I am well pleased with the Plzen Archives website [email protected] . My ancestors are apparently from the vicinity of Gossengrün (Krajkova) in the Falkenau (Sokolov) area.  The data fro Krajkova is not yet uploaded.  However, I did come across the parish baptismal registries for Chlum svati Mari (Maria Kulm) in the same area begining in the year 1767.   Maria Kulm belonged to the noble family of Heinrich von Reisengrün in the 14th century.  The parochial records are written in Latin much like those of American parishes.  In Book II Annus 1768, I find the first entry for a baptism on January 3 for Maria Anna, daughter of Andreas Höyer and his wife Maria Eva.  The priest administering the sacrament is Rev. Joanne Verner.  The second entry is for the baptism on January 14 for Maria Dosina, daughter of Venceslaus Verner and wife Margarethe.  Also, baptism of Maria Anna, daughter of Gerhardus Werner and wife Maria.  Witness is Andreas Verner, probably same person as above. My ancestors who settled in Buchanan, Wisconsin in 1868 are Josef Werner, wife Anna and children.  Anna married secondly Martin Fischer of Werth (Luh) near Gossengrün which is why I believe that the Werner family may hve been from that area. Coincidentally, several Höyer brothers came into possession of some of my Irish ancestors' ancestral farmlands in Maple Grove, Wisconsin, by taking care of the farm for the couple in their old age, which were originally acquired by John and James o'Hearn in 1852. Michael O'Hearn Visit my Blog! http://www.westernperspective.blogspot.com