Our dear families were only human--perhaps they admitted to being Austrian because they were under the Austrian empire. On my grandfather's naturalization he had to refute the "Austrian emperor." Joan Peterson ----- Original Message ----- From: "SANDY FAIRCHILD" <co_sandy@msn.com> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [CZ] Bacca look ups > It certainly did! All my Czech ancestors are excluded from the books for that very reason. They also claimed to be Austrian. Much homeland pride me thinks. > Sandy

My father in law's naturalization papers say Austria also in 1910, and he was from Austria. Which later became Czech. The borders changed. But when he left there in 1907, he was from Austria. After the war, the borders changed and government. It is the same as early birth records in America. My great great grandmother was born in Northampton Co, PA. Today that same house stands in Luzerne Co. The borders changed as County governments changed, population increased, etc. I have purchased or copied in Libraries, wherever I could find them...maps of different years showing borders as they were in "those" years. It helps me find their records (sometimes) Sometimes nothing helps. gayle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan" <thimbels@srt.com> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [CZ] Bacca look ups > Our dear families were only human--perhaps they admitted to being Austrian > because they were under the Austrian empire. On my grandfather's > naturalization he had to refute the "Austrian emperor." > > Joan Peterson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SANDY FAIRCHILD" <co_sandy@msn.com> > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 9:53 PM > Subject: Re: [CZ] Bacca look ups > > > > It certainly did! All my Czech ancestors are excluded from the books for > that very reason. They also claimed to be Austrian. Much homeland pride me > thinks. > > Sandy > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > Please do not repost the whole digest when replying to mail. >

It sounds to me like they were telling the truth <smile>. Many came here as subjects of the Emperor, referring to Austria (because that's what they left) would not have been incorrect. I never heard Czech as a spoken reference when growing up, my father always used Bohemian when referring to our heritage. I believe those who came much later were more inclined to use Czech as a reference. Elaine RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn. Hello Joan On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, you wrote > Our dear families were only human--perhaps they admitted to being Austrian > because they were under the Austrian empire. On my grandfather's > naturalization he had to refute the "Austrian emperor." > Joan Peterson