In a message dated 3/28/2006 8:28:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, KarenHob@aol.com writes: The PBS list is "Polish Border Surnames". It covers mostly Galicia, Bukowinva and parts of Prussian Silesia. ------------------- The PBS list should also cover the area once known as Gratz. Karen

In a message dated 3/28/2006 1:02:48 PM Mountain Standard Time, scenmkr106@wowway.com writes: Who/what is the "PBS List"? The PBS list is "Polish Border Surnames". It covers mostly Galicia, Bukowinva and parts of Prussian Silesia. Karen

A very BIG THANK YOU for the very Loooooong List of Ports! Much appreciated!!! I plan to share this with our CAGG Group when we next meet (That's "Cleveland Area Genealogy Group") on the third Saturday of the month. Who/what is the "PBS List"? I surely want to give credit all way 'round on this! Jo Davis ----- Original SNIPPET Message ----- From: <KarenHob@aol.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:58 PM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] US Ports of immigration other than Ellis Is., Castle Garden > Cross posted from the PBS list: > > Here is a VERY long list of various US ports used by immigrants. > They are alphabetical by state. ..................

http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060325/NEWS01/603250334/1001/o pinion Published March 25, 2006 [ From the Lansing State Journal ] Finding family: State genealogists gain high-tech tools By Hugh Leach Lansing State Journal ....snip... Genealogy, by some accounts, has become the second most popular hobby in the United States. The Internet has made investigating the past easier than ever. "In lots of areas, the Internet is a very appropriate way of doing research," said Randy Riley, special collections manager at the Library of Michigan. "Things you used to have to go to the Library of Congress to get, you can now access through the Internet." The Library of Michigan will offer a free seminar devoted to Internet research and online genealogical resources from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 1. Initially, Riley said, many genealogists were afraid of using computer technology to aid in their quest. But that has changed. "Now genealogists are probably the most computer-savvy people in the library," he said. While the Internet provides valuable clues and shortcuts to finding information, often more work is needed. "You still need to prove things," said Ruth Lewis, a professional genealogist who also volunteers at the library. "But the Internet has been very useful to me." Such important resources as census data, military service records and immigration records are just a few mouse clicks away. Both Lewis and Betty Klaviter, another professional genealogist, praised the staff at the Library of Michigan for its knowledge and willingness to help genealogists, whether they are just beginning the hobby or are experienced. Klaviter, who has done genealogical research in England, Ireland and New York City among other places, also spoke highly of the library itself. "There's nothing like coming home," she said. "The library is user-friendly, it's in a gorgeous setting, and the research materials are wonderful." Although many genealogists are retired people, Riley said he has noticed younger people becoming interested. Sometimes, grandparents come to the genealogy section with their grandchildren. "I believe that genealogists should publish their findings," he said. "With computers it's possible to self-publish. Too many times the material doesn't get published, and a life's work gets tossed out when the genealogist dies." Contact Hugh Leach at 377-1119 or hleach@lsj.com.

http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3384-9,00.html Unlocking the Vault: Conversion to Digital Records is Progressing By Brittany Karford, Church Magazines Members may not have to wonder what lies behind the 14-ton vault door at the Church's Granite Mountain Vault Records (GMRV) facility for much longer. In as little as 10 years, much of its genealogical collection may be at their fingertips. The billions of names preserved on microfilmed records at the vault are being converted to digital images that can eventually be viewed online at FamilySearch.org and ultimately searched in and linked to an online index. The process of digitizing the microfilm is now faster than ever through a “bleeding edge” technology system called FamilySearch™ Scanning. “I call it unlocking the vault,” says Heath Nielson, the program’s lead software engineer. “I cannot wait for the day when accessibility to these records becomes available to all.” When that day comes, the records will be available to everyone, both Latter-day Saints and the public—“God's children everywhere”—according to the project team. And for those researching family history under either title, it will mean no more microfilm, and no more eyes strained from looking at film under dim light. The vision, says Brent Thompson, director of records preservation, is that in the future members in Lima, Peru, who now wait up to six or eight weeks for microfilm, will be able to go to a family history center or anywhere with Internet access and look at records with the click of a button. It is a giant first step toward putting most of the family history collection of the GMRV online. Online images and indexes of birth, marriage, and death records from all over the world may altogether change how family history work is done. Currently, only a minority of members pursue family history work, but the accessibility enabled through FamilySearch Scanning will make it simple for anyone with Internet access to get involved. Brother Thompson believes they will, though at first he didn’t dream digitizing the collection would be possible. “I couldn't imagine it possible in my lifetime,” he says. “I couldn't imagine it possible in my children’s lifetime.” At the rate they were going prior to the FamilySearch Scanning technology, it was estimated that it would take 120 years to convert applicable films to digital. That same projection is now less than 30 years, perhaps sooner with planned expansions of additional scanners. The team that couldn't fathom living to see the end result will now be the team that will someday complete the digitizing process. So how does it work? One vault worker loads rolls of film into a pod of scanners and presses “Go”. The scanner then takes one comprehensive video picture and transfers that continuous file to another computer, where an application analyzes the contrast of the ribbon for quality and splits each frame into individual JPEGs (a digital file of an image). To finish, a good pair of eyes reviews the job and processes the newly created JPEGs. The digital images are then readied for use by the Church's online indexing program, where volunteers over time will help extract the birth, marriage, and death information from the im ages to create free searchable indexes online (like the 1880 U.S., 1880 Canada, and 1881 British Censuses currently found at FamilySearch.org). This is a great improvement over the process used just a little more than a year ago, where one person had to be present throughout the entire process, manually scrutinizing each frame. Through three to four feet of film, one technician would adjust the light and contrast with the film density changes, watching every image come across the screen and cutting it out. “We thought, ‘How can we apply computer technology to save these poor people's eyes?’ ” explains Derek Dobson, product manager. “And how can we more quickly convert these microfilms to digital images so people can access them more readily on the Internet?” Enter Heath Nielson and a team of engineers. Not only does the computer system they developed speed the process up, but by taking the frames on a continuous file, it retains the contextual information of each slide as a piece of a whole. “In the computer, it’s not piecemeal. You can look at a single frame next to its neighbors, and it tells you something about it,” Brother Nielson says. Also, with the manual process there was no way of knowing if they had missed an image, something that is not a factor with the continuous file. Though the technology is not entirely novel, their ability to act and the Church's ability to execute and implement the technology for its intended purposes makes them pioneers in the field. Yet setting the program into motion has not been without its glitches. “It's something I still feel fervently about,” Brother Nielson says. “I knew that if this was something we needed to do, there would be a way provided.” And there was. In the hard and frustrating times, he said they would find just what mechanism they needed and receive help from specific individuals just when they needed it—one step at a time. On just four scanners, they have tripled output—yet they’ve still only completed four percent of the targeted films at the vault, and more films are coming in. This year alone, they expect to acquire an additional 28,000, says Wayne Crosby, general manager of GMVR. They have a lot of work to do. The good news is they are two to three years away from completing the transition from microfilm cameras to digital cameras. When this transition is complete, only the existing microfilm collection will need to be converted to digital. Film and microfiche will continue to be stored in the vault, even after their digital conversion. “The polyester film lasts 300 to 500 years and will continue to be used for long-term preservation,“ Brother Crosby explains, noting that the digitizing of the records is to make them more accessible to family history researchers, not to make preservation easier. And so it's back into the long, chilly corridors deep within Granite Mountain for not only the polyester films, but the new digital records as well. There they will reside in one of six 190-foot long rooms. About 1 million rolls of film are held in each vault, maintained at a constant 55 degrees and 30 percent humidity, ideal for preservation. From the doorway, the row after row of monstrous file cabinets creates the impression of having fallen into Alice and Wonderland and stepped into a strange office where filing cabinets stretch from floor to ceiling. But the vault where the digital images are stored is for the most part empty (One DVD can hold up to 4 digitized microfilms). A few short cabinets hold what's been converted so far, and the expansiveness of the room whispers of a future when it will be filled. When that day comes, most members will be able to access the digital images of the films anywhere they have Internet access—from their homes or local Family History Center—through the Church’s genealogical Web site, http://www.familysearch.org; and the staff at GMVR won't be bundling in their coats as often to retrieve fiche and film. “Think how easy that will be,” says Paul Nauta, public relations manager for the Family and Church History Department. “In the future individuals anywhere in the world through the Internet will be able to search the majority of the GMRV’s film collection and the billions of names currently hidden in them—all from the convenience of their homes or family history center.” “Won't it be nice if in between naps and playing with my children, I can jump on the Internet and do family history research,” says Brother Nielson. “This technology is the answer to our hopes, our dreams, and our prayers,” Brother Thompson adds. He smiles, looking out one of the main office windows—or rather, a giant half-dome portal that opens the granite slab to the north-facing alpine slope across the canyon. About to step out of the paper-and-film world that has shaped his profession, he reflects on the mountainside. “What a view,” he says, “and what a great resource this is for the Church. What an inspiration it was to build this facility in a solid wall of granite.”

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/03/americas_geneal.html#mo re Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter March 19, 2006 America's GenealogyBank I have just learned that a major new online service for genealogists will be announced formally later this week. I managed to get an advance copy of the announcement and then discussed it with the manager in charge of this new genealogy database. I thought I would give newsletter readers advance notice of this new service. The new online database will contain images of millions of documents of genealogical interest. Ninety-nine percent of these documents have never been available before in electronic format, and perhaps 50% of the documents have not even been available on microfilm. Many have never been available in any format other than the original paper documents, if you could find them. Now these millions of documents will be available to everyone in a new online database that will contain the equivalent of 100,000 books, fully indexed and searchable by every word. You will be able to see images of the original documents on your computer screen. Picture this: you enter a genealogy library containing 100,000 books, and you can search all the books simultaneously, finding any word or phrase in any book within seconds. You can then retrieve all the listed books and view them on a computer screen within a few more seconds. Best of all, that computer screen is in your home. You do not need to leave home to access this vast resource. The "genealogy library" with 100,000 books is in your living room. The new database will contain many thousands of genealogy books, obituaries, biographies, military records, marriage notices, local histories, and more. All this data is indexed and searchable by every word. You can search all the documents from one search page and locate all documents of interest within seconds. I have not yet seen the user interface, but I have been assured that it is fast, accurate and very intuitive. NewsBank is a company that is well-known to historians and librarians but not as well known within the genealogy community. For several years, NewsBank has provided subscribing libraries with online databases containing the following: Early American Newspaper Collection (scanned images of old American newspapers) America's Obituaries U.S. & World Newspaper Collections American State Papers Early American Imprints (1639-1819) The U.S. Congressional Serial Set NewsBank has been one of the best-kept secrets within genealogy. While librarians and historians usually are aware of the company's services, the company has never received much publicity amongst genealogists. A few knowledgeable genealogists have known about the great resources provided by NewsBank. A number of genealogy libraries already provide access to NewsBank's present services to members and library patrons. In most cases, you have to visit a subscribing library in person to access the NewsBank databases. A very few genealogy libraries offer in-home access to NewsBank. The new "America's GenealogyBank" service from NewsBank will add millions of new documents to the available services and then will make these documents available to a much wider audience than ever before. The new service will include the following collections: Books, Pamphlets and Broadsides, 1639-1922 Thousands of genealogy books plus biographies, funeral sermons, local histories, city directories and similar works published in America before 1923 Newspapers, 1690-1922 More than 1,000 American newspapers, including titles from all 50 states Government Publications, 1789-1980 The entire American State Papers and selections from the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, such as service records, casualty lists, widow's requests, pension claims, and more Archive of Americana Published by Readex, a division of NewsBank, Inc. This family of historical collections includes books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents, and ephemera printed in America. Early American Newspapers, Series I: 1690-1876 Hundreds of historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's authoritative bibliography and in additional subsequent bibliographies. The new database will contain images of the original newspapers, not simply bibliographic citations. Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other imprints listed in the renowned bibliography by Charles Evans. Again, the new database will contain images of the original newspapers, not simply bibliographic citations. Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 Books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other imprints listed in the distinguished bibliography by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker. Again, the new database will contain images of the original newspapers, not simply bibliographic citations. American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I Broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900 American State Papers, 1789-1838 Legislative and executive documents, many originating from the important period between 1789 and the beginning of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set in 1817 U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 Reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes I'll repeat this one more time as it is important: the new database will contain scanned images of all of these documents, completely indexed and searchable by every word! You will be able to view images of the original documents on your own computer screen. These documents range in size from many thousands of one-page printed items (funeral cards, announcements, etc.) up to the 13,800-volume U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Most of the smaller items have never been microfilmed or scanned until now. In tens of thousands of cases, the only method to obtain the information in the past was to personally visit a repository where each document was stored and to look at the originals. The new America's GenealogyBank will revolutionize that access. Another big piece of this week's upcoming announcement will concern the availability of these databases. In the past, NewsBank always has offered its services only to libraries, not to individuals. If you want to access the big databases today, you need to visit a library that subscribes to NewsBank's services. There may or may not be such a library near you. A few libraries do offer remote, in-home access to library patrons. The new "America's GenealogyBank" will change that business practice. For the first time, NewsBank will be offering its services to the general public. Private individuals will now be able to purchase their own subscriptions to America's GenealogyBank and access it from home or from any other Internet-connected computer, or even while traveling down the road if using a wireless Internet connection. Pricing has not yet been announced, but company officials have said that the cost of an individual subscription will be "competitive." NewsBank expects to attract thousands of individual subscribers as well as libraries, historical societies, and genealogical societies. "America's GenealogyBank" will be officially announced later this week at the PLA Conference in Boston. I was able to obtain an advance copy of the announcement for this article. While the new service will be announced this week, it will not be available to subscribers until the fourth quarter of this year, possibly very late in the fourth quarter. When that happens, I hope to write a "hands on" report. I believe this will be a very exciting new service for genealogists, historians, social scientists, and others. In the meantime, keep an eye on http://www.newsbank.com. As I write these words, the site does not yet have any mention of America's GenealogyBank. I expect the official announcement will appear on the site later this week. Posted by Dick Eastman on March 19, 2006 | Permalink Comments One quick correction: That should be the PLA (Public Library Association) Conference in Boston, not ALA. Posted by: Drew Smith | March 19, 2006 at 10:17 PM Great news! This Newsbank offering is likely to raise the bar in all scanned historical resource offerings with features that include the comprehensive collections, sub-category and date range search features, bibliographic references, as well as hot links to related items. Preview those currently available on site at your own regional library or archives listed at http://readex.com/features/custlist_aa.html - or those with current online memberships, such as Godfrey Memorial Library and New England Historic Genealogical Society for the Early American Newspaper segment - just a sample for these great Newsbank resources!

http://announcements.eogn.com/2006/03/proquest_introd.html Richard Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter 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. 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. There's nothing else like it - try it today. 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.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1302&dept_id=181990&newsid=16363742&PAG =461&rfi=9 Madison Daily Leader Editorial: State officials rushed to judgment on open records By KEITH JENSEN, Associate Publisher 03/23/2006 If it weren't true, it would be funny -- but the reasons used by public officials who pushed closing records of marriage licenses, births and deaths to public view are ludicrous. Readers need some background first: The state's vital records law was amended in 2005 over concerns that public records might enable terrorist activities. The original version of the bill would have closed the records to anybody other than the person in the document. But criticism arose and a compromise was reached between Health Department officials and the state's newspaper and genealogical associations, which ensured that the public still could get non-certified informational copies. No mention was made in the law of indexes, so state officials interpreted that as meaning they were closed. The state genealogist organization, which uses the indexes to research family tree information, was concerned over that and cut a deal with the Health Department to make the indexes available to members of the S.D. Genealogical Society members. What a farce! "Quite frankly, it isn't very hard to get a card from the genealogy association," admitted Kathleen Mueller, state registrar, in defending the closure. No kidding! How about the members of, let's say, the Farmers Union. They need to cut a deal, too! The S.D. Newspaper Association was offered the same deal, but wisely declined. David Bordewyk, general manager of SDNA, said it would not be proper to provide privileged access to members of the media. "If it is a public record, then that's just what it is," said Bordewyk -- meaning open to everyone. Now here's the kicker, folks: Doneen Hollingsworth, secretary of the state Health Department, defended the department by indicating they needed to make the change because federal rules were being drafted which would require it. So, along comes a query to Charlie Rothwell, director of the federal Division of Vital Statistics, who said of federal law changes: "There will be nothing involved with marriages...For the most part, this will be involved with birth certificates." At a time when the public is demanding more openness from government, this scenario plays out like a tragic opera. Jerry Hofer, director of the Health Department's division of administration, indicated the policy setup for the genealogy group was allowed under a different state statute that gives the secretary of health some latitude in release vital records information. Fair enough. Since federal regulations are no longer the "driving force" here, the secretary should utilize that latitude to open up the indexes -- so that public records again are available to public access.

http://www.cogenblog.com/2006/03/24/hb-1357-will-close-marraige-applications-i n-colorado/ 24 March 2006 HB 1357 will close marriage applications in Colorado On Wednesday, 22 March 2006, the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 1357 and sent it to the Senate for vote. This bill will close access to the marriage applications in Colorado. We do not know when the HB 1357 will come up for a vote but think that it may happen very soon. The Colorado genealogical community needs to act NOW! I encourage everyone to take the following steps: 1. Call your senator and ask that he or she vote NO on HB 1357 (contact information provided below). 2. Write your senator and ask he or she to vote NO on HB 1357 (email preferred but postal okay). 3. Call Senator Jim Isgar, HB 1357 sponsor, at (303) 866-4884. 4. Write Senator Jim Isgar at isgarsenate@frontier.net. Inform all Coloradans about HB 1357 and encourage them to help in defeating this bill by contacting their senator. We will all be affected by this bill. As you know, the information of genealogical value contained on the marriage application and not included on the marriage license is: names of parents for bride and groom, date of birth, marital status, last name if different at birth. If marriage applications are closed, we will loose access to this vital genealogical information. Using your own words, ask your senator to vote “NO” on HB 1357 and include the following points: -your name, address, and your district number to identify you as their constituent -express your concern regarding HB 1357 -recognize that HB 1357 seeks to limit access to marriage applications in order to protect citizens from identity theft -as genealogists, we are concerned that this bill would limit access to family history information for genealogical purposes -support legislation that would keep records open —————beginning of example————————————————————— Dear Senator [insert name], I am a concerned citizen residing in the [insert #] district. This letter requests that you vote “NO” on HB 1357 which would close marriage applications in Colorado. While I commend the efforts of our elected officials in their efforts to prevent identity theft, restricting access to these records is not the solution. HB 1357 would have a negative impact on records access in our state. This bill would prevent all genealogists access to the records that are vitally important to tracing our family history. I request that you vote “NO” on HB 1357. Respectfully, [name] [address] [email] ———-end of example————————————————————————– Contact Information: To find the name and contact information of your senator, go to the Colorado General Assembly web site and click “Senators” Send postal mail to [Senators name], 200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO 80203 Contact information for the sponsor, Senator Jim Isgar: (303) 866-4884, 200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO 80203, isgarsenate@frontier.net Below is additional information with the text and summary of the bill. Text of the bill: SECTION 24-72-204 (3) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH to read: 24-72-204. Allowance or denial of inspection - grounds - procedure - appeal. (3) (a) The custodian shall deny the right of inspection of the following records, unless otherwise provided by law; except that any of the following records, other than letters of reference concerning employment, licensing, or issuance of permits, shall be available to the person in interest under this subsection (3): (XIX) Applications for a marriage license submitted pursuant to section 14-2-106, C.R.S. A person in interest under this subparagraph (XIX) includes an immediate family member of either party to the marriage application. As used in this subparagraph (XIX), “immediate family member” means a person who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Nothing in this subparagraph (XIX) shall be construed to prohibit the inspection of marriage licenses or marriage certificates or to otherwise change the status of those licenses or certificates as public records. SECTION Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. Summary of bill: Prohibits a custodian of records from allowing a person, other than the person in interest or an immediate family member of the person in interest, to inspect the application for a marriage license of any person.

From Richard Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/03/personal_ancest.html#mo re March 26, 2006 Personal Ancestry Writer II version 50 Personal Ancestry Writer is a free genealogy program for the Macintosh that has been around for years. I first wrote about it nine years ago in the February 10, 1997, edition of this newsletter. (You can read that article at http://eogn.com/archives/news9706.txt). Now author Howard Metcalfe has released version 50. Yes, that's fifty releases. Personal Ancestry Writer II (often referred to as "PAWriter II") is available in two versions: one for MacOS 8.6/9.x and one for MacOS X. It is modeled on Personal Ancestral File (PAF) for the Macintosh. PAF was sold by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), but all development stopped on that program some years. PAF also has problems when operating on OS X. In contrast, Personal Ancestry Writer II has many of the same features as PAF but is actively being developed and supported. It also works well on OS X. Personal Ancestry Writer II keeps all of its text files in RTF format so that you can use AppleWorks, Microsoft Office for Macintosh, OpenOffice.org, or any other word processor for editing. You do not have to learn a different word processor just for use in your genealogy work. Personal Ancestry Writer II also generates files for the web in HTML format and desktop publishing files in MML format for FrameMaker. The generated report files include genealogical dictionaries, registers, ahnentafels, and lineages, as well as some interesting text files and pedigree charts. PAWriter version 50 was released on Saturday, March 25, 2006, with changes from version 49 as follows: Added pictures and a Pictures Menu Reassigned command-B, -O (letter O) and -W; command-B will now be used to show/hide the shortcut buttons while command-O and command-W will be used in the Pictures menu. Added tagging of people with pictures, and with pictures that can't be found. Added a Window menu. Updated the reference guide to reflect these changes. See the reference guide, Basic Navigation > Accessing Pictures, for an overview. You can learn more about Personal Ancestry Writer II, a free genealogy program for Macintosh systems, at: http://www.lanopalera.net/Genealogy/AboutPAWriter.html

Hi Karen: Thanks for the message. Yes, I have done that over the years, but not lately. That is a good idea, I will do that again. I will ask Dr. Krohn if he knows of any family in Colorado Springs. Surely could be, since Grand Island is not far from Colorado! Thanks and keep up your good work Karen. I am sure everyone enjoys your work, and your help. Jack Knott jknott41@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <KarenHob@aol.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Krohn family > In a message dated 3/27/2006 2:36:30 PM Mountain Standard Time, > jknott41@sbcglobal.net writes: > I am helping a friend of mine, locating any family anywhere. He grew up > in > Grand Island, NE. He father was Otto Krohn, born 1914 in Germany, and > Otto's > father was August Krohn, born about 1890, in Germany. Any information > would > be appreciated by my friend James Krohn, living in St. Louis, MO. > > Jack Knott > ---------------- > > Jack, > > Have you done an Internet search with Knott Genealogy? > Have you looked at the SSDI Knott surnames on SSDI at Rootsweb.com? > Have you done the search provided on the home page of the LDS > FamilySearch.org website? > Have you done a surname search of the LDS library catalog with Kronh? > > You may find "pockets of Krohns around the US and Germany with hose > searches. > > There is a Dan Krohn with whom I have done business in the past. He lives > in > Colorado Springs I looked for a website for his window coverings > production > facility called "Krohn's Coverings" but could not find one. > > > Karen > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > >

In a message dated 3/27/2006 11:38:05 AM Mountain Standard Time, kilkea@sbcglobal.net writes: The Bohemian immigration to Baltimore begins around 1845. Several of the later immigrants came from south of Pilzen (Klatovy) or east of Prague (Kolin). You might look for the name(s) in the records of the Pilsen Regiment 35 and the Pilsner Landwehr (1809 or so) just to see if any men who were in the army had that name. The records of the men with the name would also show a birthplace that is a very good place to start. You should also look at the LDS film: Grundbuchblatter Diverse (Title) That has diverse records of men from all over Bohemia and Moravia who were in the Austrian army at one time. Again, any record you find with your ancestral name(s) would have a place of birth. Karen

In a message dated 3/27/2006 2:36:30 PM Mountain Standard Time, jknott41@sbcglobal.net writes: I am helping a friend of mine, locating any family anywhere. He grew up in Grand Island, NE. He father was Otto Krohn, born 1914 in Germany, and Otto's father was August Krohn, born about 1890, in Germany. Any information would be appreciated by my friend James Krohn, living in St. Louis, MO. Jack Knott ---------------- Jack, Have you done an Internet search with Knott Genealogy? Have you looked at the SSDI Knott surnames on SSDI at Rootsweb.com? Have you done the search provided on the home page of the LDS FamilySearch.org website? Have you done a surname search of the LDS library catalog with Kronh? You may find "pockets of Krohns around the US and Germany with hose searches. There is a Dan Krohn with whom I have done business in the past. He lives in Colorado Springs I looked for a website for his window coverings production facility called "Krohn's Coverings" but could not find one. Karen

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Dear Friends, I would like to ask you for your ideas on my search for my Bohemian ancestor, Josef Sott (Schott) who arrived in Baltimore in early 1868. I have hired a genealogist in Prague to do research. A review of the passport applications for 1867 was unsuccessful. He has found a number of Sott’s in the phone book, most living northeast of Pilzen, some living south of Pilzen and a few on the northern rim. The Germany form Schott was used on the arrival manifest and various other forms were used on census documents. Josef’s grave stone in the National Bohemian Cemetery shows his name as Sott (with hacek). A mortgage signed in Baltimore also uses this name, but as you would expect, without the hacek. Later, the family began using the German form, Schott. The genealogist says that Josef would be likely found in official records in Bohemia as Schott, because of German being the official language. Since he and his family used Sott on two important documents, he believes that Josef was not Sudeten German, but more likely lived inland area rather than along the border. The Bohemian immigration to Baltimore begins around 1845. Several of the later immigrants came from south of Pilzen (Klatovy) or east of Prague (Kolin). Your opinions on our guesses and approach would be much appreciated. Sincerely David Schott kilkea@sbcglobal.net

Those planning a trip to CR should note the requirements for insurance and cash in the article below from the Prague Post. Karen Tougher tourist monitoring urged Americans, Canadians and Australians are singled out By Jeffrey White Staff Writer, The Prague Post March 22, 2006 The Foreign Affairs Ministry's promise to toughen monitoring of visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia has sent confusion and anxiety rippling through the tourism industry, even as some government officials say any such crackdown is logistically unfeasible. Foreign Affairs Minister Cyril Svoboda told reporters March 19 that the Czech Republic needs to step up checks on tourists from these countries to confirm whether their passports have been properly stamped, whether they have enough money to cover their stay and whether they have health insurance coverage of at least $35,000 (833,700 Kc). "We seriously suspect these rules are being massively violated," he said. Czechs need a visa to visit the three countries named — a major sore spot among the government and residents. In contrast, Americans, Canadians and Australians do not need visa for stays up to 90 days in the Czech Republic. Svoboda, while demanding that the European Union renew pressure on those countries to relax visa restrictions for Czechs, hinted that many Westerners stay beyond 90 days and some obtain work here illegally. His remarks were seen largely as a slap in the face of the United States, which the government considers as having by far the worst record of the three countries named for granting Czechs visas. And Svoboda's statements came just as a major five-day convention of U.S. travel agents convened in Prague March 21. VISA WOES - Americans, Canadians and Australians can visit the Czech Republic for up to 90 days, provided they get a valid stamp in their passport indicating the start of their stay - Foreign Affairs Ministry says many do not obtain these stamps. It adds that the country needs to begin verifying whether these visitors have adequate money for their stay and health insurance coverage up to $35,000 (833,700 Kc) A March 22 seminar at the conference was titled: "Getting More Business from the United States." Conference attendees were forwarded a letter from CzechTourism before their arrival here, saying, among other things, to be prepared to show proof of travel insurance covering them for at least $30,000. In an interview with The Prague Post, Rostislav Vondruška of CzechTourism said Svoboda's comments, if backed by actual enforcement measures, would affect tourism. No such implementation plan has been announced yet, however. "The current [visa] situation is one-sidedly advantageous for American and Canadian tourists and quite humiliating for Czech citizens," Vondruška said. The U.S. Embassy said 300,000 U.S. citizens visit the Czech Republic each year. If each spent just $100 during his or her stay — a conservative estimate for even one day in Prague — the resulting $30 million translates into major cash flow for local businesses. U.S. citizens make up roughly 6 percent of all foreign tourists here, according to CzechTourism. But if the tourism industry is waiting for fallout from Svoboda's statements, others are questioning just how genuine they were in the first place. In an election year it pays to resonate among voters, political analysts say, especially if you belong to the Christian Democrats, who are currently trailing in the polls. "Definitely this is pre-election rhetoric," said observer Zdenek Zboril. "It's something Czech voters will love to hear, at least those who visit or want to visit the United States." Even Prime Minister Jirí Paroubek, who said he supports Svoboda, added that "it is a pity" the foreign affairs minister decided to take this stand so close to June's election instead of a year ago. But not everyone in the government is behind Svoboda. Interior Minister Franti šek Bublan, whose office oversees borders and customs, sharply criticized the foreign affairs minister, saying there is no feasible way to carry out such thorough monitoring of tourists. He added that all countries outside the EU should be treated equally. Meanwhile Jan Krc, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Prague, has issued a conciliatory statement: "If the Czech Republic intends to institute special checks on its borders, it is their right to do so and we will respect that." — Petr Kašpar contributed to this report.

I have found this online translation site to be very helpful: http://babelfish.altavista.com/ or I have also used: http://www.appliedlanguage.com/free_translation.shtml In a message dated 3/23/2006 7:58:43 PM Central Standard Time, dhfeldbr@chorus.net writes: Hi Gerhard, At 05:28 PM 3/23/2006, you wrote: >Hi Don, >of course I am delighted to hear from you. I am just translating your big >mail. Reichl, Ditz and Bauer are common names in the village Neudorf where >my parents come from. I am sure I can help you very much. >Gerhard Reichl >Greetings to the list users Linda Therkelson and Herbert Schwarz. > >Hallo Don, >ich freue mich von dir zu hören. Gerade übersetze ich deine lange e-mail. >Reichl, Ditz und Bauer sind sehr häufige Namen in Neudorf, wo meine Eltern >abstammen. Ich bin sicher, dass ich dir sehr viel helfen kann. >Gerhard Reichl >Grüße an Linda Therkelsen und Herbert Schwarz, die auch in dieser Liste >schreiben. I apologize very much for such a long posting, I forgot that you would have to translate. I am truly sorry. Thank you for any help. Don Feldbruegge

If you want to reply to this message, please reply to <azra@bcinternet.net>. Paula Goblirsch German-Bohemian List Admin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Judy Siganakis <azra@bcinternet.net> Date: Mar 23, 2006 9:09 PM Subject: Familien Forschung To: german-bohemian-D-request@rootsweb.com Bitte wie kann ich meinen Family tree finden? Mein Familien Name ist Buegermeister geboren in Tetschen Bodenbach. Danke schon im Voraus. Judith Siganakis

Hi Don, of course I am delighted to hear from you. I am just translating your big mail. Reichl, Ditz and Bauer are common names in the village Neudorf where my parents come from. I am sure I can help you very much. Gerhard Reichl Greetings to the list users Linda Therkelson and Herbert Schwarz. Hallo Don, ich freue mich von dir zu hören. Gerade übersetze ich deine lange e-mail. Reichl, Ditz und Bauer sind sehr häufige Namen in Neudorf, wo meine Eltern abstammen. Ich bin sicher, dass ich dir sehr viel helfen kann. Gerhard Reichl Grüße an Linda Therkelsen und Herbert Schwarz, die auch in dieser Liste schreiben.

Hi Gerhard, At 05:28 PM 3/23/2006, you wrote: >Hi Don, >of course I am delighted to hear from you. I am just translating your big >mail. Reichl, Ditz and Bauer are common names in the village Neudorf where >my parents come from. I am sure I can help you very much. >Gerhard Reichl >Greetings to the list users Linda Therkelson and Herbert Schwarz. > >Hallo Don, >ich freue mich von dir zu hören. Gerade übersetze ich deine lange e-mail. >Reichl, Ditz und Bauer sind sehr häufige Namen in Neudorf, wo meine Eltern >abstammen. Ich bin sicher, dass ich dir sehr viel helfen kann. >Gerhard Reichl >Grüße an Linda Therkelsen und Herbert Schwarz, die auch in dieser Liste >schreiben. I apologize very much for such a long posting, I forgot that you would have to translate. I am truly sorry. Thank you for any help. Don Feldbruegge