In a message dated 3/8/2006 8:38:27 PM Mountain Standard Time, etm1935@yahoo.com writes: The Czech mailing list, a general mailing list for the Czech crownlands, has many Chicago researchers on it and is not restricted to surname research. See CZECH. A mailing list for those interested in researching Czech ancestors in the Czech crownlands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. Additional information can be found on the Czech Mail List On Rootsweb website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to czech-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or czech-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). Elaine Aida, Elaine is Elaine Maddox. She is the owner of the Czech-l list. I was on it for a while and it is very active. It generated so much mail I had to drop it. Anyway, you should put Elaine's Edress in your hat because you might want to write to her sooner or later. She is very well-informed about what is available where in CR. The list also has Czech translators on it. Some are students who want to practice and they translate on line for free. Karen