The Gold Family History: Eleven Generations from Moravia to Pennsylvania With the initial question of, "How did a large group of ethnic Germans come to live among the Slavic Czechs in Moravia?" The Gold Family history is traced back to the 1600's and chronicles the Gold's modest beginnings in Moravia, including the influence of the Thirty Years War as well as their time in shackles for their religious beliefs. It continues to the community of Herrnhut and across the ocean on the Ship Irene. Upon their arrival in the United States, the family resided in the Pennsylvania Moravian community of...