In Oct. I also will be making a trek to ancestral villages in the CZ Republic. The researcher that has been doing some for me had this to say: "I recommend you to take some cash money with you. It is not common to pay by card in shops and hotels outside Prague. We pay mostly cash with exception of hypermarkets. My clients had problems to change even American Express Travel checks in southern Bohemia. We lost plenty of time having to drive to Ceske Budejovice as a small bank in small town did not accept travel checks, nor card and my client forgot his PIN to take Czech crowns on his card from bankomat." She went on to say I needed to avoid the obvious tourist traps and I could save money if I eat and shop where the Czechs eat and shop. To avoid dangers that would spoil the trip, she said, keep money and passport on your body (not in your pocket) and BEWARE of the pickpockets/gypsies. She also said the Prague taxi-cab drivers were the real robbers "we are ashamed of them" as they cheat foreigners horribly. The public transportation is very good and safe in the city and in bold lettering "Never take taxi in the street!" Hope this helps, Teresa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ann Conklin" <maryannconklin@earthlink.net> > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:09 PM > Subject: [CZ] U.S. coins... > > > > In two weeks, we leave to visit my ancestral villages in the C.R. Then on > to Germany to visit family. > > When I was in Europe (Germany amd France) in l965, porters and cab drivers > were very interested > > in receiving a " Kennedy Half" dollar as a tip. Are there any current U.S. > coins that might be particularly > > desireable? The Susan B Anthony dollar was not popular here, what about > over there? Also, would there > > be special interest in our state quarters? > > > > Thanks for any answers. > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are > making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list > address and add the individual's address. > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > If you'd like to search our archives, please visit > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CZECH >

I've been going back and forth to Germany the last few years to see my family. I don't think that most will want American Money, the Euro is worth more than the Dollar, It's to expensive to change, so actually it would only be a Souvenir, and because a lot of the People are struggling a bit more then before the Euro, a real tip in Euros would be much more appreciated. Have fun. Inge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Conklin" <maryannconklin@earthlink.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:09 PM Subject: [CZ] U.S. coins... > In two weeks, we leave to visit my ancestral villages in the C.R. Then on to Germany to visit family. > When I was in Europe (Germany amd France) in l965, porters and cab drivers were very interested > in receiving a " Kennedy Half" dollar as a tip. Are there any current U.S. coins that might be particularly > desireable? The Susan B Anthony dollar was not popular here, what about over there? Also, would there > be special interest in our state quarters? > > Thanks for any answers. > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list address and add the individual's address. >

See the links at http://maxpages.com/poland/Name_Meanings Elaine Hello ann On Friday, September 10, 2004, you wrote > Hello List, > Does anyone know where to find a list of Czech names translated into English? > I suppose I could go to the Cz dictionary for one or > two i.e.Vaclav; Milada; Bozena. But I would like to have > a list for reference.

Hello List, Does anyone know where to find a list of Czech names translated into English? I suppose I could go to the Cz dictionary for one or two i.e.Vaclav; Milada; Bozena. But I would like to have a list for reference. Thank you. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, ANN --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping.

In two weeks, we leave to visit my ancestral villages in the C.R. Then on to Germany to visit family. When I was in Europe (Germany amd France) in l965, porters and cab drivers were very interested in receiving a " Kennedy Half" dollar as a tip. Are there any current U.S. coins that might be particularly desireable? The Susan B Anthony dollar was not popular here, what about over there? Also, would there be special interest in our state quarters? Thanks for any answers.

I recently placed a request for Stanek information and got this in return. I only know a couple of words so can't figure this out. I would be so greatful to find out what it is all about. Thank you Susan H.C.V. Omlouvám se Vám, ale nemluvím anglicky . V Berní rule 26 - kraj Podbrdský je uvedeno na str.57 , ze v roce 1653 byl v obci Prísednice - Zbiroh rolník Martin Stanek . V Soupisu obyvatel podle víry z r. 1651 na panství Zbiroh je ueveden v obci Prísednice- Zbiroh hospodár Martin Stanek vek 40 let a jeho manzelka Dorota Stanková vek 30 let . S pozdravem . Jindrich Vácha .

Mudrunk ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hcounter@aol.com> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [CZ] Surnames > > In a message dated 9/7/2004 9:32:49 AM Central Daylight Time, > kltrb2@frontiernet.net writes: > > have a female relative with the surname Mudrunkova. What would her > husband's surname be? > > > MUDRA? > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > List Administrator may be reached by sending an email to > CZECH-ADMIN@ROOTSWEB.COM > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses]

The gazetteer is wonderful! Thanks Elaine for giving the site and Judi for asking for it. I went in and found several locations already - it's worth looking for the ones you already know the location of because there may be picture postcards. One thing I did learn though is to be persistent. I was searching for Kutna Hora -- I knew it should exist in the list. But it didn't come up right away. I tried Kutna ... nothing; then I tried Hora. Many villages with Hora in it's name came up and way down on the list was Hora Kutna. There were 70 photographs/pictures so it was worth the hunt. Susan W.

Perhaps Felix's online gazetteer? www.ihff.at/IHFF_Ortsverzeichnis_en.php Elaine Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate. Hello Judith On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, you wrote > Hi Elaine, yes I did see the posting. Thank you for > your reply and letting me know about the posting. > The site you refer to is a good one but the one I was > at you could enter a place name and the reply told you > everything that town had been called.........a big help > when you have only a German or Austrian name and the > villiages are all back to their original CZ names. > Thanks again. > Judie > ETM <Chook@starpower.net> wrote: > Judie, you are possibly talking about > http://www2.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/ > Did you see the post where someone is looking for you (Cook > County) responding to something of a year or so ago? > Elaine > Hello Judith > On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, you wrote >> Not long ago, I was at a website I believe I found >> through this great list. It was a placename search that >> provided every name a village might have been called over >> the centuries. Would one of you listers know the address >> for this website? >> Thanks so much for any help. >> Judie Mason

Judie, you are possibly talking about http://www2.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/ Did you see the post where someone is looking for you (Cook County) responding to something of a year or so ago? Elaine Hello Judith On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, you wrote > Not long ago, I was at a website I believe I found > through this great list. It was a placename search that > provided every name a village might have been called over > the centuries. Would one of you listers know the address > for this website? > Thanks so much for any help. > Judie Mason

This is it Elaine. Thanks! Jidie ETM <Chook@starpower.net> wrote: Perhaps Felix's online gazetteer? www.ihff.at/IHFF_Ortsverzeichnis_en.php Elaine Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate. Hello Judith On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, you wrote > Hi Elaine, yes I did see the posting. Thank you for > your reply and letting me know about the posting. > The site you refer to is a good one but the one I was > at you could enter a place name and the reply told you > everything that town had been called.........a big help > when you have only a German or Austrian name and the > villiages are all back to their original CZ names. > Thanks again. > Judie > ETM wrote: > Judie, you are possibly talking about > http://www2.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/ > Did you see the post where someone is looking for you (Cook > County) responding to something of a year or so ago? > Elaine > Hello Judith > On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, you wrote >> Not long ago, I was at a website I believe I found >> through this great list. It was a placename search that >> provided every name a village might have been called over >> the centuries. Would one of you listers know the address >> for this website? >> Thanks so much for any help. >> Judie Mason ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== Czech Message Boards are at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic

Hi Elaine, yes I did see the posting. Thank you for your reply and letting me know about the posting. The site you refer to is a good one but the one I was at you could enter a place name and the reply told you everything that town had been called.........a big help when you have only a German or Austrian name and the villiages are all back to their original CZ names. Thanks again. Judie ETM <Chook@starpower.net> wrote: Judie, you are possibly talking about http://www2.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/ Did you see the post where someone is looking for you (Cook County) responding to something of a year or so ago? Elaine Hello Judith On Wednesday, September 8, 2004, you wrote > Not long ago, I was at a website I believe I found > through this great list. It was a placename search that > provided every name a village might have been called over > the centuries. Would one of you listers know the address > for this website? > Thanks so much for any help. > Judie Mason ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== All matters pertaining to list administration are exclusively handled by the List Administrator. If you have personal problems, questions or suggestions about list mail send an email to the administrator. The subject is not appropriate for list discussion.

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That's true, Joan. Didn't think of that. I think the rule also states that if there is an "e" between two consonants like n e k, the "e" is eliminated and then you add the ova. Susan W.

For the telephone directory. Put in surname. Then go down to area and choose one from the scroll down list. If you leave it on Czech Republic it will go nowhere. Pick one of the areas and then click on persons. That should do it. Susan W

Not long ago, I was at a website I believe I found through this great list. It was a placename search that provided every name a village might have been called over the centuries. Would one of you listers know the address for this website? Thanks so much for any help. Judie Mason

--=======47F973D4======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-45064AA; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I do not know if this is relevant to this discussion of the masculine form of a surname but there is a link at the CZECH Mail List web list called "Surname Frequency (males) and Surname Frequency (females) in the Czech Republic. It is under Czech Genealogical Research at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elainetmaddox/czgenealogy.htm The category is called: "Czech Genealogical Research" At one time, another subscriber gave the rules for converting surnames to the feminine form, but they are not easy to remember. Ron At 04:36 PM 09/08/2004, you wrote: >Mudrunka--Mudrunkova > >Could also be Mudrunek. > >Joan Peterson > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Susan Williams" <swilliams1200@comcast.net> >To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:46 PM >Subject: Re: [CZ] Surnames > > > > I know there are rules to do with names - ie. male and female versions of > > the same surname. It might be in the archives. > > > > But my guess is the name would Mudrunka. > > I checked the on-line czech telephone directory and found several men with > > the surname Mudrunka; and several women with the surname Mudrunkova. > > Here is the link to the telephone directory: > > http://phonebook.quick.cz/index.php?fce=10&VYMAZFORM=on&id=1 > > > > > >==== CZECH Mailing List ==== >The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are >making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the >list address and add the individual's address. > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 09/03/2004 --=======47F973D4======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-45064AA Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 09/03/2004 --=======47F973D4=======--

Mudrunka--Mudrunkova Could also be Mudrunek. Joan Peterson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Williams" <swilliams1200@comcast.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [CZ] Surnames > I know there are rules to do with names - ie. male and female versions of > the same surname. It might be in the archives. > > But my guess is the name would Mudrunka. > I checked the on-line czech telephone directory and found several men with > the surname Mudrunka; and several women with the surname Mudrunkova. > Here is the link to the telephone directory: > http://phonebook.quick.cz/index.php?fce=10&VYMAZFORM=on&id=1 >

Susan Williams, How do you start the directory search? I put in a surname but can't start the search. Mike Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Williams" <swilliams1200@comcast.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [CZ] Surnames > I know there are rules to do with names - ie. male and female versions of > the same surname. It might be in the archives. > > But my guess is the name would Mudrunka. > I checked the on-line czech telephone directory and found several men with > the surname Mudrunka; and several women with the surname Mudrunkova. > Here is the link to the telephone directory: > http://phonebook.quick.cz/index.php?fce=10&VYMAZFORM=on&id=1 > > It can be converted to English. > I use this as a way of determining the possible correct spellings of Czech > names. If I can find it in the directory, I take the chance that the > spelling is the correct one. > > I think the rule is something like this: If the name ends in a vowel, you > drop the vowel and add ova to make the feminine version of the name. > The rule has much more to it -- but this is my best guess. Welcome any more > guesses. Susan W. > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > Czech Message Boards are at > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic > >