Hi Donna, So sorry! In both cases, type the URL into your browser just to include the first "htm", nothing after that. Not sure why that is happening. When you get to the Shtetlseeker site, just enter the town name as you have it and enter "search". This will bring up list of possibilities. Two are quite close. Hope this works for you. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: Dona Ostrander<mailto:do3sims@JUNO.COM> To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [BAVARIA] Re: New to the list: Barvaria/Barrastot Dear Sandy, Because I learn so much from the list I always take time to check out the links. I don't know what I did wrong but I could not get through to any of there three mentioned in your letter. What am I doing wrong? (She wailed!} They sounded so interesting. Sincerely Dona O ========================================================================= ========================================================================= ================================================================= On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 08:07:09 -0600 "SANDY FAIRCHILD" <co_sandy@msn.com<mailto:co_sandy@msn.com>> writes: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pm401kplan@aol.com<mailto:Pm401kplan@aol.com<mailto:Pm401kplan@aol.com<mailto:Pm401kplan@aol.com>> > To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com>> > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:30 AM > Subject: [BAVARIA] Re: New to the list: Barvaria/Barrastot > > > > In a message dated 4/23/2005 3:00:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > BAVARIA-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-D-request@rootsweb.com>> > writes: > > One of my great great grand fathers was born in Barvaria, > Germany, and the > other Barrastot, Germany. Has anyone know where these places are > at, and > something about these areas. I have looked for year to try and > find Barrastot, > Germany, was it a village, county, some part of Germany? > > > Hi Donna, > According to maps found at Shtetlseeker, there are some > possibilities. I agree that the spelling you have is the likely > culprit. I found two close variations for towns in what was once > Old Bavaria. See map at > http://www.tr62.de/maps/g1.htm<http://www.tr62.de/maps/g1.htm<http://www.tr62.de/maps/g1.htm<http://www.tr62.de/maps/g1.htm>> . > The first is Barstadt, located approx. 8 mi. west of Wiesbaden. The > second is Borrstadt, located approx. 30 mi. south of Wiesbaden. > They are both in that area of Germany shown as Old Bavaria on the > map. > Shtetlseeker also gives a few other variation possibilities, but > these are the closest. You might wish to look at them all at > http://www2.jewishgen.org/shtetlseeker/loctown.htm<http://www2.jewishgen<http://www2.jewishgen.org/shtetlseeker/loctown.htm<http://www2.jewishgen> org/shtetlseeker/loctown.htm> > Good luck! > > Sandy > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Have you consider the volunteering of transcribing parish records > to be added to WorldGenWeb Archives for others to research? > Contact > mailto:dsam@sampubco.com?subject=transcribing_records<mailto:dsam@sampubc<mailto:dsam@sampubco.com?subject=transcribing_records<mailto:dsam@sampubc> o.com?subject=transcribing_records> > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html<http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html> > to unsubscribe > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html<http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html> to unsubscribe