hello Jan, John and Rosalia (Basta) Kastanek. Joseph and Rosalia (I don't know her maiden name) Kastanek. Both families left in the 1890's. Thank you for responding to my inquiry. I appreciate it very much! Sincerely, Charlotte -- jesenwei@mdanderson.org wrote: Charlotte wrote: I am wondering how: 1. I find out if a Heimatbuch was ever created on the village of Altplatz (now Plovsko) Bohemia. 2. If there is such a book, how could I acquire it? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Charlotte cekastanek@juno.com -------------------------- My ancestors also came from Plavsko, and I recently had some research done in the archives. What names are you researching, and when did they emigrate? Jan Esenwein M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, box 431 Houston TX 77030 713-745-2264; fax 713-794-4999 jesenwei@mdanderson.org Society for Neuro-Oncology 4617 Birch St. Bellaire TX 77401 713-349-0952; fax 832-201-8129 jan@soc-neuro-onc.org ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== Please do not repost the whole digest when replying to mail.