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Mysterious Bohemians

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Posted to Message board on August 14, 2009 by Susan Dalton.
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I am trying to find out more about my ‘mysterious Bohemian’ ancestors. Their name was Kallap. Does anyone recognize this name as Bohemian? Other variations could be Kallop, Kalopa, or Kolopa, or even Kalat. They immigrated out of Austria-Hungry to southwestern Pennsylvania where the men worked in coal mines near LaTrobe. The origin of this name could be a clue to their ethnicity—-I am not convinced they were ‘German’ Bohemians. Thank you to anyone who can help me!

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Comment by susan.dalton on September 29, 2009 at 2:44pm
Re: Re: Mysterious Bohemians cadolog@aol.com Thanks for this info —- I will follow up. Susan Dalton
Comment by tina.peters on September 7, 2009 at 1:30pm

Re: Re: Mysterious Bohemians
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you might find an article “The Americanization of Czech Surnames” of interest. It is available on line for a $15 fee at JSTOR: American Speech, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Dec., 1925), pp.161-166. Many libraries across USA have a subscription to JSTOR and the JSTOR web site provides a list, you can go the library and read at no cost.