European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Man promises Cindy Chambers genealogy b columnist a a Var the years through countless Quot my a Quot moves i be somehow lost touch with b i Nisi of my old friends. Guess the Strain of updating our address every. Five months just gels to he. Top much for them. A  a. A. A. De is the one person 1 could always count on. Hearing from no matter How Ollen we moved me knew my problems. And he was always there to Olfer the right solutions. Quot dear mrs is Chrame a he would write. "1 Low would you like a limousine to pull up to. Your door at please Send current address and whisk you off to los Angeles so 1 can present you with a $20 million Check on the stage of the Johnny Carson show a a was it serendipity or did de somehow know that $20 million was the exact amount 1 needed to pay off my Bills. Of. Our relationship Wasny to perfect several times he threatened to Stop writing entirely. But somehow each time i placed a Magazine order head find me again. It was Worth slaying up two hours past my bed tune so i could hear my name announced As the fun St $20 million Winner in history. Funny How the Winner was already there to accept the Check Tummy How it was never me a i never quit believing though. Until now. Since we moved overseas 1 Haven t heard from de at All. I miss his cheery lace smiling out at me from Between the Clinge of address stickers.,l miss ordering magazines like Quot modern shoe re. Pair a just to stay in his Good graces most of All i miss giving hint the Opportunity to make me Rich. But in a resilient Quot ill  it. In fact. I be already found someone to replace de Werner Wessel according to the brochure. Werner is the state accredited agent for the German lottery. He a promised to notify me Quot immediately and confidentially when i win  said anything about being confident also in be carefully marked Down the afternoon a of Herr Wessel s Call on my Calendar. It sandwiched Between the Day my name will be drawn for the readers digest sweepstakes and the eve Ningon the Illinois state lottery. Us oks 1 know the Odds of winning the German lottery Are about the same As getting a same Day appointment at the dispensary. But. Somebody s name is going  drawn and it might As Well be mine. A. You can Call me foolish and you can Eal me a dreamer hut done to Call me in july. I be got Trig plans Tor the month. Your danish family tree Myra Vanderpool Gormley a a though you May descend fron idanes who reached America Early in 1 a the 17th Century and joined the a a a a. Dutch in new Amsterdam most. Quot a american genealogists discover their danish immigrants  the 1860s or later. This Means you will probably be ready to. Search in the old country records once you have traced your danish family Hack three or four Gem rations. Do your Homework thoroughly in. American records first or you will get hopelessly. Lost in Denmark s . \ a the primary problem confronting danish re a searchers is. Names last names in particular. The patronymic naming system was used in Allol 1 the scandinavian countries until the last part of the 19th Century. Patronymic surnames Are de. Rived from the fathers Given name. Thus Jens a son of Pedrr Hansen is not recorded As Jens Hansen but As Jens Pedersen. And the daughters of pc Der Hansen Are recorded As . The surname changed in each generation the name problem to further complicated because few first names were used. In 1787, Only / about 15 different first names were used by 90 percent of the male population in Denmark. So untangling All the  and Jens can be a genealogical Nightmare. Your next Challenge is Reading the records. They not Only will he written in danish but also in gothic script which was used in these records extensively prior to 1875. The Best Way to master this is to learn to write the gothic alphabet. And horoscopes Cindy Chambers is a military family member living m Schwa Intuit. Germany. A. A a. A a a a  the week of june 3 Aries March 21�?Tapril 19 delay key signings co workers Are. Emotional grease wheels of Prog / Ress with kindness. Join the out to lunch Bunch. A a a Taurus april 20-May 20 use humor at a work. Selling ideas is easy buy High tech gadgets. Think in terms of others benefits. A. Quot a. Gemini May 21-june 20 Slick to routines. Be protective toward family. Reading writing and. Travel dominate a Bonus looms. A / cancer june 21-july 22. In Laws straighten out misunderstandings. Plan a Long  support a cause Romance takes work. .-.l, Leo july 23-aug 22 reinvent your future. Follow intuition in finance. Take self improvement classes  inspiration a a Virgo. Aug. 23-sept 22 eschew critical a lure be a teacher to  and passion. Mingle nicely Call in your chits. /. / a Libra sept 23-oct 22 Don t Wear heart on sleeve. Silence can be Golden. Take a breather a with nature hikes refurbish Den. Living room a a Scorpio oct 23-nov 21 secretive nature Breeds contempt. Strength can be used against it he sure to obtain a  dictionary. The family history Library in Siili Lake City has a excellent collection of danish genealogical records arid you tray be Able to Trace your family just by using this Library. Its collection in dudes four major sources Church records census returns military levying Rolls and probate re cords. A Denmark is divided into 24 counties called Quot an itch a in this Library s Catalon. The three extra letters that the danish alphabet contains Are. Placed after the a  in its arrangement. So if you can t find counties  names look at the. End of the alphabet. A. A danish census records available via the family i history Library Are for 1787 1801, 1834, 1840, 1845 1850, 1855, i860,1870, 188u. 1890, .1901,. 1906 and 1911. Starting with the 1845 census. These records also give the place of birth. Church Parish registers Date Back to As Early As 1573, and All existing ones Are available on microfilm up to As late at 1925 in some cases. Most. Begin around 1645.,. If Vou have exhausted All the microfilmed danish records available through into Library loan. From Salt Lake City or a family history censer near you you can write to the National archives at Riksdag Star 9, 1218 Koben Havon a Denmark or to one of the four state archives called land-., Markiver. A a a. A. \ a a. V ,. You will need to determine which landmark in or covers the area from which your ancestors pm igra cd study a map of Denmark or. You can write to the nearest danish embassy or consulate a for help. A a a a. A a a a a. A a a. It is also critical to determine the place of origin of your immigrant ancestor because there Are no Central indexes to records. Finally you can consult the chapter on Denmark in Angus Baxters a in search of your european  most libraries have this Fine Book or you can buy it from genealogical publishing co., 1001 n. Calbert st., Baltimore my 21202 for $15,45 postpaid. Myra Vanderpool Gormley former stars and stripes employees writes for the los Angeles times Syndicate. ,�.��� smile away the blues exercise purges aggression. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec 20 your enthusiasm is infectious. Schedule meditative moments. Call old friends. Keep family enlightened a with games. A. ,-.tt. .,.j. I a / a Capricorn dec 21 Jan. 19 i. Analysis leads to paralysis. Let your hair Down recuperative Powers come into play. Take up a new sport. Quot aquarius Jan. 20-feb. 18 stay Public relations minded. Ground  friends. Be emotionally upfront. Reward yourself with. Goodies. A Quot a/./. Pisces feb. 19-March 20. Outdoor fun dominates picture. Gather friends together. Go where the action is. Stress Jovial leadership at work. Copley news service. A. A a. A. A. Sunday june. 9,1991