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