My father came from "Moravia" and growing up we heard all kinds of names and it really didn't hurt our feelings since we were raised in TEXAS and are Texans first. My father didn't want us children to learn the Czech language, why, I never found out other than he wanted to leave his past behind. Larry W. Krc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CZ] Being Bohemian I have followed the conversations about being Bohemian/Czech with great interest. Having done genealogy for a number of years, I am somewhat familiar with that controversy , however, I still have a question which reflects on my Czech heritage. As we all know, Czechoslovakia was originally made up of the "states" of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. It seems that most immigrants of Czech heritage living outside of Texas didn't particularly object to being called Bohemians (because their ancestors emigrated from the "state" of Bohemia. The vast majority of Czechs in Texas, however, are of Moravian heritage. In previous generations, in Texas, to call a Moravian a Bohemian could easily provoke a fight (although not all Moravians had this objection). I understand that, prior to the creation of Czechoslovakia, both, Moravians and Bohemians could rightfully be called Austrians/Austria-Hungarians. I also understand that, on ships passenger lists and on census forms the term Bohemian was often used (by officials who did not know the difference). I am wondering to what extent Moravians in Moravia objected to being called Bohemians. ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== Please do not repost the whole digest when replying to mail.