A general comment to list members. Having just purchased the 2006, latest edition of "Family Tree Maker" ( 15th). It includes a 90 day FREE Subscription to Ancestry.com. - On attempting to register for the FREE Subscription, a Credit Card number is required !!! Why would a Credit Card number be requiered if it is FREE. I refused the offer as I was not willing to provide a Credit Card Number. Herb Schwarz, Ontario,Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Gregory" <gregory@giantcomm.net> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 10:10 AM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] FW: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records > Here is the article from Ancestry.com concerning the census. > > Kathy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ancestry.com [mailto:myfamily@reply.myfamilyinc.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:56 PM > To: gregory@giantcomm.net > Subject: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records > > U.S. Census collection complete - 1790 to 1930 > > Celebrate the Census: > http://www.ancestry.com/s24773/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT > T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED > > We're excited to announce that we've completed our decade-long effort to > offer you every publicly available U.S. Census record in one convenient > place. This new content adds value to your membership. It could also help > you add new chapters to your family story. > > With the launch of the fully indexed 1910 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com > becomes > the only online resource providing access to all U.S. Census records from > 1790 to 1930. We hope you'll celebrate this accomplishment with us on > Ancestry.com. > http://www.ancestry.com/s24886/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT > T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED > > Here's what you'll find > > - Fascinating stories from the U.S. Census > - An interactive map offering family facts > - Fast access to the 1930 census U.S. Census (Free for three days if you > don't already have access) > > Start now: > http://www.ancestry.com/s24774/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT > T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED > > > Edit your account options or unsubscribe from this communication: > http://www.ancestry.com/s24775/t5176/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT > T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED > > You are subscribed to Ancestry Special Offers as: gregory@giantcomm.net > > > PRIVACY STATEMENT > http://www.ancestry.com/legal/privacy.htm > > Ancestry.com does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute the personal > information you provide us to third party advertisers. > > Questions? Comments? Please don't reply to this email as we cannot respond > to messages sent to this address. Instead, visit our online help center to > get answers to common questions: > http://www.ancestry.com/s24775/t6028/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT > T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED > > or send us a message: > http://www.ancestry.com/s24775/t6713/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT > T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED > > You can also contact us at: MyFamily.com, Inc., 360 West 4800 North, > Provo, > UT 84604, Attn: Customer Service. > > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html > >

Aida, I'm curious of what "all sorts of problems" you found using FTM. Maybe I'm missing something and if so, would like to know about it. I've looked at PAF couple times in the past, and it didn't measure up to FTM, other than being adapted to LDS input, if need be. PAF may have improved in the past few years. Think you can put in more generations now, and printout of trees is now supported. Nice to access other genealogist data, but I would not accept it as 'gospel', for many people do not check out their data or provide documentation. If you do not check it out and circulate the incorrect data, spreads the incorrect information further. Aida Kraus <akibb1@verizon.net> wrote: To: Herbert Schwarz I am no longer working with the Family Tree Maker because I found all sorts of problems. I am now using the Personal Ancestry File disk from the LDS which is available for $5.00. You can data-input all your document information onto this disk and send it to the PAF bank at the Salt Lake City Archives. In this way all your information on your disk will be stored at the Salt Lake City archives and these are accessible to your progeny for all times to come. You do not have to be a member of the Mormon Church to access their archives. Since they have a base inventory of 21 Million ancestors from all over the world, I was able to connect to some older branches of my family which were already on file and were researched by someone else who had also deposited their information at the LDS archives. If everyone would use this source, we could combine all our efforts and avoid a lot of duplicate work. In some cases I was able to continue back to 1616. In other words, it is a depository for all our research to be shared by everyone for very little expense. Aida -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Schwarz" To: Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] FW: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records >A general comment to list members. Having just purchased the 2006, latest >edition of "Family Tree Maker" ( 15th). It includes a 90 day FREE >Subscription to Ancestry.com. - On attempting to register for the FREE >Subscription, a Credit Card number is required !!! Why would a Credit Card >number be requiered if it is FREE. I refused the offer as I was not willing >to provide a Credit Card Number. Herb Schwarz, Ontario,Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathleen Gregory" > To: > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 10:10 AM > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] FW: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census > Records > > >> Here is the article from Ancestry.com concerning the census. >> >> Kathy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ancestry.com [mailto:myfamily@reply.myfamilyinc.com] >> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:56 PM >> To: gregory@giantcomm.net >> Subject: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records >> >> U.S. Census collection complete - 1790 to 1930 >> >> Celebrate the Census: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s24773/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT >> T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED >> >> We're excited to announce that we've completed our decade-long effort to >> offer you every publicly available U.S. Census record in one convenient >> place. This new content adds value to your membership. 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To: Herbert Schwarz I am no longer working with the Family Tree Maker because I found all sorts of problems. I am now using the Personal Ancestry File disk from the LDS which is available for $5.00. You can data-input all your document information onto this disk and send it to the PAF bank at the Salt Lake City Archives. In this way all your information on your disk will be stored at the Salt Lake City archives and these are accessible to your progeny for all times to come. You do not have to be a member of the Mormon Church to access their archives. Since they have a base inventory of 21 Million ancestors from all over the world, I was able to connect to some older branches of my family which were already on file and were researched by someone else who had also deposited their information at the LDS archives. If everyone would use this source, we could combine all our efforts and avoid a lot of duplicate work. In some cases I was able to continue back to 1616. In other words, it is a depository for all our research to be shared by everyone for very little expense. Aida -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Schwarz" <schwarzs@ebtech.net> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] FW: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records >A general comment to list members. Having just purchased the 2006, latest >edition of "Family Tree Maker" ( 15th). It includes a 90 day FREE >Subscription to Ancestry.com. - On attempting to register for the FREE >Subscription, a Credit Card number is required !!! Why would a Credit Card >number be requiered if it is FREE. I refused the offer as I was not willing >to provide a Credit Card Number. Herb Schwarz, Ontario,Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathleen Gregory" <gregory@giantcomm.net> > To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 10:10 AM > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] FW: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census > Records > > >> Here is the article from Ancestry.com concerning the census. >> >> Kathy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ancestry.com [mailto:myfamily@reply.myfamilyinc.com] >> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:56 PM >> To: gregory@giantcomm.net >> Subject: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records >> >> U.S. Census collection complete - 1790 to 1930 >> >> Celebrate the Census: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s24773/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT >> T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED >> >> We're excited to announce that we've completed our decade-long effort to >> offer you every publicly available U.S. Census record in one convenient >> place. This new content adds value to your membership. It could also help >> you add new chapters to your family story. >> >> With the launch of the fully indexed 1910 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com >> becomes >> the only online resource providing access to all U.S. Census records from >> 1790 to 1930. 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Here is the article from Ancestry.com concerning the census. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Ancestry.com [mailto:myfamily@reply.myfamilyinc.com] Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:56 PM To: gregory@giantcomm.net Subject: Now Complete: 140 Years of U.S. Census Records U.S. Census collection complete - 1790 to 1930 Celebrate the Census: http://www.ancestry.com/s24773/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED We're excited to announce that we've completed our decade-long effort to offer you every publicly available U.S. Census record in one convenient place. This new content adds value to your membership. It could also help you add new chapters to your family story. With the launch of the fully indexed 1910 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com becomes the only online resource providing access to all U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1930. We hope you'll celebrate this accomplishment with us on Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/s24886/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED Here's what you'll find - Fascinating stories from the U.S. Census - An interactive map offering family facts - Fast access to the 1930 census U.S. Census (Free for three days if you don't already have access) Start now: http://www.ancestry.com/s24774/t7815/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED Edit your account options or unsubscribe from this communication: http://www.ancestry.com/s24775/t5176/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED You are subscribed to Ancestry Special Offers as: gregory@giantcomm.net PRIVACY STATEMENT http://www.ancestry.com/legal/privacy.htm Ancestry.com does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute the personal information you provide us to third party advertisers. Questions? Comments? Please don't reply to this email as we cannot respond to messages sent to this address. Instead, visit our online help center to get answers to common questions: http://www.ancestry.com/s24775/t6028/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED or send us a message: http://www.ancestry.com/s24775/t6713/e200606221256110045232050737/rd.ashx?AT T=xBen3jnS6ACQy8e2%5F992YG%2ACvPAEzTDA0%5FUED You can also contact us at: MyFamily.com, Inc., 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604, Attn: Customer Service.

Here's one I have not been able to find. My g-g-grandmother Catherine Klug (b. 1836 - d. 1916). I find her in the 1880 and 1900 census living with my g-g-grandfather on their farm in Sherman Twp, Huron County. My g-g-grandfather died in 1901. Family records say that after Catherine's husband died she went to live with her oldest son, Henry, with his family also in Sherman Twp. I find Henry in the 1910 census but I don't see his mother Catherine listed as living there. I checked the families of the other children of Catherine too and I don't find her there. I've looked for all Catherine's and all Katie's in the county born around when she was born.....and still don't find her. I notice that often the Name "Klug" was transcribed as "King" by the people at MyFamily.com. So I did find some of my relatives by looking at "King" I am not sure where Catherine was in 1910 though. >From: KarenHob@aol.com >Reply-To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line --- Is this new >? >Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:46:50 EDT > >In a message dated 6/22/2006 5:04:49 PM Mountain Standard Time, >netkitty@hotmail.com writes: >I think some people are just not noted. It's understandable given that >some people lived on farms in remote areas. Maybe some were in a >hospital >at the time....etc. > >A lot depended on who gave the census taker the data. If it happened to >be >that the householder was not at home and a servant or handyman answered >questions there could have been any number of errors and ommissions. > >In 1910 my mother was living in Fairfax with her grandmother. She was >counted there. But her name also appears on the Severance Twp. census as >being a >resident of her parents home near St. George. Fortunately I knew enough >of >my family history that I understood they were the same person rather than >two >persons of the same name. > >Karen > > >==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the list? >To search the archives, go to: >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=GERMAN-BOHEMIAN >

For certain people that I couldn't find I did try all last name spellings and then I would omit the last name entirely and look for all people with that first name born within a ten year period of the birth year and place. I would keep widening the criteria and would scroll and scroll through lists. Sometimes I would omit the first name and look for everyone with a similar last name. Then some times I would omit both the first and last name and just look for everyone born in Germany or Bohemia in a give year range. etc. I think some people are just not noted. It's understandable given that some people lived on farms in remote areas. Maybe some were in a hospital at the time....etc. >From: KarenHob@aol.com >Reply-To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line --- Is this new >? >Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:54:02 EDT > >In a message dated 6/22/2006 2:17:28 PM Mountain Standard Time, >netkitty@hotmail.com writes: > It is great for what it is.......it's not guranteed to find everyone of >course. > > >Be sure to try alternate spellings of your family name without relying on >their index to find sound alikes. > >One list member reported that Ancestry has his Baumgartner name spelled >"Baumgardner" and it does not show up on any search of their database >unless you >use that wrong spelling. He said he found Baumgartner spelled correctly >at >the Hertage Quest website through a library. > >Karen > > >==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >

In a message dated 6/22/2006 5:04:49 PM Mountain Standard Time, netkitty@hotmail.com writes: I think some people are just not noted. It's understandable given that some people lived on farms in remote areas. Maybe some were in a hospital at the time....etc. A lot depended on who gave the census taker the data. If it happened to be that the householder was not at home and a servant or handyman answered questions there could have been any number of errors and ommissions. In 1910 my mother was living in Fairfax with her grandmother. She was counted there. But her name also appears on the Severance Twp. census as being a resident of her parents home near St. George. Fortunately I knew enough of my family history that I understood they were the same person rather than two persons of the same name. Karen

OK, I see. My ancestors were in the 1910 index already.......so to me there seemed to be no difference. >From: "SANDY FAIRCHILD" <co_sandy@msn.com> >Reply-To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line --- Is this >new ? >Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:13:30 -0600 > >The notification I received said that with the now completed every name >index for 1910, the collection was complete. Previously, 1910 had not been >fully indexed. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: KarenHob@aol.com<mailto:KarenHob@aol.com> > To: >GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:38 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line --- Is this >new ? > > > In a message dated 6/22/2006 11:32:36 AM Mountain Standard Time, > netkitty@hotmail.com<mailto:netkitty@hotmail.com> writes: > Can you explain why they advertising this as if it is something new? > I don't know why the morning paper carried that announcement as if it >were > something new. Maybe the years back to 1790 are what is new about it. > > Karen > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/> > > > >==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >

I don't know what is new about it. Maybe they have been gradually adding more and more entries and now are just marketting this again to attract subscribtions. I don't find anything new to the period of 1860 - 1930, for my ancestors. It is great for what it is.......it's not guranteed to find everyone of course. >From: KarenHob@aol.com >Reply-To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line --- Is this >new ? >Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:38:13 EDT > >In a message dated 6/22/2006 11:32:36 AM Mountain Standard Time, >netkitty@hotmail.com writes: >Can you explain why they advertising this as if it is something new? >I don't know why the morning paper carried that announcement as if it were >something new. Maybe the years back to 1790 are what is new about it. > >Karen > > >==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >

From Prague Post: Ambitious Brno gains on Prague Companies tout educated work force as main attraction By S. Adam Cardais Staff Writer, The Prague Post June 21, 2006 A few miles off the D1 highway in Brno, south Moravia, just past the rows of blue and gray prefabricated housing that sits on the outskirts of this city as a reminder of the communist past, is the Spielberk Office Centre. Spielberk, which celebrated its first anniversary June 16 with an all-day event, is one of Brno's few class-A office parks, with marble floors, flat-screen televisions and rooftop terraces in its buildings. Surrounded by yellow cranes and steel skeletons, Spielberk is still under construction but is already home to multinational companies such as GE. By 2008, when the 2.8 billion Kč ($124.2 million) park will be complete, it should house 100 companies and 6,000 people, or slightly more than 1 percent of Brno's population. Brno is a city embracing transformation. Long known best among business people for having the country's largest fairgrounds, the city is emerging as a magnet for foreign investment and a center for international commerce. "Brno has been doing well in the past couple of years," says René Samek of state inbound investment agency CzechInvest. "It had a slow start because companies that were interested in coming to the Czech Republic were interested in Prague." The country's second-largest city has stepped out of Prague's shadow. It has attracted the eyes of IBM, Lufthansa and Symbol Technologies. This year, it won fDi Magazine's European Cities and Regions of the Future 2006/07 award for Eastern Europe/Visegrad. CzechInvest is also in the middle of mediating several deals with electronics and precision engineering companies interested in Brno. "It's really happening here at the moment," says Remon Vos, managing director of CTP Invest, the development company behind Spielberk. "There's really a lot going on." 'You have to create' There's a host of reasons that come up in any recent discussion about setting up shop in Brno. The city government, which didn't respond to calls for comment on this story, has done its part, allocating land and spending money on infrastructure to attract investment. And it's benefited from the influx of multinationals, seeing gross domestic product increase 14 percent last year. But there's more to it than that. In terms of investment appeal in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Brno has always had assets. It's centrally located, has two top-rated universities — the Czech Technical University and Masaryk University — high unemployment and low labor costs. But for many years it had two things working against it. Prague was the first. For much of the '90s, investors focused on Prague because there was still plenty of room to build office parks and many skilled, educated people without jobs. Now space is limited and unemployment is below 3 percent. Infrastructure was the second major problem. The Brno airport didn't have any direct flights to other European cities until last year, and the city has suffered from a dearth of office space, which is one reason CTP Invest became interested in it. CTP Invest has been in the Czech Republic since 1998 and started developing in Brno in 2001. Vos says his company realized the city's potential — primarily its population of more than 60,000 students — and took a risk building two business parks on the bet that companies would see the opportunity to tap into a young, educated work force as well. "You have to create," Vos says. "You have to make sure there's accommodation to give the companies a chance." The gamble paid off. Executives mention the student population first when talking about why they chose Brno over other CEE cities, including Prague. Ratnesh Mathur, vice president and center head of Progeon, the daughter of an IT services firm with its headquarters in India, says this was the deciding factor in choosing where to locate its new European service center two years ago. Progeon employs 120 people in Brno and wants to create 300 more jobs this year. It will eventually occupy an entire building at Spielberk. Mathur says he's seen Brno change dramatically in the past two years and, like many companies, thinks the town is living up to the potential Progeon noticed from the start. "We're very happy to be here because we saw this coming," he says.

In a message dated 6/22/2006 2:17:28 PM Mountain Standard Time, netkitty@hotmail.com writes: It is great for what it is.......it's not guranteed to find everyone of course. Be sure to try alternate spellings of your family name without relying on their index to find sound alikes. One list member reported that Ancestry has his Baumgartner name spelled "Baumgardner" and it does not show up on any search of their database unless you use that wrong spelling. He said he found Baumgartner spelled correctly at the Hertage Quest website through a library. Karen

Opps. I forgot to turn off the Advanced Text Feature the first time. I've been a long time subscriber to Ancestry.com and as far as I know the 1790 - 1930 Census database has been available for years. I've always been able to access up to 1930. So what is new ? There are still some records that can't be found in the case of mistakes in the transcription or because the records were too faded. Can you explain why they advertising this as if it is something new? Thanks, Pam From: KarenHob@aol.com Reply-To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:02:11 EDT >Ancestry.com announced that they now have US Census database from 1790-1930 >on line at their website. I assume it is indexed but have not visited the >site to find out as yet. > >Other genealogy database indexes generally offer a choice to find exact >names >or sound-alike names along with exact names. When that choice is offered >it >is a good idea to use it. As an example, my Bregel surname also appears >in >US Census spelled Brigel or Briegal....for the same family. > >Since the announcement was in morning newspapers it may be best to wait a >week or so to try to use the database if you subscribe to Ancestry.com or >access >their websites via a public library or LDS FHC. The website may be >overloaded for a while so all you might get when you visit it is a message >to try again >later. > >Ancestry says they are the only source for that particular database on >line. > >Karen > > >==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >

In a message dated 6/22/2006 11:32:36 AM Mountain Standard Time, netkitty@hotmail.com writes: Can you explain why they advertising this as if it is something new? I don't know why the morning paper carried that announcement as if it were something new. Maybe the years back to 1790 are what is new about it. Karen

The notification I received said that with the now completed every name index for 1910, the collection was complete. Previously, 1910 had not been fully indexed. ----- Original Message ----- From: KarenHob@aol.com<mailto:KarenHob@aol.com> To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] New Census Database on line --- Is this new ? In a message dated 6/22/2006 11:32:36 AM Mountain Standard Time, netkitty@hotmail.com<mailto:netkitty@hotmail.com> writes: Can you explain why they advertising this as if it is something new? I don't know why the morning paper carried that announcement as if it were something new. Maybe the years back to 1790 are what is new about it. Karen ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/>

Ancestry.com announced that they now have US Census database from 1790-1930 on line at their website. I assume it is indexed but have not visited the site to find out as yet. Other genealogy database indexes generally offer a choice to find exact names or sound-alike names along with exact names. When that choice is offered it is a good idea to use it. As an example, my Bregel surname also appears in US Census spelled Brigel or Briegal....for the same family. Since the announcement was in morning newspapers it may be best to wait a week or so to try to use the database if you subscribe to Ancestry.com or access their websites via a public library or LDS FHC. The website may be overloaded for a while so all you might get when you visit it is a message to try again later. Ancestry says they are the only source for that particular database on line. Karen

thank you

In a message dated 6/21/2006 5:26:05 PM Mountain Standard Time, alicemckenna@verizon.net writes: Does anyone know when the Choden Museum in Domaszlice has opening hours? I am going to Bohemia in a few weeks, and I have to plan my schedule carefully. There are some open times for local sites in Domazlice at: http://www.hotel-vyhledy.cz/en/historie.html Karen

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Does anyone know when the Choden Museum in Domaszlice has opening hours? I am going to Bohemia in a few weeks, and I have to plan my schedule carefully. Oh, and thank you for pointing out the new satellite picutre feature at www.mapy.cz! I get better resolution than google earth for this area. I can see the house my family occupied from 1823-1946! >From: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-D-request@rootsweb.com >Date: Wed Jun 21 04:00:09 CDT 2006 >To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-D Digest V06 #147 >GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 147 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Useful websi [MAMME53196@aol.com] > #2 Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fw: hana sko [MAMME53196@aol.com] > #3 Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fw: hana sko [KarenHob@aol.com] > #4 Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Useful websi [KarenHob@aol.com] > #5 Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fw: hana sko [KarenHob@aol.com] > #6 http://www.progenygenealogy.com/ [KarenHob@aol.com] > #7 Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Useful websi [MAMME53196@aol.com] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-D, send a message to > > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ > >It works but it's not in english > >______________________________ > >To Bill Panzner, >I got on without any trouble but it's not in English >_http://www.Quirin@Quick.cz_ (http://www.Quirin@Quick.cz) >good luck with your research >Mary Jerabek > > >______________________________ > >In a message dated 6/19/2006 8:23:35 PM Mountain Standard Time, >billlyjp@tampabay.rr.com writes: > >I am trying to get in touch with hana skcockova professional genealogy around > Vienna. >if anyone has a different e-mail for her please contact me >her present e-mail is Quirin@Quick.cz. >I have been trying for about 5 months >thank you >bill panzner >billyjp@tampabay.rr.com > >Google her name. You may have it misspelled above - may be Skokova without >the "c". > >Try the Vienna or Austria white pages on line and send her a snail mail if >you find her posal address there. Sometimes there will also be a FAX number. >A one-page FAX can be cheaper than a letter. I have found that many Germans >also seem to prefer a FAX to a letter. > >Karen > >______________________________ > >In a message dated 6/20/2006 8:46:12 AM Mountain Standard Time, >MAMME53196@aol.com writes: >It works but it's not in english > > >There are English instructions telling you how to navigate the Czech prompts. >Prin the instructions and use them to use the site. > >Karen > >______________________________ > >In a message dated 6/20/2006 9:23:21 AM Mountain Standard Time, >MAMME53196@aol.com writes: >http://www.Quirin@Quick.cz > > >The note I sent about English instructions does not refer to the Quick.cz >site. > >It refers to the one posted a couple of days ago for Czech surname database >at Rod a clan. > >Karen > >______________________________ > >There is some family tree software at: > >http://www.progenygenealogy.com/ > >One of the CDs available there is the SSDI index with over 61 million entries. > >Karen > >______________________________ > >thank you

I am finding this the best Czech name source, GO visit this page, it is in English!!!! But turn your sound down, they are playing the Bavarian "Klarinettenmuckel" on this site. Aida http://www.iarelative.com/czech/search.htm