I only said it MIGHT BE a part of the Moravian Society of Ohio which was a germanic separatist Christian sect who followed the simple life like the Amish and Mennonites. The Czech Republic was the former Moravia... The Moravians are one of the oldest peoples in Europe, and Moravia is one of Europes earliest settled lands. The first recorded references to the Moravians dates from AD 822, when Moravian emissaries visited Emperor Louis the Pious in Frankfurt. The ancestors of the Moravians were descended from Slavic tribes who settled in Pannonia and the Morava River Basin, as well as from members of warrior societies (called the Moravians) who migrated from Northern Persia to the Danube River Basin towards the end of the 7th century. Moravians used their name to denominate the land they were later to glorify. The leaders and chiefs of these warrior groups produced a princely and royal dynasty later on, here called the dynasty of the Mojmírs. It was during the reign of these kings in the 9th century that Moravia reached its greatest height, earning it the name found in the work of the Byzantine emperor Constantine Porphyrogennetos Great Moravia. - [Published in 1998 by the Moravian National Congress, Zelný trh 6/8, 602 00 Brno, Moravia- Czech Republic, as presentational material for the Moravian delegation on the occasion of the All-Slavic Congress in Prague.] <http://www.hsms.cz/moravia.htm> >From: "Cynthia Forde" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GABULLOC] Zoar Mission >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:59:00 -0600 > >I believe someone identified it as Moravian. Zoar may be connected to the >Zoastrians in theology. cf >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 3:55 AM >Subject: Re: [GABULLOC] Zoar Mission > > > > It probably has a lot to do with the Community and the name of the >Mission, > > but what brand did the church wear??/ > > Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian?? Certainly not Catholic or Lutheran... > > > > > > >From: "Kathy McElveen" <[email protected]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: [GABULLOC] Zoar Mission > > >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 23:46:32 -0400 > > > > > >According the the book "Spirit of the People, Celebrating 200 Yrs. of > > >Bulloch County History, 1796-1996" , the town of Eureka was chartered >by > > >the Postal Service to the name of Zoar on Mar. 13, 1881. The citizens > > >wanted the name of Eureka but another city in the state was already >named > > >Eureka. The service was discontinued in 1905. Don't know if this has > > >anything to do with the Zoar Mission. > > > > > > > > >============================== > > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > > >your heritage! > > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com