1720 Wickham Way

Crofton, Maryland

21114-2904

March 17, 2001

Hana Skockova

Psohlavcu 19

14700 Praha 4

Czech Republic

Dear Hana,

Greetings, I am William O. (Bill) Long of Maryland. You were referred to me by Joana Donovan as a very competent Czech genealogist. I hope that you will accept me as a client. I wish to identify my wife's Czech ancestors. My wife, Claire Martinek, is the daughter of Rudolph Frank Martinek. Rudolph was born November 12, 1912 in New York. Rudolph Martinek's father was Frank Karl Martinek. Frank Karl Martinek was born Prague, September 28, 1883. Frank was the son of Mathias (or possibly Mathew) Martinek and Anna Keller. Mathias, Anna and Frank immigrated to the United States when Frank was 7 years old, (thus about 1890), and settled in Astoria, New York. Mathias was a tapestry importer. Frank had two sons, Rudolph and Ladislaw, both now deceased. I have no other information about this family.

With the little information that I have to give you, do you think it is possible to find Czech birth and marriage records for this family? Joana told me that charge $10.00/hour for genealogical research.

Regards,

William O. Long