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> writes: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pm401kplan@aol.com<mailto:Pm401kplan@aol.com> > To: 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> > 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> . > 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. 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 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 > to unsubscribe > >