Dear Sandy, Thank you for the answer. I was finally able to get through and visit both sites. Now---if someone out there in cyber land can please tell me about Wurm/Wurma/Wurms/Würm/Würma/Würms??? I have found it used as both a name and as a location while researching my Willacker family of Vasbühl, Bavaria. Sincerely, Dona O ========================================================================= ========================================================================= =============================================================== On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:56:20 -0600 "SANDY FAIRCHILD" <co_sandy@msn.com> writes: > 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<ma ilto:Pm401kplan@aol.com>> > > > To: > BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:BAVARIA-L@roo tsweb.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<mail to: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@sampub c> > 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.rootsw eb.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.rootsw eb.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 > to unsubscribe > >