Hello Everyone, I'm in the process of putting together a comprehensive piece on the Metzlers from Jost, Russia. My cousin sent me some info on my great grandfather Adam Metzler and my great grandmother Marie Quisnar Metzler - both immigrated to Fresno, California in 1907. One of my cousins owns the vineyard (Adam was his grandfather) Adam Metzler planted in the Biola area. Two sentences in this information were "new news" for me and I can't figure them out. Maybe some of you more knowledgeable folk can figure this out. It says: "Adam was baptized August 5, 1981 and confirmed October 5, 1990, Wols Raya, Russia....Marie was baptized April 13, 1886 and confirmed May 21, 1901, Walskaya, Russia." Here is my question, what or where or who is Wols Raya and Walskaya? Both of my great grandparents were born in Jost/Yost so I'm not sure what this means. Minister's names, other villages? Also, if any of you are descendants of Adam and Marie Metzler from Jost and you have information or pictures, contact me. Carla Wills Brandon Andreas/Will - Straub/Warenberg Metzler/Quisnar - Jost Carla Wills-Brandon, Ph.D. www.carlawillsbrandon.com Death is just a bus stop before the next trip!