In a message dated 12/29/2005 12:00:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _gerhard@reichl-page.de_ (mailto:gerhard@reichl-page.de) writes: My name is Gerhard Reichl and I live in Germany near the border to Czech Republic. All my ancestors come from Bohemia in the former kingdom Austria-Hungary. Today it is Czech Republic. Many of my relatives have emigrated into the USA. To some of them we found contact again. To the relatives of my mother we lost contact after World War II. The Chicago Tribune has searchable archives -- FREE! They include the full text of death notices, which I've found to be really helpful. Here's a "tiny url" link to them: _http://tinyurl.com/9yoed_ (http://tinyurl.com/9yoed) Wilson DeCamp Leesburg, VA