Family History Library Ancestor Seekers are researchers at the library in SLCity. They will search the LDS collection for ancestors from USA, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Russia. Although these countries do not include CZ or CR, Bohemia or Moravia they may find data about several generations in the US or Canada with roots in those countries. German data may also include data about families expelled from Sudetenland. Fees starting at $52 apply after a free initial search. http://www.ancestorseekers.com/research/rwr/ Other professional researchers in SLC not directly associated with the library will also conduct searches. The fixed cost of a "single item search" is usually about $100 and is well worth it compared to travel and a stay in SLC to find that item yourself. Karen
I am uncertain if all list members receive the Rootsweb Review. The information below is from the latest issue. RootsWeb Review, 12 April 2006, Vol. 9, No. 15 MISSOURI DEATH CERTIFICATES The Missouri State Archives now offers the Missouri Death Certificate Database. It's a new online index and images. Currently the index covers from 1910 to 1955 and the images date from 1910 to 1920. It is at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ NEW YORK CITY BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM INDEXES The bridegroom index is for the entire city (1909-1936). The bride index is incomplete and is only for the boroughs of Bronx (1891-1937), Brooklyn (1891-1937), and Queens (1904-1937). Plans call for adding the Manhattan bride index to the online system. The Stephen P. Morse site at http://stevemorse.org/ now has cross-links between the two indexes for New York City located at the Italian Genealogy Group site at: http://www.italiangen.org/
Hello List, Is there a phone book for Moravia / Bohemia? What is the Postal codes for this area. Thank You Best regards Kurt --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.
Hello List, I am new to the list I was wondering if someone could help me? Is the area known as Moravia the same as Bohemia? What village / town in Moravia / Bohemia? would have been the home of the Prohaszka / PROHASKA family in the early 1700's? You may be aware during the Hapsburg Migration period many families recieved land in the Banat and the Batschka. Did the people in Moravia/ Mähren imigrate to these area's? This is the info I have on mine line, along with some other data. Any connections? Best regards Kurt Fillipowa OSB: P 368 Prohaszka Georg oo N. ... Marianna + 23.04.1794 (81J) + 31.03.1796 (64J) P 369 Prohaszka Franz *... um 1756 + 18.11.1791 (35J) oo 07.02.1777 (20/18J) TZ: Milla Wenzeslaus, Matuschek Matthias Wituschek Veronika *... um 1760 (2.oo Milla Georg) + 25.12.1828 (66J?) 10 Kinder: Johann * 25.03.1778 + 23.11.1781 TP: Merta Frz u Kremer Rosi Rosina * 24.09.1779 + 07.12.1798 Marianna * 28.02.1781 oo Ament Johann Franz * 07.04.1782 + 03.04.1784 Josef * 01.01.1784 oo Eschbach Theresia Franz * 29.10.1785 + 30.01.1786 Katharina * 21.01.1787 + 21.08.1787 Anna * 31.10.1788 oo Piller Georg Eva * 09.10.1790 + 10.10.1790 Nottaufe Michael * 14.09.1791 + 19.09.1791 Stader book has: 41785 PROHASZKA (Prokoczka, Prohaczky) Georg * circa 1713, +23.4.1794 in Filipowa/Batschka, spouse Marianna NN, * circa 1732, +31.3.1796; registered Vienna June 1765, from Mähren (=Moravian? - Bohemia/Mähren? or Mähren Hesse Germany? ) , to Filipova. (Batschka today part of Serbia) So George is likley his father. And Franz was likley born in Mähren. And came to the Batschka during the 2nd migration period. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravia http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/kuk_maehren.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - Other Stader book information: #41784 PROHASKA (Prohaczka) Andreas, * circa 1723, from Bohemia, +22.11.1767, in Mercydorf/Banat, spouse Barbara NN, registered Vienna 16.5.1763, ausgedienter soldier (=having completed his military service) to Mercydorf. #41786 PROHACZKA Josef, registered Vienna 13.5.1763, "ausgedienter" soldier, into Banat. [I assume this is the person Alex listed thusly but do not know what the year is meant to signify as it is not the date Stader lists for his registration in Vienna: Prohaczka Josef, 1765, (soldier) to Banat.] (next to the Batschka) #41787 PROHASZKA/PROHASKA (Proaska, Prokaß) Josef, spouse Anna N, * circa 1732, +Nov 1772 in Kernei/Batschka; registered Vienna June 1767, farmer, 2 persons, from Pesdeczi (=Bezdeci) in the Mähren area of Trübau in today's Czech Republic, to Kerneya (Kernei i). (n the Batschka) #41788 PROHASKA Mathias, registered Vienna 3.8.1785, farmer and "Bader" [dictionary says "bader" is an archaic word for a barber-surgeon] (Prussian emigrant), age 40 years, Catholic, single from Prague to Hungary. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates.
Aida: I wish to ask you to see if my names are in your lexicon. They are Heidl and Nuding. Thanks. Frank Slocum ----- Original Message ----- From: "aida kraus" <akibb1@verizon.net> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Austrio- Hungarian Empire > > Looking in my German Name Lexicon I am finding the origin of your name > Wendel (various spellings) having its roots in the Germanic Folk Tribe of > the Wandalen (Vandals). This is a very old name. It is a North German > name mostly found around Hamburg and upper Germany. In the Southern part > of Germany the name is Wendelin (area of Heilbronn) the name is recorded > for Wendel Raisch 1525, and a Wendel (Wendeling) as a carpenter in 1518 at > Alsace, and a Wendel Spreng at Fulda in 1559. Wendling is more prevalent > at Wesphalia and Hannover, and there is also a town called Wendlinghausen. > Spelled like Wendler, Wendel or Wendeler has a different meaning > altogether, as it means "Wanderer" like in "Journeyman" ( meaning a > profession). Apprentices of a craft (under their guild) became journeymen > and traveled to other Masters to hone their arts or crafts before they > could apply for a Masters Patent for themselves. The all carried > "Arbeitsbücher" which is like a passport where their place of work and the > Master (now you would call it the company) they worked under was recorded. > They had a special status for passing borders within European Countries. > They also had to earn knowledge and money being a Journeyman before > applying for a Masters Patent. > Aida Kraus > >> >> In a message dated 4/7/2006 10:10:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, >> bhoudek@swbell.net writes: >> Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria >> The Austro-Hungarian Empire, etel...... >> >> Karen, my name apparently contains two last names - Wendell - which I >> believe was or is associated with Moravia and or nearby areas within the >> Autrio-Hungarian Empire. Also my last name - Williams - may also be >> associated from another part of the knigdom or only from English/Irish >> roots ie: Son of William. How does one find these old linkages or sources >> especially since wars seem to have blotted out most resources? >> In any case you have opened a whole new field of study for me within the >> Austrio-Hungarian Empire. >> Thanks for any insight or thoughts!! >> Wendell Williams >> >> >> Wendell & Rosemary Williams >> Williams Design Studio >> 847-364-1415 phone >> wrw9501@msn.com email >> >> >> >> ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >> Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? >> Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html >> > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the > list? To browse the archives, go to: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L/ > >
Can someone please tell me what part of the Check republic the name Jerabek would be most prevalent. thanking you in advance Mary
RE: From: KarenHob@aol.com To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <342.1be8337.3167fba5@aol.com> Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fwd: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" In a message dated 4/7/2006 10:10:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, bhoudek@swbell.net writes: Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria The Austro-Hungarian Empire, etel...... Karen, my name apparently contains two last names - Wendell - which I believe was or is associated with Moravia and or nearby areas within the Autrio-Hungarian Empire. Also my last name - Williams - may also be associated from another part of the knigdom or only from English/Irish roots ie: Son of William. How does one find these old linkages or sources especially since wars seem to have blotted out most resources? In any case you have opened a whole new field of study for me within the Austrio-Hungarian Empire. Thanks for any insight or thoughts!! Wendell Williams Wendell & Rosemary Williams Williams Design Studio 847-364-1415 phone wrw9501@msn.com email
Looking in my German Name Lexicon I am finding the origin of your name Wendel (various spellings) having its roots in the Germanic Folk Tribe of the Wandalen (Vandals). This is a very old name. It is a North German name mostly found around Hamburg and upper Germany. In the Southern part of Germany the name is Wendelin (area of Heilbronn) the name is recorded for Wendel Raisch 1525, and a Wendel (Wendeling) as a carpenter in 1518 at Alsace, and a Wendel Spreng at Fulda in 1559. Wendling is more prevalent at Wesphalia and Hannover, and there is also a town called Wendlinghausen. Spelled like Wendler, Wendel or Wendeler has a different meaning altogether, as it means "Wanderer" like in "Journeyman" ( meaning a profession). Apprentices of a craft (under their guild) became journeymen and traveled to other Masters to hone their arts or crafts before they could apply for a Masters Patent for themselves. The all carried "Arbeitsbücher" which is like a passport where their place of work and the Master (now you would call it the company) they worked under was recorded. They had a special status for passing borders within European Countries. They also had to earn knowledge and money being a Journeyman before applying for a Masters Patent. Aida Kraus > > In a message dated 4/7/2006 10:10:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, > bhoudek@swbell.net writes: > Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria > The Austro-Hungarian Empire, etel...... > > Karen, my name apparently contains two last names - Wendell - which I > believe was or is associated with Moravia and or nearby areas within the > Autrio-Hungarian Empire. Also my last name - Williams - may also be > associated from another part of the knigdom or only from English/Irish > roots ie: Son of William. How does one find these old linkages or sources > especially since wars seem to have blotted out most resources? > In any case you have opened a whole new field of study for me within the > Austrio-Hungarian Empire. > Thanks for any insight or thoughts!! > Wendell Williams > > > Wendell & Rosemary Williams > Williams Design Studio > 847-364-1415 phone > wrw9501@msn.com email > > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html >
In a message dated 4/7/2006 10:10:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, bhoudek@swbell.net writes: Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria The Austro-Hungarian Empire included several "crownlands" or provinces. The kingdom of Bohemia (included the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia -- Boehmen und Maehren) and the German Egerland / Elbogen which had been taken over by the Bohemian King around 1232 when the Bavarian King forfeited on a loan for which he had used the Egerland as colateral. The Duchy of Austrian Silesia (Schlesien) Earlier the Bohemian crown had also ruled Lusatia and a much larger part of Silesia but those territories were lost during the Seven Years War with Frederick the Great of Prussia. The crownlanda of Galicia -- Galizien -- (I don't know if that was a kingdom, duchy or what) and Bukowina AFTER the partitions of Poland. The kingdom of Hungary (Ungarn) The crownland of Siebenburgen (Transylvania) The hereditary Austrian Duchy which included the north and south Tirol and Carinthia The crownlands of Lombardy (the Duke of Lombardy married Maria Theresa, queen of the Austrian crownlands) and Venice (Venezia) in northern Italy Istria and all of the Adriatic eastern coastline through Dalmatia. I hope I have not left something out. As time passed Austria lost control of Lombardy first and then of Venezia (1866) in Italy. The Austriajn Emperor was also the Holy Roman Emperor until the early 1800s (1806-09) when the Holy Roman Empire ended after Napoleon conqured Germany and forced the Austrian Kaiser to give up that title. However he kept the title "Kaiser" (Emperor) as the ruler of the "Austrian Empire". Study a Historical Atlas of Europe from the year 1000 on to understand the organization of the Austrian Empire over time. Look for a TIME LINE of the Austrian Empire on the Internet and study that as you look at the maps. The ruler of the Austrian Duchy was also the King or Queen of Bohemia (hereditary title since about 1625 if I remember correctly), and King or Queen of Hungary. So he / she wore at least three crowns. In 1866-68 the Austrian Empire became the Austro-Hungarian dual Monarcy -- the kindgoms of Austria and Hungary. The Austrian kingdom included all of the western parts of the old empire (without Italyian provinces) and Galicia. The Hungarian kingdom included Hungary and Transylvania (Siebenburgen) and some territory that later became Yugoslavia. Residents of all the Austrian crownlands were Austrian citizens. At the end of WWar I the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy ended. Austria then became the smaller Republic of Austria it is today and Hungary became the smaller country that it is today. Czechoslovakia was created out of the old kingdom of Bohemia (with Moravia) and the northern part of Hungary that had a large Slovak population. Yugoslavia was created out of Serbia-Croatia-Slovenia-Bosnia and Dalmatia. It is very important to know the history of your ancestral lands before you start your family genealogy. There are many summary histories on the Internet. It is also important to know the German and English spellings of the names of ancestral crownlands as well as the modern name of the same area (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine). Karen
At one point in history, Bohemia was a part of the Kingdom of Austria. (do not have the dates). As an example, I have a copy of a document dated April 1, 1779 where my ancestor bought his farm from the King. He paid a Mr. Jan Alois Kolbe, the King's deponent in the Czech Kingdom certain monies and indebted himself to the King for certain sums and work commitment. Koeningreich is German for Kingdom. Perhaps more than you wanted. Bill Houdek ----- Original Message ----- From: "MaryJo" <maryjo@jandjglass.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fwd: >I have this same title from information at ...????.....LDS maybe...can >anyone tell me - what does the Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria >mean?? > > Thanks! > Mary Jo > ------ Original Message ------ > From: Paula Goblirsch <paulagoblirsch@gmail.com> > Date: Friday, April 7th, 2006 8:33 AM CDT > To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fwd: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: JayDee <jaydee_2000@mhcable.com> > Date: Apr 6, 2006 10:47 AM > Subject: > To: german-bohemian-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > I am looking for the surnames Hons and Reisinger both from . Please send > me in the right direction. My email > is deborahmattingly@yahoo.com. Thank you > > > ==== 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 > > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the > list? To browse the archives, go to: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L/ >
I have this same title from information at ...????.....LDS maybe...can anyone tell me - what does the Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria mean?? Thanks! Mary Jo ------ Original Message ------ From: Paula Goblirsch <paulagoblirsch@gmail.com> Date: Friday, April 7th, 2006 8:33 AM CDT To: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fwd: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: JayDee <jaydee_2000@mhcable.com> Date: Apr 6, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: To: german-bohemian-l-request@rootsweb.com I am looking for the surnames Hons and Reisinger both from . Please send me in the right direction. My email is deborahmattingly@yahoo.com. Thank you ==== 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
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: JayDee <jaydee_2000@mhcable.com> Date: Apr 6, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: To: german-bohemian-l-request@rootsweb.com I am looking for the surnames Hons and Reisinger both from Boehmen, Koenigreich, Austria. Please send me in the right direction. My email is deborahmattingly@yahoo.com. Thank you
From: http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2006/Art/0406/news1.php Flood weary Capital city's flood plan put into action; other regions hit hardest since 2002 By Kristina Alda and Iva Skochová Staff Writers, The Prague Post April 05, 2006 Eva Quietonová sits along a flood barrier opposite her neighbors' flooded house in Melník, 30 kilometers north of Prague, March 31. The country continues to be on flood alert after rivers, swollen from rain and melting snow, washed into towns and villages nationwide, forcing thousands of people out of their homes. At least eight people have died so far in connection with the floods, which for many brought back bad memories of the disastrous flooding that hit in 2002. Prague was largely spared this time, while other communities — from Znojmo, in south Moravia, where 10,000 were evacuated, to Melník and Ústí nad Labem, north Bohemia — suffered extensive damage. In some parts of the country, whole villages have been underwater. At press time, waters were receding in the eastern part of the country, but still rising in the north. The government had announced a state of emergency to last until April 10 in seven regions: South Bohemia, Central Bohemia, Ústí, Pardubice, South Moravia, Olomouc and Zlín. "It's getting pretty depressing," said Bohumil Kaplan, 60, a lifelong resident of Ústí, standing in his backyard as his basement flooded. "We're all exhausted." Officials estimate that damage could be in the billions of crowns. The government is promising 380 million Kc ($16 million) in aid to help hard-hit regions rebuild. The U.S. Embassy in Prague is promising additional aid; U.S. Ambassador William Cabaniss expected to meet with Prime Minister Jirí Paroubek in the next few weeks to set an amount. But despite the promises, the government is facing criticism from residents in flooded areas who say it has not done enough to protect vulnerable areas. Political finger-pointing has ensued, with national and regional leaders each saying the other has botched the response. Prague prepared Damage in Prague was a far cry from 2002, when the Vltava River flooded, causing 25 billion Kc worth of damage in Karlín and much of Malá Strana. Emergency authorities put up anti-flood barriers, prepared after the 2002 floods, along the banks of the Vltava and pumped water from the Certovka stream that runs along Kampa Island. Some playgrounds and riverside cafes were underwater. "It definitely brought back memories of 2002," said Oldrich Klegr, a shift commander at Prague's Central Fire Station. "But we are much better prepared this time — at least when it comes to Prague. I can't say the same for the rest of the country." About 90 people in the capital, mostly in the Zbraslav area of Prague 5, had to evacuate. Kampa residents and business owners, still haunted by memories of 2002, when most of the island was underwater, didn't have to leave this time. But if Prague was better prepared, it seems the rest of the country was not, with low-lying areas in south Bohemia and Moravia suffering the most. Some towns had not invested in anti-flood measures at all, saying they lacked the money to do so. Residents in these regions are complaining bitterly, saying that in the past four years the government was only willing to invest money into protecting Prague. Promises broken In Ústí, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Prague, Jirí Bružek, 72, stood in the backyard of his house on Strekovské nábreží and watched water from the swollen Labe River pour into his neighbors' first-floor apartments. In 2002, Bružek's gray stucco house suffered extensive damage. This time it looked like it would escape the worst of the flooding. But he was still angry. The government, he said, "promised us so much. But it's always about the money, isn't it? They're always more willing to spend money on Prague. It always has to be about Prague." Ústí was one of the hardest-hit cities in the country. Some 424 people were forced to evacuate, and officials set up an emergency shelter on the city's outskirts where 45 people took refuge. Newly restored homes In Melník, where the Vltava River joins the Labe 30 kilometers north of Prague, Eva Quietonová, resigned and exhausted, sat on a levee of sandbags, watching the river spill over its banks uncomfortably close to her house. Quietonová and other residents of Prístavní street saw their homes damaged in the 2002 floods and had just finished renovating them, painting many of them in bright pastels. Life, it seemed, was just getting back to normal. "They say that we won't have to evacuate this time," she said. "But I don't trust them. We are packed." The Labe is expected to continue to rise in Melník — waters had reached 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) above the emergency flood level March 31. Two homes have so far been evacuated. Jarmila Kelnerová, another Melník resident, had tears in her eyes just at the thought of moving. "I am 74 years old. I can't imagine living anyplace else," she said. Fortunately, her house is four blocks from the water and is likely to be spared.
----- Original Message ----- From: "aida kraus" <akibb1@verizon.net> To: "aida kraus" <akibb1@verizon.net> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 3:53 PM Subject: Elbe flooded > Here is a link to pictures of the rising waters in Germany. Dresden is a > bit downriver from Aussig (Usti nad Labem). Click on the arrows for a > slide show on the website of the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" > http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/bildstrecke/35/72962/p0/?img=3.2#bild > Aida > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <KarenHob@aol.com> > To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 3:00 PM > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Elbe valley flooded in CR > > >> From: http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2006/Art/0406/news1.php >> >> Flood weary >> >> Capital city's flood plan put into action; other regions hit hardest >> since >> 2002 >> >> By Kristina Alda >> and Iva Skochová >> Staff Writers, The Prague Post >> April 05, 2006 >> >> Eva Quietonová sits along a flood barrier opposite her neighbors' flooded >> house in Melník, 30 kilometers north of Prague, March 31. >> >> The country continues to be on flood alert after rivers, swollen from >> rain >> and melting snow, washed into towns and villages nationwide, forcing >> thousands >> of people out of their homes. At least eight people have died so far in >> connection with the floods, which for many brought back bad memories of >> the >> disastrous flooding that hit in 2002. >> >> Prague was largely spared this time, while other communities — from >> Znojmo, >> in south Moravia, where 10,000 were evacuated, to Melník and Ústí nad >> Labem, >> north Bohemia — suffered extensive damage. In some parts of the country, >> whole >> villages have been underwater. >> >> At press time, waters were receding in the eastern part of the country, >> but >> still rising in the north. The government had announced a state of >> emergency to >> last until April 10 in seven regions: South Bohemia, Central Bohemia, >> Ústí, >> Pardubice, South Moravia, Olomouc and Zlín. >> >> "It's getting pretty depressing," said Bohumil Kaplan, 60, a lifelong >> resident of Ústí, standing in his backyard as his basement flooded. >> "We're >> all >> exhausted." >> >> Officials estimate that damage could be in the billions of crowns. The >> government is promising 380 million Kc ($16 million) in aid to help >> hard-hit regions >> rebuild. The U.S. Embassy in Prague is promising additional aid; U.S. >> Ambassador William Cabaniss expected to meet with Prime Minister Jirí >> Paroubek in the >> next few weeks to set an amount. >> >> But despite the promises, the government is facing criticism from >> residents >> in flooded areas who say it has not done enough to protect vulnerable >> areas. >> Political finger-pointing has ensued, with national and regional leaders >> each >> saying the other has botched the response. >> >> >> Prague prepared >> >> Damage in Prague was a far cry from 2002, when the Vltava River flooded, >> causing 25 billion Kc worth of damage in Karlín and much of Malá Strana. >> >> Emergency authorities put up anti-flood barriers, prepared after the 2002 >> floods, along the banks of the Vltava and pumped water from the Certovka >> stream >> that runs along Kampa Island. >> >> Some playgrounds and riverside cafes were underwater. >> >> "It definitely brought back memories of 2002," said Oldrich Klegr, a >> shift >> commander at Prague's Central Fire Station. "But we are much better >> prepared >> this time — at least when it comes to Prague. I can't say the same for >> the >> rest >> of the country." >> >> About 90 people in the capital, mostly in the Zbraslav area of Prague 5, >> had >> to evacuate. Kampa residents and business owners, still haunted by >> memories of >> 2002, when most of the island was underwater, didn't have to leave this >> time. >> >> But if Prague was better prepared, it seems the rest of the country was >> not, >> with low-lying areas in south Bohemia and Moravia suffering the most. >> Some >> towns had not invested in anti-flood measures at all, saying they lacked >> the >> money to do so. >> >> Residents in these regions are complaining bitterly, saying that in the >> past >> four years the government was only willing to invest money into >> protecting >> Prague. >> >> >> Promises broken >> >> In Ústí, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Prague, Jirí Bružek, >> 72, >> stood in the backyard of his house on Strekovské nábreží and watched >> water >> from >> the swollen Labe River pour into his neighbors' first-floor apartments. >> >> In 2002, Bružek's gray stucco house suffered extensive damage. This time >> it >> looked like it would escape the worst of the flooding. But he was still >> angry. >> >> The government, he said, "promised us so much. But it's always about the >> money, isn't it? They're always more willing to spend money on Prague. It >> always >> has to be about Prague." >> >> Ústí was one of the hardest-hit cities in the country. Some 424 people >> were >> forced to evacuate, and officials set up an emergency shelter on the >> city's >> outskirts where 45 people took refuge. >> >> Newly restored homes >> >> In Melník, where the Vltava River joins the Labe 30 kilometers north of >> Prague, Eva Quietonová, resigned and exhausted, sat on a levee of >> sandbags, >> watching the river spill over its banks uncomfortably close to her house. >> >> Quietonová and other residents of Prístavní street saw their homes >> damaged >> in >> the 2002 floods and had just finished renovating them, painting many of >> them >> in bright pastels. Life, it seemed, was just getting back to normal. >> >> "They say that we won't have to evacuate this time," she said. "But I >> don't >> trust them. We are packed." >> >> The Labe is expected to continue to rise in Melník — waters had reached >> 1.4 >> meters (4.6 feet) above the emergency flood level March 31. Two homes >> have >> so >> far been evacuated. >> >> Jarmila Kelnerová, another Melník resident, had tears in her eyes just at >> the >> thought of moving. >> >> "I am 74 years old. I can't imagine living anyplace else," she said. >> Fortunately, her house is four blocks from the water and is likely to be >> spared. >> >> >> ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >> Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the >> list? To browse the archives, go to: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L/ >> >
From Rootsweb Review: The next National Census of Canada is scheduled to take place Tuesday, 16 May 2006. For the first time in the 340 years censuses have been conducted in the territory that was destined to become Canada, respondents will be asked to provide consent for the release of information they provide -- 92 years after collection. Until now, no such consent was required. Only if you mark "YES" to this question will your personal information be made public later. If you mark "NO" or leave the answer blank, your personal information will never be made publicly available. According to Gordon A. Watts, of British Columbia, and the co-chair of the Canada Census Committee, "Inclusion of this 'informed consent' provision was the price forced upon genealogists and historians seeking to regain public access to Historic Census records to which existing legislation already stated we were entitled. "We had been advised that unless this provision was accepted the government would not present the Bill (S-18) to end our seven-year campaign to regain public access to Historic Census records in accordance with provisions of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts. On Census Day -- 16 May -- make sure you answer YES to allow your information to be made available to your descendants in 2098." See: "Gordon Watts Reports" at http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm * * *
Hi Linda, ON 04/03/2006, Linda Therkelsen wrote: > Congratulations! I was CERTAIN you needed to talk to Gerhard! > I am so happy to hear that has worked out. > Just a comment about all of our G-B genealogy family... I helped Gerhard > a few months ago (with not quite as happy a result)... now he has helped > you. I knew he would, but he has been most generous with his time. In > fact, he is probably excited that he has probably another distant > American relative. But someday, I hope you will be in a position to help > someone else. Linda It certainly appears as though Gerhard is just as excited as we are. We've been exchanging copies of documents, photos, gedcoms etc. At this rate, we may overload the internet. ;-) I certainly am willing to help someone else, if/when a question arises that I might be able tom help with. I'll be listening (lurking, I think it is called) until something comes along that I'm familiar with. Don Feldbruegge
Hello Karen: It would indeed be a tragedy if the S.D. vital records were not available for those of us interested in our family research. As we all know, most politicians, just as most people, probably are not interested in their family history at any point in time. That does not mean that there are not enough of us that are interested, and would like access to them, from time to time. As a native of South Dakota, born, raised, and graduated from USD, with many of my family and relatives, still living in S.D., we certainly would like to continue to have access, just as any other family would. Having been gone for over 40 years, remembering my roots, and researching my family, is a lot of fun, a great pasttime, and very mentally stimulating. When anyone gets started in this great hobby, the #1 hobby in the world today, they will get hooked like the rest of us. It is just like chocolate! You will like it a lot! If my friend, Governor Bill Janklow, was still the Governor, I would contact him personally about this, but since he is not there, and I don't know if I know anyone else in state government, I can't do much about this situation from St. Louis. Karen, I hope you can rally the troops, so to speak, and march on the "state house"!! That seems to be the only way that politicians respond today! Good luck to all of my South Dakota brothers and sisters, fight the fight, and don't let them run over you! Your voice is just as important as theirs. If you get enough voices, you can make a lot of noise! Maybe, then they will listen. Jack Knott formerly of Mobridge, SD, SDSM&T, @ USD Phone: 314-265-7778 Fax: 636-352-0181 jknott41@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <KarenHob@aol.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:11 PM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] South Dakota''s records access law > An article in the Madison newspaper about South Dakota's > cloture of vital records is at: > > http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1302&dept_id=181990&newsid=16363742&PAG > =461&rfi=9 > > It appears that a membership card in a genealogical society is needed > to get access. > > 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 > >
ProQuest has ties with Factiva.com - an institutional database management system. There may be a link to Factiva Search at a library providing access to ProQuest. Richard Eastman recommends that Factiva Search is the preferred search engine when using ProQuest. He says: "Factiva Search 2.0 delivers superior results displayed with interactive charts that are so easy-to-use - everyone can find what they're looking for. ..." I found this information about Factiva: http://www.proquest.co.uk/products/factiva.html http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb060116-2.shtml Those sites provide a little bit of information about using that search engine. The UK website may be worth printing out for reference when using Factiva at a library. Karen
There was a settlement of Scandinavians that involved the eastern part of Severance Township in Minnesota (on the north side of the Minnesota River near New Ulm). I don't know if they were Norwegian or Swede. For those whose German-bohemian ancestorsmixed with Norwegians, there is advice about searching for Norwegian ancestors at Norway in the US website: http://www.norway.org/News/archive/1996/199610ancestor.htm Karen
from: http://announcements.eogn.com/2006/03/proquest_introd.html March 25, 2006 ProQuest introduces new Genealogy Center The following is an announcement from ProQuest Information and Learning: ProQuest Information and Learning introduced its new Genealogy Center program at the Public Library Association's biennial conference. Genealogy Center resources allow libraries to pick and choose from ProQuest's genealogy databases to create a resource tailored to its community's needs. Among the choices are ProQuest's HeritageQuest Online and Ancestry Library Edition--which provide such research as census data and vital records--as well as other "clue-rich" databases of newspapers, maps, military records, and archival magazines. .......snip..... ProQuest has also announced ProQuest Obituaries (tentative title), offering access to obituaries and death notices from national newspapers dating back to 1851. ProQuest Obituaries enables users to find ancestors and historical figures, and to trace their family histories through a database of more than 10 million names. ProQuest Obituaries will provide obituaries and death notices in image format from The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Constitution, The Boston Globe, and The Chicago Defender. ProQuest Obituaries will launch in the summer of 2006. The first release of ProQuest Obituaries will focus on historical records, and will then grow to include over 150 current newspapers. ProQuest Information and Learning has expanded its newspaper digitization program with content and the addition of new titles. ProQuest Newsstand now features additional regional and local current newspapers, and ProQuest Historical Newspapers now include additional years of coverage. The new regional and local titles added to ProQuest Newsstand include: Evening Sun (PA); Salina Journal (KS); Savannah Morning News (GA); and Northwest Florida Daily News (FL). ProQuest Newsstand consists of more than 500 current newspapers; 350 papers are available in full-text. Libraries can customize newspaper packages with content relevant to their patrons. The company has also announced a partnership with Naxos, a provider of music sound recordings on the Web, to offer an integration of music sound files within a music reference database. The agreement will allow mutual users of Naxos Music Library and Chadwyck-Healey International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) to access sound recordings of music, composers, or artists referenced or reviewed in the IIMP abstracts and articles. Users will be able to access periodical content from IIMP and go directly into Naxos Music Library to listen to the music, composer, or artist referenced or reviewed in the IIMP abstracts and articles. Entire CDs and individual tracks are available. In addition ProQuest is licensing composer information, glossary, pronunciation guide, music fundamental terms (definitions), and opera synopses from Naxos.