A very BIG thank you to Aida for her helpful post. I have also received several very informative help from list members, and I am very grateful for their replies. Kind regards to all. Marybeth C. acmbjc@aol.com ========================== Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:24:30 -0800 From: Aida Kraus <birchbaylady@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] How to find PLZEN archive site for Graslitz (German name of area) now Kraslice To: german-bohemian@rootsweb.com Graslitz (Kraslice) is in the Egerland on the foot of the Erzgebirge (Kruzne Hory) between Eger (Cheb) and Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) if you want to find it on the map. A good source is www.mapy.cz The Egerland was 100% German before the expulsion of all Germans from there in 1945-1947. Graslitz was known for the manufacture of musical instruments. You can access German Church Registers archived at Plzen (Pilsen) through your computer by going on this web site (you will have to register, but it is free). http://actapublica.eu/index.php To navigate this site, search in the archives of the German Bohemian List and you will find instruction how to navigate acta publica. Look under that subject where you will find lengthy discussions and instructions. To enter this site key in: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Aida On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 8:57 AM, <acmbjc@aol.com> wrote: > > Regarding the post below from ppk1501@ymail.com, I would like to search > the Plzen archives for the Staniek surname. My ancestors came to western > PA in 1853, and have found them listed on the Castle Garden site as leaving > Bremen. They considered themselves German, although the Staniek surname > appears to be Slavik. Family records have them living in Graslitz now > Kraslice. Any help will be most appreciated. > > Thank you. > > > Marybeth C. > acmbjc@aol.com > > ===========================================================