----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Peterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:54 PM Subject: [BOHEMIA] Re: Czech Head Cover > Need some expert advice: > > Somewhere in these myriad stacks of books and magazines is my answer, > however, since I'm preparing a Czech display in the public library, I > would appreciate a jumpstart from someone as to the Czech name of this > item: rectangular silky material, surrounded with delicate crocheting or > lacemaking. Colorful small flowers decorate the top or center and satin > ribbons for tying under the chin. > I have my grandmother's from abt 1875 and would like to display it, but > would like to have the Czech name for it. She brought it with her in the > 1880's. > Several years ago while attending the Gen. Conf in Lincoln, NE, the > costumes were modeled and the correct names used for the period of time > but I would like the correct spelling since I am committing the word to > paper! > > Joan Smart Peterson > > > ==== BOHEMIA Mailing List ==== > Note: automatic replies to Bohemia-L and Bohemia-D posts go directly to > the mailing list, not to the individual who sent the post. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >
Joan, if you have no response here, I'd give http://www.ncsml.org/exhibits/current/exhibits-special.htm the museum a call. Elaine For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. --H. L. Mencken Hello Joan On Thursday, April 13, 2006, you wrote > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Peterson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:54 PM > Subject: [BOHEMIA] Re: Czech Head Cover >> Need some expert advice: >> >> Somewhere in these myriad stacks of books and magazines is my answer, >> however, since I'm preparing a Czech display in the public library, I >> would appreciate a jumpstart from someone as to the Czech name of this >> item: rectangular silky material, surrounded with delicate crocheting or >> lacemaking. Colorful small flowers decorate the top or center and satin >> ribbons for tying under the chin. >> I have my grandmother's from abt 1875 and would like to display it, but >> would like to have the Czech name for it. She brought it with her in the >> 1880's. >> Several years ago while attending the Gen. Conf in Lincoln, NE, the >> costumes were modeled and the correct names used for the period of time >> but I would like the correct spelling since I am committing the word to >> paper! >> >> Joan Smart Peterson >>