Wow, that's interesting, my Czech ancestors left in 1906. Wish I knew the answers for you, I'm interested in knowing myself. Susan Goerke Ball ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Brown" <jb@tbcnet.com> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: [CZ] Czech emigration rules > Does anyone know what the emigration rules and procedures in the > Czech Republic were in about 1912? Were people supposed to register > before leaving the country? Were they allowed to leave, or did they > leave illegally? > The reason I ask is this---I have a portion of my grandfather's > brother's diary translated into English and it says that you were not > allowed to leave at that time. It also states that the police came > looking for my grandfather about a week after he left the country and > the family told them that he was working in Pilsen. > Joanne > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are making a personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list address and add the individual's address. >

A few years back I worked with a refugee from Czech. He left there in the early 1940's. They were not allowed to leave the country. He road across the border hanging on the underside of a truck. He didn't talk much about it. My father in law left in 1906. I think it was legal for them then, he came with his brother-in-law (who was killed in a steel mill in Pittsburgh). I found dad's letters and had them translated. Mostly they talked about the weather because letters were censored at that time. Dad told me they were censored. I think he got 1 letter a year from his sister. Gayle > Wow, that's interesting, my Czech ancestors left in 1906. Wish I knew the > answers for you, I'm interested in knowing myself. > > Susan Goerke Ball >