Family? History? Or both? Something else? What brought you to this subreddit?
As somebody who works professionally in the arena of history, I am am rather curious as to the makeup of this subreddit.
So, the question is what is your motivation? Do you have family that immigrated from the Empire? Do you live in the former Empire? Do you just enjoy history? Here for the memes?
I know I can trace back my mother's family to the early 1700s in the Austrian Empire. My mother's family were a mixture of classes- farmers, priests, shop owners, and a mayor. Much of my family left what is today Slovakia in 1912. However, my Great-Great Grandfather left in 1919 after the fall of the Empire. He had served in the army from about 1905 onwards- finishing his military career as an artillery major.
So, long story short, my own interest in family and my general love of history has brought me here.