Would it be possible to add the names of my Great-Grand parents. Josef - Anna Klimes. John - Marry (Marie) Barta. Both sets of GGrandparents came to America in 1872 and 1873. Thanks Darla Hoskins (Barta) fhoskins@mn.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "List Administration" <chook@starpower.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:37 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: [CZ] Czech Surname database? > Correspondence below with Honza Uher is self-explanatory. > While we have the pleasure of Honza's company, please send > your questions about the Czech Surname Database to the list. > For any who may have missed checking out the database, > please see > > http://www.rodclan.cz/index.php > > Elaine > > > ===8<==============Original message text=============== > > > > Hi Elaine, > > > I think I can be convinced to subscribe to your mailing list and answer any > > questions that may come up regarding our database pages. Which mailing list > > should I sign up for? I see you have quite a few. I would rather stick > > with only one, if possible. > > > You pretty much described the main features of the database already. It > > serves as a contact list for researchers who share ancestors with the same > > surname. The database contains family surnames (including place/region > > info) contributed by researchers who leave their contact email address. > > Anyone can browse/search the database and if they find a surname they are > > interested in, they can email the contributor. All information exchange is > > then handled directly by the individuals. Anyone is also welcome to > > contribute surnames to the database. It's free and it increases the chance > > that you will get in touch with someone who has the same roots. A user > > registration is required before you can contribute - merely for added > > convenience of adding/editing surnames linked to users' accounts. > > > As I mentioned, the database in today's form is more of a contact list > > rather than a genealogical database containing detailed information about > > ancestors. That said, we have plans to upgrade the database to contain > > family trees and detailed information - along the lines of what you can find > > on many genealogical servers in the US. If everything goes well (and time > > permits), the new database should be online in the next few months. And > > yes, it will be multilingual. > > > Honza > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "List Administration" <chook@starpower.net> > > To: "Honza Uher" <juher@san.rr.com> > > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 7:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [CZ] Czech Surname database? > > >> Honza, > >> > >> Thank you very much for replying. I am administrator of > >> several Rootsweb mailing lists devoted to genealogical > >> research in the Czech Republic. Your website has caught the > >> attention of many subscribers. > >> > >> I will forward one such email after this message. There are > >> more. > >> > >> Could we convince you to sign on to the mailing list, if > >> only for awhile, to assist some of the American subscribers > >> in using your surname database? Are you interested in > >> adding the surnames being researched by the mailing list > >> subscribers? > >> > >> Best regards, > >> > >> Elaine > >> > > > > ==== 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. >