I  began the search for my roots in 1983.  My sister,  Lillian (Zevik) Jolliffe joined  the research in 1990-1991. Our parents are Prokop Zevik, (Zewick, Zywyk) and  Olga  (Ella) Woznick, (Woznuk, Wozniak) .

Lillian has visited relatives in many states to obtain family history information,  dated photographs of our relatives from many years ago and helpful hints to other  items. She also made trips to court houses and State and National Archives gathering  copies of many official documents relating to the lives of our ancestors.

This website is intended to share what we have accumulated and to display it in an  accessible manner for all those who may have an interest such as ours.  It is still  in the early stages of entry and will always be  "Under Construction" . Please check  back often and/or contact us  with your thoughts, suggestions and hopefully, more  items to share. Also, please call any entry typo's to our attemtion.  This site has  many features, reading the "Getting Around" section below will help you to use them.

When looking for names of female relatives, it is important to know that the accepted  standard is to list females by their maiden name. This is the name that indicates  their genealogy (the family whose genes they carry). Also, it remains the same no  matter how many marriages they have.

"Echoing Trails-Billings County History" and Billings County Historical Society,  Medora, North Dakota have supplied a wealth of information and copies. Our genealogy  search has turned into a Family Tree/Diary. It is our attempt to assemble a systematic  history record of events in the order of time from cradle to grave. Copies , or  original documents, we search for are citizenship papers, homestead papers, marriage  certificates, school records, graduation diplomas, achievement certificates, dated  pictures with names, obituaries, memoriam notices, death certificates and pictures of  cemeteries and grave markers.

Our efforts have led us to a researcher in Ukraine. From him, we have received 91  images from a historical archive . One of these  items is an 1828 map of Boryszkowce   (Boryshkivtsi) showing home numbers for the Vozniaks (Wozniaks) residences. These maps  list many names we recognize as persons who emigrated to America. Copies of these maps  have been donated to The Ukrainian Cultural Institute in Dickinson, North Dakota, for  display. Our researcher has traveled to the country of Moldova (Romania)to research  the Zevik (Zywyk, Zhyvyk) family. The information, which continues to arrive, is being  readied for entry.

If anyone can share copies of documents or pictures for our project with my sister or  me, it would be greatly appreciated. By the same token, if someone requests  information that we may have, we would certainly share it with them.

Please contact: Larry S. Zevik, 39 N. Fifth Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60016-2301.  Phone 847-827-5754, cell 847-651-5050, e-mail, lszevik@aol.com or lszevik@att.net.  Lillian Zevik Jolliffe, 6539 Cindy Lane, Houston, Texas 77008, phone 713-869-1079, e- mail, tigercop@comcast.net.