Albrecht (surname) from Bohemia

This article traces the Albrechts from Žirovnice, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Žirovnice was the designated center for pearl button manufacturing for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Allegedly the castle in the village belonged to the Albrechts (hence the crest). In fact the castle today contains a pearl-buttom museum.

Frank Albrecht (1838-1917) sent his son, John (1867-1918), in 1891 to New York City either to find a location for the family's pearl button factory or to oversee its instilation.The family: Marie (Vondracheck) Albrecht (1841-1904), Joseph (1868- aft 1930), Frank (1871-1921), Antoinette (1872-aft 1930), Marie (abt 1876-aft 1930), Stanislauv (1877-1956), Ferdinand (1882-?) and Albert (1886-1914) followed the following year.