Elaine: I went to both sites you mentioned and clicked on the British flag and it didn't do anything. How do I navigate the map to find cities? What I am looking for is Unterh�tten, Kreis Bischofteinitz, Bohemia, Austria. I have several of my wife's relation from there. Bill ************************************************** On Tue, 11 May 2004 08:54:43 -0400 ETM <Chook@starpower.net> writes: > I think everyone who left Bohemia has told family and > friends they came from *near* Praha (as did my ancestors). > It is entirely possible Betty's family lived on the border > of Germany but knew they were *near* Praha <smile>. > > Beautiful maps, Susan. We list it as > > http://mapy.atlas.cz/aquariusnet/frm_uvod.asp > > at the mailing list's website. At the top of the map link > we use there is a British flag. Click on that and you will > be given an English version of the map. > > For newcomers, the Czech mailing list maintains a website at > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elainetmaddox/ > > We think it is well worth the time we have spent uploading > the information and hope you all will take advantage of it. > > Elaine > > > > We are so vain that we even care for the > opinion of those we don't care for. --Marie Ebner von > Eschenbach > > Hello Susan > > On Tuesday, May 11, 2004, you wrote > > > Here is a link to a beautiful set of maps of the Czech Republic. > The only > > down-side for those of us who do not read Czech is that the map > directions > > are not in English. > > However, you can experiment by clicking directly on the map and > then parts > > of the map. This zooms in and enlarges and you can then use the > arrows to > > move north, south, east and west. There is also a list above the > map > > starting with Praha. > > The last word leads you to a list of towns - clicking on them > brings you to > > that part of the map. Best advice -- just click around on it and > you may > > find towns you area you are searching for. Perhaps someone > with better > > understanding of the > > geography of the area can explain how he was able to walk into > Germany. > > Have fun: http://mapy.quick.cz/ Susan > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: > CZECH-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual > messages) > CZECH-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of > multiple messages) > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!