JEAN wrote: > Aida: Do you know if there is somewhere can search the town of HAID is there a society for all the towns and villages? > Thanks > Jean H > There are several towns of that (or similar) name. In the old Elbogen District (northwest Bohemia) alone, both Haid and Haidt are found (both have the Czech name Bor). See http://home.xnet.com/~ugeiser/Genealogy/Bohemia/places2.html for affiliations and size as of 1847 (source: J.G.Sommer, "The Kingdom of Bohemia", vol. 15). I'm quite sure there are more in other districts. -- Urs Geiser (ugeiser AT xnet.com) Woodridge (DuPage Co.), IL, USA