Aida and the other wonderful contributors to this mailing list: I am so impressed with your knowledge of my ancestor's homeland! I greatly appreciate any insite from your responses and information that gives me a better understanding of what the "world" was like for my ancestors. I am from the same area as Aida--Einsiedl and Marienbad. I often wondered why, on their applications for US citizenship, they put Austria as their homeland. Now I know--they were Austrians. From the little information I've learned from other Utschig's (my surname) from this area, the expulsion from their homes was quite dramatic, too. It is good to get more stories which solidifies more to me the stories I have heard. Thank you all again for all the wonderful information and insites you give us all at this site!! Sincerely, Mary Utschig Read