Susan,
The reason your search on the Ukrainian/Russian phonebook website did not find Romanyk was because you need to enter the name using Ukrainian letters. So Romanyk would be Ромаиік
You can quickly learn the alphabet and many common words with an inexpensive language manual
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Welcome to Ukraine
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Language and travel guide to Ukraine is a popular guide to scenic and culturally rich Ukraine containing historical and cultural background, travel suggestions, as well as a language guide, this book is an essential resource for all travelers to Ukraine. The fourth edition features:
* Visa and customs information, tips for planning your trip, traveling within Ukraine, and where to stay and eat.
*Cultural background including such topics as family and friends, cuisine, recreation and entertainment, education, and religion in Ukraine.
*An expanded discussion of the major cities Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv and the Crimea, with the addition of numerous smaller cities and significant tourist attractions throughout the country.
*A guide to contemporary Ukrainian language, including essential words and phrases addressing the most typical situations a visitor to Ukraine might encounter. The transliteration scheme makes it possible for tourists to read public signs, while the phonetic pronunciation accompanying the Cyrillic phrases allows them to make themselves understood by Ukrainian speakers. This book is valuable to those with no background in Slavic languages and also useful as a refresher for persons familiar with Ukrainian.
The everything-a-traveler-to-Ukraine-needs-to-know-approach along with new color photos and maps make Language and travel guide to Uraine a goldmine of information for travelers.
Deep Ancestry: Inside The Genographic Project (Paperback) by Spencer Wells.
A genetic anthropology researcher heads collects and analyzes DNA from volunteers to build a database of the human genome. Explanations of DNA markers and the techniques used to determine a person’s ancestry.
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The People Finder: Reuniting Relatives, Finding Friends, a Practical Guide to Finding People When You’ve Lost Touch (Paperback, 2002 pages)
If you are ready to learn another language, try this course. The course is very good.
Teach Yourself Ukrainian Complete Course Package (Book + 2CDs) (Teach Yourself . . . Complete Courses) by Olena Bekh
Buy new: $18.45
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Genealogy Handbook: The Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree
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| List Price: | $16.95 |
Average customer review: 
The most extensive and Internet-savvy resource of its kind. This book delivers critical tools and proven techniques for research with results. Editorial consultant Ancestry.com, the world’s leading resource for family history online, teaches how to navigate the Internet to find the information you need.
excellent launching point for your genealogical research
I’m just getting started with my Genealogical research, and after feeling a bit overwhelmed with the possibilities, I bought a couple of books to help me develop a “roadmap.”
Given the conciseness of this text and the beautiful graphic design and layout, I was expecting this to be shorter on substance than my other (much lengthier) book, “How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy.” However, the old family photographs and pictures of census records and immigration documents are inspiring, while the mini-case studies help put the descriptive text in context. The eight concise chapters seem to cover the essential range of topics, including interviewing and collection techniques, archiving, creating family trees, using the internet as a tool, and planning a genealogy research trip. Family history research is not rocket science, and while much of what is described is common sense, this book focuses on pointing out key internet and library resources and recommending methods for interviewing as well as making use of the experience of naturally helpful librarians and archivists.
I was particularly impressed by the clarity and relevance of the chapter on internet searches, which assumes no previous background and probably well accommodates even the largely senior demographic of family historians. Relevant sub-topics include a conceptual overview of how email works, basic etiquette, and pointers to helpful online resources. Appropriately, computer technology is a dominant theme throughout the book, and the author makes particular note that with modern technology, genealogical research is a whole lot less tedious than it used to be. One example of a good idea I hadn’t thought of, is bringing a digital camera on research trips to take snapshots of archival documents.
I’m sure I’ll come back to this book as a “reference” during various stages of my search, but that didn’t stop me from reading this from cover to cover.
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I found the book initially at my local library and decided it was very usefull and wanted my own copy so I found it at […]. It very well layed out and would be an excellent guide for beginners to genealogy as well as a resource of info for the experienced Genealogist as well.
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New Book Announcement: Tracing Your Ancestors in Barbados
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New book Announcement: Getting Started in Genealogy ONLINE
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For Chris Brewer, leafing through the pages of history is his job and his passion.
The Exeter historian and publisher has finished a faithful reproduction of the “Official Historical Atlas Map of Tulare County,” originally printed in 1892.
The book is the latest, and perhaps most ambitious, imprint by Brewer’s Bear State Books.
The historic pages reprinted in […]
New book Announcement: Quirke Genealogy and Family History of Clonmel, County Tipperary, ireland; India, new zealand, England, Australia, South Africa, and the United States
This genealogy and family history exemplifies the irish Diaspora of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From an irish foot soldier in a British regiment of the early 1800s he, his children, […]
New Book Announcement: Creativitree
I’ve known Tony Mathews for many years, and have always admired his creativity and art work. Tony’s Creativitree book lets us share in his artistry.
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New Book Announcement: Timmons - Tanner Families - Building an American Heritage
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New Book Announcement: Descendants and Ancestors of Nehemiah Mattson (Matson) (1755-1835) Revolutionary Patriot
John Mattson is the first Mattson in the book. He was born about 1686 and was the grandfather of Nehemiah. He was born in Upper Merion, Philadelphia, now Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. John had two wives and ten children. They were Quakers and probably […]