Manaia, What makes you think you offended me? Nothing could be further from the truth! I am not the least bit offended and no apology is necessary, at least not to me. Elaine On 11/6/06, manaia alofa <manaiaalofa@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello Elaine: > > Apologies goes out to you, your families, and to anyone if I have offended - it is *not* intentional. > > I should have taken my query to another list/board because of the nature of what this one is/does. > > Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in passenger lists for ships from Germany. The list supplements the database contained on the Saxony Roots Passenger Lists website. > > Therefore, I will take my curiosity elsewhere... Thanks! > > Regards, > --Manaia > > > Elaine O'Neill <elaineoneill1948@gmail.com> wrote: > All I can say on the pronounciations is that our Maleschefsky > definitely sounded like "Malashefski". > > Elaine