---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Eberhard C. Friedrich <ebfried2000@yahoo.de>Date: May 16, 2006 11:38 PMSubject: Friedrich - ancient glassmaking dynasty from Northern BohemiaTo: paulagoblirsch@gmail.com Dear Mrs. Goblirsch, I found your email adress on the website of the German BohemianHeritage Society. My family derives from an ancient German Northern Bohemiam family. Now, after more than 40 years of research, my father Walter Friedrichhas published a book which might be interresting for some of yoursociety members. Kind regards from Frankfurt, GermanyEberhard C. Friedrich ________________________________ Friedrich - ancient glassmaking dynasty from Northern Bohemiahttp://www.glasmacher-friedrich.de/According to the latest archaeological findings, the Friedrich fromNorthern Bohemia could be the most ancient glassmaking dynasty in theworld. Ten years after the discovery of America they founded aglassworks in Oberkreibitz (today: Chřibská) - close to their originalglassworks in Friedrichsdorf that operated around the year 1250 -which was to become one of the most important sites of the Renaissanceglass industry. From there the Friedrich spread throughout Europe andsome went to Northern America. Now the historian Walter A. Friedrich,a descendant of the medieval glass-masters, has written acomprehensive chronicle of the Friedrich family and of the earlyhistory of glass making in Northern Bohemia. (Website and book are inGerman) Some information in English on the glassmaker dynasty Friedrich(including an ancient painting of the family of Martin Friedrich jr.,glass-master of the German Emperor Rudolf II, from 1596) can be foundon this Czech site: http://www.luzicke-hory.cz/glass.html#renais