartunek family. I heard plenty of … Continue reading →

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