Do we want to put this on the German genealogy server with the rest of the form letters? =Jim Eggert EggertJ@LL.mit.edu __________________________________ From: kajukenb@aol.com (Kajukenb) Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.german Subject: Corrected form letter to possible relatives Lines: 105 Message-ID: <1998060923295400.TAA02823@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Date: 09 Jun 1998 23:29:54 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Hi to all, Here is a corrected version of my blind letter used for contacting possible relatives in Germany, and an English translaltion of the letter. Please note that you can send only ONE Internation Reply Coupon (IRC) due to government restrictions on foreign money exchange. The IRC is a coupon that allows the receiver to purchase a stamp at their local post office in Gernany. You can get an IRC at your local post office. When addressing the letter, make sure you put the five digit zip code in front of the name of the town. Also, make sure you put a capital D- in front of the zipcode (thie D- is the abbreviation for Deutschland). If you do not know the German zip codes for your town, you can go to the following web address: http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/plz/plzrequest.uk.html Hope this helps you find your lost relatives. Regards, Michael ___________________________________________________________________ Your name Your street & number Your city, state & zip USA Date Herr (if male)/Frau (if female)_________________ D- 5 digit zip # _______ City street name followed by house number Germany Sehr geehrter Herr _________, Sehr geehrte Frau _________, Ich suche nach meinen deutschen Vorfahren und interessiere mich jetzt besonders fuer die Familie __________. Ich fuege als Anlage die Angaben bei, die mir ueber diese Familie schon zur Verfuegung stehen. Ich habe im Telefonbuch Ihren Namen gefunden, und wende mich heute an Sie in der Hoffnung, dass Sie mir bei meiner Suche helfen koennen. Obgleich ich weiss, dass Ihre Familie wohl nicht identisch mit der meinen ist, schreibe ich Ihnen, falls Sie einige Hinweise ueber meine Familie haetten, die Sie bereit waeren, mir mitzuteilen. Ich wuerde selbstverstaendlich alle Unkosten erstatten. Ich weiss natuerlich, wie sehr Sie mit anderen, wichtigeren Sachen beschaeftigt sind, jedoch waere ich fuer jede Hilfe, die Sie mir geben koennten, sehr dankbar. Ich lege einen Internationalen Antwortschein zu Ihrer Verfuegung bei. Mit herzlichsten Gruessen, Your signature Your name typed _________________________________________________________________ Your street & number Your city, state & zip USA Date Herr (if male)/Frau (if female)_________________ (D - 5 digit zip #), city name City street name followed by house number Germany (in English) Dear Mr. (Herr)/Mrs. (Frau)__________________, I am researching my German ancestor, and am particularly interested in the ____________ family. I enclose a copy of the information I already have concerning this family. I have found your name in the telephone directory, and am writing to you today, in the hope that you may be able to help me in my research. Although I know your family is probably not identical to mine, I am writing to you in the hope that your may have some information concerning my family that you might be willing to share with me. I shall of course reimburse all your costs. I know of course how very busy you are with other, more important matters. I would be very grateful, however, for any help you may be able to give me. I enclose one International Reply Coupon for your return postage. With warmest regards, Your signature Your name typed ______________________________________________________________________