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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Kent Robinson palatinenotizen@gmail.com

With the writing of this edition of the President’s message, my term will soon come to an end at our National Conference in Buffalo. My two year period as head of the Palatines to America has been filled with a wide variety of experiences—some surprising, a few un-expected, but most rewarding. When I began, I scheduled a board retreat in an attempt to guide us on a path that was a consensus of what was perceived to be the needs and focus

of Pal-Am. While we have progressed along that path, we are not yet at the terminus. Along the way there have been some diversions as the result of a variety of happenings that are common in any organization. We have however provided a new member benefit with a reduced subscription price to German Life Magazine and have also redesigned our website. We are also participating in the vendor area at an increased number of regional and national conferences. If you are going to the 2018 NGS Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, please stop by and say ―Guten Tag.‖ Additionally, there have been and continue to be a number of internal changes that will

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Our Mission Statement ● to promote interest in the research and study of all German-speaking peoples who migrated to the Americas. ● to exchange and preserve information relating to the history and culture of German-speaking families. ● to provide appropriate methods, tools, and resources to assist members in achieving their research goals. ● to encourage fellowship among members.

Our Vision Statement ● to be recognized as a growing and vibrant family history society that focuses upon researching German-speaking people.

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

President’s Corner ............................... 1 Calendar of Events .............................. 2 Queries .................................................. 3 Donations & Gifts ............................... 3 2018 Pal-Am National Conference ... 4

2018 Pal-Am Nat'l Conf Speakers .... 5 Colorado Chapter Spring Seminar .... 6 NC Chapter Spring Seminar .............. 6 Ohio Chapter Spring Seminar ........... 7 Pal-Am 2018 Family History Trip ..... 9

Kocherthal Circle ................................. 9 German Life Subscription Form ........ 10 Translation Services Request ........... 12 Quick Copy Request .......................... 13 Directory of Services ......................... 14

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2018 11-14 Apr Ohio Genealogical Society. Columbus, OH. Further information at: http://www.ogsconference.org/ 21 Apr Colorado Chapter Pal-Am Spring Seminar, Mike Lacopo, DVM, Speaker More information on page 6. 21 Apr North Carolina Chapter Pal-Am Spring Seminar, Victor T. Jones, Jr., Speaker. More information on page 6. 28 Apr Ohio Chapter Pal-Am Spring Seminar, Roger Minert, Speaker. Der Dutchman Restaurant, Plain City, OH. More information on page 7. 2-5 May National Genealogy Society. Grand Rapids, MI More information at http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/ 13-16 Jun Palatines to America National Conference. Adam's Mark Hotel and Event Center, Buffalo, New York. Please see pages 4 & 5. 22-25 Aug Federation of Genealogical Societies. Fort Wayne, IN See more at https://fgs.org/cpage.php?pt=43

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PALATINE PATTER PLEASE READ!

We welcome articles and information related to Palatines to America and German Genealogy Research. Articles must be in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Illustrator, or an RTF file. Please note: many programs will allow you to save a file in an RTF format. PDF files are NOT acceptable; editor will not retype PDF files to enter into a presentable docu-ment. If you send a PDF, the quality will be poor and the type is usually fuzzy and hard to read. We reserve the right to edit, shorten for space considerations or otherwise alter the articles submitted. We also reserve the right to refuse articles that are not suitable for this publication.

2018 FLENSBURG CONFERENCE CANCELLED Despite great interest from potential attendees, we need to cancel the 2018 Flensburg Genealogy Conference for English Speakers. It was a wonderful idea that we hope to do in the future. The planning team was too small and the preparation time was simply too short to put together a quality conference. We had good enthusiasm, but we underestimated the large effort to accomplish this. We thank everyone who encouraged us along the way and also thank each potential attendee for expressing your interest. We encourage you to attend the 2018 Genealogentag (German Genealogists Conference) in Melle. Sincerely, Kent Cutkomp & Yogi Reppman

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PALATINE PATTER DEADLINES Editorial Deadline Publishing Deadline Issue January 1 January 15 February April 1 April 15 May July 1 July 15 August October 1 October 15 November Send all articles & events to: palampatter@gmail.com

MEMBER QUERIES 1. BATZ / POTTS Wish information re Johann Ludowick Batz and descendants, Columbia County NY, 1700s. In particular Frederick Potts, b. about 1760-1780 who m. Elizabeth Messenger of Egremont, MA. Member Name: Charles Spotts; 39630 Fairway Drive Apt 330, Palmdale, CA 93551 Email: crspotts@tcsn.net To Submit Queries: On the website http://www.palam.org/ click on Member Log In in the Members Only box and login using your member ID (the first initial of you last name followed by four numbers) and your password (if you have previ-ously logged in – otherwise select the text to request a password). Then click on Submit a Query and, below, fill in the requested information and your query, and Submit. Even though it says your email address is optional, you must enter it; there is a box to check if you don’t want that published. Or by mail, send to the Queries Editor, Margie Weiler, P.O. Box 767, Bradford, NH 03221. Include your Mem-ber Number, Name, Mail Address, Phone, and Email address (and say Not to be Published if you want). Or by email to queries@palamgermangenealogysociety.org with the same information.

To Answer Queries: Send your answer directly to the member at the address given, either mail or email.

We would appreciate your also sending a copy to us at queries@palamgermangenealogysociety.org or Queries Editor, P.O. Box 767, Bradford, NH 03221.

PALATINES TO AMERICA CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS

October 1, 2017 through April 5, 2018

John Georg Blum

Diane Kracker

Helen Bessert

Joan E. Culler

Kathryn Drexler

Linda Effinger

Emily Franxman

Daniel Goelzer

Thomas Gerke

Jeannette Harper

Debbie Harrison

Donette Kranz

Frank S. Keith

Joan H. King

Garth Mellick

Kristen Nelson

Donna Overholt

Jan Perry

Ray Schwartz

Marilyn Souders

Elizabeth Sheffer

Friedrich Wollmershauser

Clayton Wheeler

THANK YOU!

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PALATINES TO AMERICA 2018 National Conference

Willkommen to Buffalo - Gateway to a New Heimat (home)

June 13 – 16, 2018 Adams Mark Hotel

Buffalo, NY It has been said that during the height of the Erie Ca-nal era (1830 – 1865) more immigrants passed through Buffalo’s Erie Canal district than ever passed through Ellis Island. How fitting that we will have our 2018 conference in that canal district.

ADAMS MARK HOTEL AND EVENTS CENTER 120 Church Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

http://www.adamsmark.com The hotel conference rate is $139.00/night + tax and fees for reservations made PRIOR TO MAY 15, 2018. You may make reservations by calling the hotel at 716-845-5100 and indicating YOU ARE WITH THE PALATINES TO AMERICA SOCIETY or online at https://reservations.travelclick.com/15259?groupID=2004417&hotelID=15259#/guestsandrooms They will allow this conference rate for the duration of the conference and for 3 days prior to or after the confer-ence, based on availability, for those who would like to extend their stay. PARKING: All guests staying at the hotel will receive a parking pass when you check into the hotel at the recep-tion desk to use during your stay. The discounted parking rate is $5.00/day. REGISTRATION: You may register for the conference online at www.palam.org by MONDAY, MAY 22, 2018. After May 22, there is an additional fee of $10.00. Palatines to America members and members of a partner soci-ety of the International Germanic Genealogy Partnership (IGGP) may register at a discounted rate. Identify on your Registration Form which society you are a member of and your membership number. To check if you are a member of an IGGP partnership society, look for your society listed at: https://iggpartner.org/cpage.php?pt=15 All memberships will be verified. Registration to the June 15 and 16 conference days includes lectures, handouts, syllabus, lunches, ban-quet, and refreshments during breaks. Please indicate your food choices on the Registration Form. There will be a cash bar at the social prior to the banquet. Cancellations are accepted until May 13, 2018 for a full refund. Contact the Pal-Am office at 614-267-4700 to leave a message for a representative or send an e-mail to palamresourcecenter@gmail.com.On-site registration for walk-in attendees is on a space available basis with cash or charge only. No meals will be available.

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PALATINES TO AMERICA 2018 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

We have a great line up of expert speakers:

Christopher White is a genealogist, gravestone conservator, and independent historian with a special focus on local (Albany) German-American history. He holds a BA and MA in History from the University at Albany. His writings include a Master’s thesis, From Acceptance to Renunciation: Das Ende von Albanys Deutschtum. His blog is Finding Your Past: Genealogical Gleanings with the Albany Grave Digger.

Donald Schwert is a retired geologist residing in Fargo, North Dakota. His German ancestral lineages, however, all pass through Buffalo, New York—a city that he regularly visits to do research. Most recently, he has been documenting a pulse of immigration into the city from northern West Prussia, along with the surname changes of these immigrants that occurred almost immediately after their arrival.

Bruce Romanchak is a retired educator whose maternal grandparents were both direct descendants of 1710 Palatine immigrants to Germantown, NY. Working with social media, spread sheets, interactive maps and chromosome matching he is part of a group that has built a rapidly growing, active, and successful online community sharing and using traditional and genetic genealogy tools and methods.

Joseph Lieby is a past National President of the Palatines to America. He retired as a school district administrator, and has over twenty-five years’ experience in genealogical research in the New York-New Jersey area. He has spoken at na-tional and regional societies and has published articles on his research interests in the New York Palatines newsletter of which he is the editor.

Carolyn Heald has been researching Irish Palatine history and genealogy for more than three decades. Carolyn is the author of a book called The Irish Palatines in Ontario: Religion, Ethnicity, and Rural Migration and co-editor of the Irish Palatine Association Journal which is issued from Rathkeale, Ireland. She is a Director of the Ontario Genealogical Society’s Irish Palatine SIG and was a recipient of the Eula C. Lapp Award for significant contributions to Irish Palatine genealogy.

Garry Finkell is a descendant of Johann Philipp and Anna Catharina Finckel, who were among the Palatine Germans who arrived in the Colony of New York in 1710. Their descendants were Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Most of the family went to Upper Canada (Ontario) after the war. Garry is currently President of the New York Chapter of Pala-tines to America.

Baerbel K. Johnson, AG® is a native of Germany, a professional genealogist, and works for FamilySearch as a Euro-pean research specialist. She holds degrees in Family and Local History Studies and Sociology from BYU, and has over thirty years of extensive experience in European family history research with emphasis on Germany. She has published numerous journal articles, contributed material for several books, and lectured at various conferences. Her personal inter-est is in ―putting flesh on the genealogical skeleton‖ by placing everyone within a proper social and historical context. Baerbel currently serves as Commissioner of Education and Mentoring at ICAPGen. She is a member of NGS, the Ger-man Professional Genealogists Association, and the German Society for Computer Genealogy.

John Philip Colletta, Ph.D. has been a popular lecturer in the field of genealogy for thirty years. A resident of Wash-ington, D.C., he worked at the Library of Congress and taught programs at the National Archives for twenty-one years. He is a long-time faculty member of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (University of Georgia) and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. He also teaches programs for the Smithsonian Institution and lectures at NGS and FGS con-ferences. Dr. Colletta’s publications include numerous articles, both scholarly and popular, two manuals—They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record and Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans—and one murder mystery/family history, Only a Few Bones, which includes instructional essays on how to write narrative family history. In 2014 The Teaching Company released his 15-lesson Great Course, ―Discovering Your Roots,‖ on DVD, CD or streaming. Dr. Colletta has received many professional awards and honors and appears frequently on podcasts and local and national radio and television.

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COLORADO CHAPTER PAL-AM

SPRING SEMINAR April 21, 2018

The Colorado chapter is holding its spring seminar on Saturday, April 21 at the central Denver Public Library. Our speaker will be Mike Lacopo, DVM, who will talk on:

How to Overcome Brick Walls in German-American Research

How to Overcome Brick Wall Problems in Pennsylvania Research

The ―Forgotten‖ Immigrants: The Swiss to America

Incorporating Social History into your German-American Research

Dr. Lacopo was last featured at one of our seminars in the fall of 2012 and we are looking forward to welcoming him back. For more information or to register, contact Sandy Carter-Duff at sandy@carduff.com.

At this seminar, we will also hold our annual meeting at which we will approve our 2018-19 budget and elect sev-eral officers.

NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER PAL-AM

SPRING SEMINAR April 21, 2018, 10:00 AM

New Bern Library, 400 Johnson St., New Bern, NC

Conference is Free and Open to the Public! Victor T. Jones, Jr., Special Collections Librarian at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library, will be presenting a program on "The German Settlement of North Carolina" (Palatine and Mennonite set-tlements of the 1700's)." 12:30 PM – Lunch at Morgan's Tavern & Grill, 235 Craven Street, New Bern, NC. Afternoon: Tour North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace - walking distance from hotel or good parking. There are excellent displays of area history and particularly of the Palatines in New Bern. Cost of the tour depends on which level you wish to pur-chase and are available day of the tour. Evening Cocktails (6pm) and Dinner (7pm): Captain Ratty’s, 202 Middle St (one block from Double Tree) Hotel reservations @$129 per night by calling the New Bern Hilton Double Tree at 252-638-3585 or using our Hilton Link: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/E/EWNMSDT-PTA-20180420/index.jhtml. Saturday, April 21: 8:00 AM Board Meeting in Baker’s Kitchen Restaurant, 227 Middle St (one block from Double Tree)

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OHIO CHAPTER PALATINES TO AMERICA

2018 SPRING SEMINAR April 28, 2018

Der Dutchman Restaurant, 445 S. Jefferson Ave., Plain City, Ohio

GERMAN HISTORY AND RECORDS

Presented by Roger P. Minert PhD, AG

AGENDA 9:00am – Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:15am – Welcome and Housekeeping – President Tom Gerke 9:30am – A GENEALOGIST’S OUTLINE OF GERMAN HISTORY SINCE 1517 The major events from the time of Martin Luther to the early 20th Century 11:00am – RESIDENTIAL REGISTRATION IN GERMANY How and why it started and who was registered – see description on opposite page 12:15pm – Buffet Lunch 12:45pm – ANNUAL OHIO CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND ELECTION 1:15pm – GERMAN CENSUS RECORDS Demystifying the German census records 2:30pm – COMMUNICATING WITH AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN EUROPE How to get assistance from churches, civil registrars, and others 3:30pm - ADJOURN

SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT DER DUTCHMAN RESTAURANT, 445 JEFFERSON AVE, U.S. RTE. 42, PLAIN CITY, OHIO 43064, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018.

9:00am til 4:00pm Fees include syllabus, seminar sessions, vendor showcase, Der Dutchman pastries, coffee and

juice for breakfast and full Buffet lunch including Broasted Chicken and Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Noodles, Stuffing, Vegetables, Salad, Rolls, and Dessert

Register today! Use Pay Pal online at the website: https://oh-palam.org/registernow.php Or: make check payable to Ohio Chapter – Pal-Am and mail with registration form to: Joe Stamm, 3930 Lander Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1329, questions? lindabelle@lcs.net

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hopefully result in a more efficient and productive society. One of my greatest pleasures was being able to visit each of the state chapters for one of their scheduled meetings and to meet the officers and talk personally with their members. I will complete that goal by attending the New York Chapter meeting during the Annual Confer-ence in Buffalo. I also hope that at some time in the future I will be able to attend one of their regularly scheduled meetings. I will be handing over the role of president to the very capable hands of former Ohio Chapter president, Roberta Newcomer. While I plan to continue to be active and engage in a couple of yet-to-be completed projects, my main interest in German genealogy has changed somewhat over the last year. I have a growing desire to focus more on education and teaching individuals how they can successfully conduct German genealogy research—regardless of whether they know any German or not. This has been a real transformation, because in the past I have not generally been comfortable speaking before an audience. However, I was sort of thrust into this role fol-lowing the unexpected death of one of our Indiana Chapter officers. Little by little, I seem to have gained more self-confidence and now look forward to giving presentations to library groups and local societies. Having focused almost exclusively on researching my mother’s emigrant family over the past 12 years, I feel that I have learned a great deal of information that I can share with others. I truly enjoy one-on-one consultations and small group dis-cussions, as well as presentations for 30-50 individuals. Following the Pal-Am conference I will be returning to Germany for about 10 weeks and will conclude that time by attending the annual Genealogentag in Melle, Ger-many. In the spring of 2019 I hope to conduct the first sessions in a Beginning German Genealogy course that the Indiana Chapter is developing. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone—individual members, board members, and Resource Center staff and volunteers—for your support over the last 2 years and urge you to continue your membership and support Roberta as she takes over the leadership of Pal-Am on June 17. I also encourage you to attend the National Conference in Buffalo on June 13-16. The schedule appears to be outstanding! Vielen Dank!

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FREE RESEARCH IN VIENNA Prof. Roger P. Minert of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, is pleased to announce that he will be tak-ing a group of BYU students to Vienna, Austria, in September 2018 for a three-month academic program. Several of these students are pursuing a degree in family history and genealogy and will be participating in a research in-ternship. They will compile family trees from original (primarily Catholic) church records in modern Austria and the historic territories of Bohemia(Böhmen) and Moravia (Mähren, now in the Czech Republic). These students are trained paleographers who can read old parish records. This team of researchers is currently soliciting research projects that will be carried out on a first-come, first-served basis. The work will be carefully supervised by Prof. Minert. All data will be compiled in RootsMagic and will include precise source notations. Work done in Vienna will be gratis, but clients are expected to pay the expenses of students traveling out of town to research venues. Interested parties may contact Prof. Minert via email at rpm@byu.edu. A project may be accepted if the client can identify the home town in Austria and if the needed records are available in the original collections or digital image collections. If time allows, the students will be permitted to search for an unidentified home town for a maxi-mum of three hours. Clients will be expected to support their requests by attaching scanned documents with critical genealogical

data. All data collected will remain solely the property of the clients and will not be shared by Prof. Minert’s team

with any other parties.

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SALT LAKE CITY TOUR UPDATE

The Pal-Am sponsored tour will occur the week of Sept. 9-16, 2018. There has been a steady flow of requests for information. Five individuals have already paid the $100 to reserve a place. A half -dozen others have shown interest, or indicated they will be going. Many are ―repeat‖ tour attendees. There is no other library or research facility in the country with so many records available in one place! My own library experience covers the years from 1987-2016, with many visits there. Although the various floors at the library are loaded with books, microfilm, maps, and other materials of inter-est – my own focus has been the German church records on the International floor. Meeting other genealogists with the same interest, socializing and sharing information is a plus! Not only are many of the staff trained to assist, but there is the availability of local researchers who come to the library (for a fee) to help with the research, if needed. We were given a ―limited‖ number of rooms at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, so please give some consideration fort the trip. If you plan to go, please get your reservation/down payment in to me before the June 1st, early deadline. Sharon Kennedy, Tour Coordinator

For more information, or questions, please contact Sharon Kennedy, 2018 tour coordinator. Sharon has been to the Family History Library numerous times over the past 30 years,

including as a tour coordinator. E-mail: Skenn63523@aol.com.

PALATINES TO AMERICA

FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY RESEARCH TRIP September 9-16, 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES: NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Perhaps you had not thought of it, but here is another option to find informa-tion on your ancestor. This listing came from the New York's Historical News-paper Archives, 1733-1922. This listing was available at the NY State Archives only, and shows letters remaining at the Post Office in Canandaigua on July 1, 1812. This list is alphabetical, and subdivided by town. Although it involves some work, it might be worthwhile to see if there is one for your own area.

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FOR PAL-AM MEMBERS ONLY

German Life is a unique, bi-monthly magazine, in English, dedicated to German arts and culture, travel, cuisine, history, genealogy and German America. It provides readers with modern and historical perspec-tives on German-speaking Europe, including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Each issue of German Life is comprised of beautiful full-color pictures and well-researched features that you cannot find elsewhere. Palatines to America members qualify for substantial savings! There is NO deadline—Subscribe any time of the year. Member Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

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If you currently subscribe to German Life, you can save by renewing through us and ignore the German Life renewal notice mailed directly to you.

Please make a separate check payable to “German Life” and send it along with this form to: Palatines to America ATTN: German Life Magazine

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For more information contact: Pal-Am Resource Center: 614-267-4700

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REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PALATINES TO AMERICA

The following nominations for the slate of officers to be voted upon at the Membership Meeting, Saturday morn-ing, June 16, 2018 at the National Conference in Buffalo, NY are listed below. In addition to these candidates, nominations from the floor will be called. President (2018-2020) Roberta Newcomer, OH Chapter Roberta Newcomer is currently vice president of the Ohio Chapter and chair of Public Relations for the Pal- Am National Governing Board. She was previously president of the Ohio Chapter and a member of Pal-Am National Governing Board for several years. Director-at-Large (2018-2020) Kay Mariea, CO Chapter Kay Mariea was nominated by Gina Moore, president of the Colorado Chapter. Kay has been a CO board member for many years. She is a journalist, now retired, who has edited the CO chapter newsletter during Gina Moore’s eight years serving also on the CO board. Kay attends all CO board meetings and is a thoughtful contributor; she also assists with book sales at the chapter’s seminars. Kay Mariea has indicated her willingness to join the Pal-Am National Governing Board in this position. Corresponding Secretary (2018-2020) Open Submitted by Pal-Am 2018 Nominating Committee Grace Saatman, IN Tom Gerke, OH

FAMILYSEARCH RESEARCH TOOL Fritz Juengling Ph.D., AG®, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Research Specialist with the Family His-tory Library in Salt Lake City recently informed us that FamilySearch has created a new tool for researchers to get help with their family history research from their own homes. This new site, called Community Groups, is a site where people can ▪ ask questions ▪ upload documents and get help with translation ▪ participate in discussions ▪ learn about upcoming webinars ▪ discover new resources Also, if people have special knowledge and skills, they can ▪ answer questions ▪ translate documents for others ▪ share new resources Of course, it is free and there is no obligation. Of particular interest for your members would be the 'Germany’ group, but we have groups for other countries as well. We hope that this tool will be a valuable resource for those interested in their family history. For more information about how to sign up and use the site, please see this link: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Genealogy_Research_Groups

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Translation Research Services

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revised June 2011

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• Please realize that there are many variables relating to readability. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of our volunteer

translators, as their skills, experience levels and regional specialties vary widely.

• We reserve the Right to refuse projects if considered too long or too illegible. We prefer projects of fewer than 200

words.

• Because our translators are all busy volunteers, we cannot guarantee “RUSH” service, and “OVERNIGHT” shipping is

not available.

• If we are given a reasonable deadline due to a planned research trip, etc., we will try our best to deliver by

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Palatines to America

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