In Search of Karol - Round #1

On to Round #2.

  

They called him "Slick"

In the past two weeks, I have received more pictures from family members than I have in the past two years. I hope to receive more, and I will post them here with any additional information received.

 

The pics below are of Frank "Slick" Raykovitz (1896-1986), my maternal grandfather's brother.

 

Thanks, Damian.

 

 

Above: Damian Raykovitz & his Grandpa Frank "Slick" Raykovitz in 1950.

Below: Frank and Margaret (Oleniak) Raykovitz circa ~1970.

 

"I think 'Slick' got the nickname as a result of his being a slick pitcher for the Blackman's Athletic Club baseball team in 1917"

 

More to follow.

     

The Search for Karol Rajkowicz

I sent a search request and a check for $30.00 off to the Luzerne County Register of Wills office this morning. They have birth and death records for Luzerne County from 1893 to 1905. 

 

As I'm 99.99% sure Karol died before 1909, I only have to search four years of online data for the period between 1905 and 1909 if they find nothing in their database.

 

Off we go.