Hi to all I have recently joined the mailing list. My great-grandparents were George Aschenbrenner and Monika Bredl. They were ethnic Germans born in Markt Eisenstein in Bohemia, a couple of miles from the Bavarian border. This town is now Zelezna Ruda in the Czech Republic. George and Monika immigrated to northern Wisconsin in 1877 with two young children. I am interested in finding out as much as possible about life in the Bohmerwald villages. Does anyone else on the mailing list have family roots in Markt Eisenstein? Or Aschenbrenner or Bredl ancestors? Any good sources of information (in English) out there? By the way, I have found the mailing list discussions on Bohemian history fascinating! A great learning experience! Thanks for any assistance you can provide! Susan