In a message dated 97-03-14 03:28:24 EST, you write: << Thank you yes, would appreciate the addresses, although I'm afraid it is still a wild goose chase, since I meanwhile discovered that Skrivanek is a pretty common czech name, meaning skylark. Wim J. Scriwanek 11 Tooroplaan 3141 KN Maassluis NL >> Don't give up just because you have a common name. I have CERNY/CERNEY which is so common it is like SMITH or JONES, but did a mail shot in Minnesota and landed 2 cousins withing 4 days of mailing my notes. My family tree all of a sudden went from 179 to 465 in just 6 days! My colateral names are just as common with the exception of 1 and I am getting more cooperation from people with common names than I am with the unusual name. On that one, everybody is so sure they are not related to the others that it is like pulling teeth to get info, even though they all immigrated to the same place in Ohio, before moving on to Iowa and Minnesota in the same general places and actually came from the same general place in Bohemia, from towns all within about 10 miles of each other. Best part of it is that each family I have information on so far all can follow their particular line back to with the same 10 year period also, just as though they were all brothers or cousins someplace back in Bohemia. Annie