that's the page I found that said that Bohemia is part of the Czech Republic David wrote: >See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemia for a short history of Bohemia > >-----Original Message----- >From: john [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:29 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [CZ] ech-Bohemian > > >That is what I had read somewhere as well! Czech Republic WAS Bohemia >before the name of Czech Republic, (and before the Czech Republic, was >Czechoslovakia) I had never had a doubt that there was a Bohemia. I'm >not sure why some don't think there was a Bohemia > > >ETM wrote: > > > >>Did you all notice the reference in the Chicago >>Tribune article? >> >>"CHICAGO -- On Thursday--about 73 years after the >>death of Anton Cermak--the former Chicago mayor's >>native Czech Republic (then called Bohemia) opened >>a consulate general in his beloved city at 205 N. >>Michigan Ave." >> >>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0604230240apr23,1,1654 >> >> >88.story > > >>Elaine >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>I don't think so. There are German-Bohemians, my >>>father was not one, he was a Czech though most of >>>them (not all) in his time period called >>>themselves Bohemians <grin>. However, his family >>>were subjects of the Emperor, perhaps your >>>grandfather also was when he migrated. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Did anyone here notice the quote I sent through >>>yesterday? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> "... I learned of the Bohemian Flats. I >>>began to realize how many Czechs and Slovaks and >>>Bohemians were connected to this area." >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Did you notice how she separates the people, and >>>omits the Moravians? Did all the Moravians stay >>>in Texas and settle there and none come north to >>>Chicago or move west? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Elaine >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Anyone can do any amount of work provided it >>>isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the >>>moment. --Robert Benchley >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Hello JEAN >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>On Tuesday, April 11, 2006, you wrote >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>>My graqndfather came to the U S A in 1872 and >>>>clAImed Austrian citenship, He would never say >>>>he was Bohemian or Czech, but was Austrian. He >>>>spoke a German dialect which I assume was what >>>>you are calling Bohemian. >>>>Jean >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >>==== CZECH Mailing List ==== >>No off topic posts, flames, virus warnings, prayers, jokes, >>chain letters, etc. Violators will be placed on message monitoring >>and/or lose subscription privileges. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >==== CZECH Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list click on >mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or >mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode) >Contact [email protected] for list related problems >For the CZECH-L archives, go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/czech > > > > >==== CZECH Mailing List ==== >Czech Message Boards are at >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic > > > >