Hello Friends, I received a copy of a passport in the mail the other day of my grandfather's brother.To my dismay the handwriting is terrible.I have a friend who is German who could make out some of the printed words,she said it was old German. My grandfather and his brothers were from Austria and came over to the states in the late 1800's. Here are some of my questions that I see on the passport. Kronland-Krain wohnhaft zu- Chsb is all I can make out im Bezirke - Y something There is also what appears to be a seal that says : K.K.BEZIRKSHAUPTMANNSCHAFT TSCHERNEMBL MY cousin says his grandfather had been known as a (phonetically-CRYNITZ ?? I would appreciate any help you can give me. Katherine
Hi Katherine, I can help you a little bit here. >> Kronland-Krain--is Crownland Carniola > wohnhaft zu- Chsb is all I can make out--means a resident of-- > im Bezirke - Y something (probably the name of the Villiage) I am enclosing some websites that may help you in this area. http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/agskran.htm http://feefhs.org/slovenia/towns/townsi.html http://www.ngw.nl/int/oos/ooshong/krain.htm http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08696a.htm http://www.gottschee.org/~ghga/who.htm Hope this helps some. Phyllis > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: passport puzzle > > > Hello Friends, > I received a copy of a passport in the mail the other day of my > grandfather's > brother.To my dismay the handwriting is terrible.I have a friend who > is German > who could make out some of the printed words,she said it was old > German. > My grandfather and his brothers were from Austria and came over to the > states in the late 1800's. > Here are some of my questions that I see on the passport. > > Kronland-Krain > wohnhaft zu- Chsb is all I can make out > im Bezirke - Y something > > There is also what appears to be a seal that says : > K.K.BEZIRKSHAUPTMANNSCHAFT > TSCHERNEMBL > > MY cousin says his grandfather had been known as a > (phonetically-CRYNITZ ?? > I would appreciate any help you can give me. > Katherine > > > >