Thanks to our hosts, the Great Plains Free-Net, in Regina, Saskatchewan, we are pleased to announce the opening of BUKOVINA-GEN -- The Bukovina Genealogy Mailing List! The Bukovina Genealogy mailing list is a discussion group for those researching their genealogy and family history in Bukovina, a former crownland of the Austrian Empire (a.k.a. Bucovina, Bukowina, Bukovyna, or Buchenland), now divided between Romania and Ukraine. Questions and discussions about tracing one's ancestors in this area are the primary focus of this group. Discussions about the history of the province, and the culture and heritage of the different ethnic groups who have lived there are also appropriate, as are information about current conditions in the area, and travel advice for those who might be planning a visit. Long, heated debates about politics or other controversial topics will not be welcome, and would be better suited to other forums. This mailing list is unmoderated and free of charge. To subscribe to this list, send the following command via e-mail: To: listproc@gpfn.sk.ca subscribe bukovina-gen Firstname Lastname replacing Firstname Lastname with your own first and last names. To post messages to everyone subscribed to this mailing list, send e-mail to the address: bukovina-gen@gpfn.sk.ca A "Welcome" file with more information will be send to all new subscribers. An HTML version of the Welcome file is available at: http://members.aol.com/LJensen/buko-gen.html This announcement is being cross-posted to other mailing lists and newsgroups that discuss genealogy for the many ethnic groups that have lived in Bukovina, including Romanians, Ukrainians, Germans, Jews, Poles, Hungarians, Slovaks, and Armenians. It is our hope that this new list, with a smaller geographic focus, will encourage the exchange of information among all of these groups who have called Bukovina their home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry R. Jensen LJensen@aol.com - (607) 272-5159 24 Penny Lane "Bringing Bukovina to Cyberspace" Ithaca, NY 14850-6267 http://members.aol.com/LJensen/bukovina.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------