Kathy in Tampa, Do you have any connections with the Wallas who immigrated to Texas in the 1850's? My ancestors, Johann Varak (now Warschak) and his wife Josepha (Verla?) Varak, immigrated to the Frelsburg (Colorado County) Texas in 1859. No other Varaks immigrated but the early church records indicate that there were a number of Verla, Vala, Valla and Walla families living in that area For this reason, I believe that my great-great grandparents immigrated to that area because my great-great grand-mother was related to the Wallas who already lived in the community. I have been doing genealogy for a long time but, unfortunately, I have never been able to determine whether there is a connection between any of these families and my great-great grandmother. My greatest challenge has been to locate the village of origin of my ancestors. I will be spending two weeks in the Czech Republic, beginning on June 6. I hope to gain some additional insight regarding the village of origin of my ancestors while I am over there. Do you know the village from which your Walla ancestors emigrated? Carroll Warschak Waco, Texas