Hi Irene: I saw your posting on the GEORGE list, and just wanted to say "Hi and thanks", and maybe offer a little help. My great, great-great and great x 3 grandparents were all GEORGES that lived in Switzerland, but my mother had heard they may have come from Greece originally. This is the first mention anyone has made of the GEORGE name being Greek, so thanks for that. Secondly, I notice you have webtv. My parents are about 5 years older than you and I have been wondering if this would be a good way to keep in touch regularly and inexpensively. (They're in Canada and I'm in Texas.) They wouldn't want to learn to operate a computer, but I'm sure they could handle email on webtv. But do you have to pay long distance charges every time you send a message that's not local, just like a phone? And how much do you pay per month for webtv? I've heard around $25.00 or so. I'd sure appreciate any comments you may have. Also, can I make a suggestion? There are a few less-than-honest people with access to the internet, and you might be wise to be cautious about giving out too much personal information, such as your EXACT date of birth, especially when it's not absolutely necessary. I'm noting some ships/passenger list sites which may be of interest to you, and hopefully if I type them correctly and they are in blue on this message you can just click onto them and get to the websites: <http://netmender.net/genealogy/passlist.html> <http://members.oal.com/rprost/passenger.html> <http://freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites> <http://home.att.net/~arnielang/> <http://www.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/immigrant/rg36.html> Hope this helps you find your Greek connection. Looking forward to hearing from you. Maureen Parker San Antonio, TX > Subject: [GEORGE-L] Christopher George > Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 17:52:55 -0500 (EST) > From: IGTRANSUE@webtv.net (Irene Transue) > To: GEORGE-L@rootsweb.com > > Searching for information on my father Christopher George who was a Greek > immigrant. I do not have any vitat statistics for him. Only information is > that he was associated with a Hellenic Club on 153 Mechanic St, Worcester, MA in > 1920 and lived at 73 Spring Street, Springfield, MA on March 12, 1921 when I was > born in the Mercy Hospital at Springfield. At that time he was a waiter and a > hotel in Springfield. > I think it was called Hotel Bellway. My birth certificate lists his > place of birth at Greece--no town name. I am also trhing to find our where > Greeks embarked on ships to America in the time period 1900-1920. > The names of these ships and what ports they entered in America. I would be > very grateful for any information whatsoever. Thank you. > Irene Christie George Transue