Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz late 1800's and the 41st Infantry Regiment

Ad question 2:

first train station 1865/66, second train station 1906/08 (http://bukowina.info/BahnCz.html).
start of telephony: 1. Nov. 1883, end of 1899: 1 public phone, 119 connections.
paving started in 1825 with the Ringplatz and advanced slowly.

Peter

On Sep 5, 2010, at 11:28 PM, Joe Poras wrote:

> Wishing all a Healthy and Happy New Year,
>
> There are two recent postings that I am interested in following up upon.
>
> 1. Someone mentioned the refurbishing of the monument to the K. K.
> Infanterie-regiments NR. 41. My great grand-uncle, for whom I was
> named, made it to the rank of Captain in that unit and served
> valiantly for Franz Josef. Does anyone know if the City fathers plan
> to put names on the monument, as is now done to raise monies for a
> project? Are there any of you who have interest and knowledge of the
> 41st, outside of those who so graciously wrote to me about my families
> connection to the 41st? From what I understand this was a unique unit
> which had numerous Jews volunteering to serve in the army verses
> conscription.
>
> 2. This brings me to the posting asking questions about life in
> Czernowitz from the 1860's to the turn of the century. I, also have
> questions on this period. When did the first train station open?
> When was the city's first telephone installed? When were the street
> cobble stoned? Are there any book available in English which might
> address these types of questions?
>
> I am writing our family history in a narrative form and want to
> incorporate the milieu of the time.
>
> With fond memories of our trip with this group in 2006 to Czernowitz,
>
> Yours,
>
> Joe and Linda Poras
> Framingham, MA USA
>
> Researching: Poras, Weiss, Drach, Bardach: Czernowitz, Vienna
>

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