In a message dated 5/11/2006 8:53:40 PM Mountain Standard Time, KarenHob@aol.com writes: If your ancestor was associated with glass blowing in Bohemia, there were a number of Bohemian glass workers who went to Sweden from the Gablonz area in 1938-39. It is possible they chose to go to Sweden (to escape occupation by the Third Reich) because others from their area had already settled there in the past. There is probably a history of Swedish glassworks with some information about German-speaking glass workers who came from Bohemia in the 1800s. One summary page is: http://www.midnightsun-designs.com/default.asp You have some starting points in the information there. Always explore all the links on the left side of any website you find. Reread my Email mention of Althutten in Bukowina when you explore the hits on an LDS surname search. Karen