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"OUR
FAMILY"
Newsl:ettet' of th.e
Czech.ostova~ Beneawgicat Society
Spring 1991
Vol. 3 No.2
SPRING MEETING of Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
April 20, 1991, Southdale Branch of Hennepin County Library
Speaker: Ivan Dubovicky page .. 46
2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE October 18-19, 1991
Earle Brown Conference Center, Saint Paul Campus, University
page .. 32
of Minnesota
Eight Weeks in the
Czechoslovak Archives
Duncan Gardiner
This is the third year running that I have spent part of the fall doing
ancestry research in the Czechoslovak Archives. In 1988, I visited only
one archive. Last year it was three. This year was another new record - six separate archives, four (Kosice, Levoca, Presov, Bratislava) in
Slovakia and two in Bohemia (Prague and Tfeboii).
My wife came with me this year and we spent the last two weeks
of September being tourists. The highlights were the low mountains and
small villages northwest of Kosice, the two days in the Tatra Mountains
with their beautiful clear air, trips to Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, and
three days in Prague, the jewel of Central Europe. We mostly travelled
by rail, still relatively inexpensive in that part of Europe. The train to
Kosice from Prague travels along the foothills of the Tatra Mountains,
the peaks white with snow even in mid-September. (Take my advice: Buy
first-class tickets, avoid Friday train travel. It's a comfortable way to see
the countryside.) The high points were Krasna Horka, a thirteenthcentury castle near Roznava; Hradcany (Prague Castle); the beautiful
Tatra Mountains; Budapest Castle and the Szechenyi Library; the
Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna; the Puszta, a great Hungarian
restaurant across from the Hotel Carlton in Bratislava (you have to try
their palacinky, delicious chocolate and whipped-cream covered crepes).
Czech
Archives
cont.
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Czechoslovak
Genealogical
Officers
President
1st Vice-President
2nd Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer/Membership
Editor
Publicity/Mailing
Hospitality
Sales
Library
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
Society
Mark Bigaouette
Dave Pavelka
Eugene Kubes
Wallace Oliva
Paul Makousky
Dolores Jorgenson
Jim Robasse
Mill ie Osman
Helen Peterson
Lucille Micka
The aim of the Nase Rodina is to
promote genealogy of the ethnic groups
.that comprise Czechoslovakia as it was
formed in 1918. We accept articles of
historical and cultural information,
but they must have genealogical
significance and all are subject to
editing.
We invite you to submit articles
Nase Rodina.
Our deadlines are:
December 1 Winter issue
March 1
Spring issue
August 1
Summer issue
October 1
Fall issue
to
As I write this we are busy
finalizing plans for our second CGS
Conference!
To give you some idea of
its expansion we are going from six
speakers (last year) to over twenty of
the best we could find!
It will be
"THE EVENT OF 1991"
I can also tell you CGS will have 2
booths at the Southern California
Genealogical Jamboree (Sunday, April
28th in Pasadena).
Stop by and visit
us, we will have some great things to
show you! (and a few you can take
home, too!) Come to meet our keynote
speaker of the 1991 Conference: Ivan
Dubovicky PH.D. faculty member of
Charles University in Prague .
(Ethnicity and Folklore Department),
(a Slovak married to a Bohemian) and
speaks English, too!
It will be a busy summer again,
going to lots of Festivals and Events.
We really could use more help, please·
write or call us. I want to thank all
the Board members and VOLUNTEERS for
all they do for you, the Members!!
They really work and volunteer lots of
time! !
Finally, I received a note from the
Brno Archives.
They send a great big
DEKUJI for their Brother typewriter.
They are just thrilled with it!! So
lets keep those contributions coming
to our ARCHIVES FUND so we can receive
a lot more than "thank you's" from the
other archives as well!
Mark Bigaouette, President
NASE RODINA (OUr Families) .(ISSN 1~45-~190) is p~lished quarterly by the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society, PO Box 16225 st.
Paul, ~ 55116, a ron-protit crqaniaetion. CopyrIght 1989 by Czechoslovak Genealogical Society. The publication is not
responsIble for the return of lost or unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or any other material not submitted with a
s~lf-addressed, stamped envelope. Advertisements, manuscripts, articles and photographs ·for the NASE RODINA may be submitted
directly to: Dolores ~orgenso~ 1425 W. 28th st. #206 ltinneapolis, MN 55408. All other correspondence should be addressed to:
Czechoslovak Genealoglcal SOCIety PO Box 16225 st. Paul, Minnesota 55116.
permi~sion to copy ,without fee, all or part of this material is granted, provided that the copies are not made or distributed
for dlr~ct ?ommerml adv~tage. The C?S c?pyright notice and the title of the publication must appear together with the date
of publlca~lon. ~so, notIce that copyIng IS by permission of CGS. Abstracting with credit is permitted. To copy otherwise or
to re-pablish requires a fee and/or permission. frollCGS •
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Vol. 3 No.2
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VITAHE
,,-
VAS
(Welcome)
to the CZECH
&
SLOVAK
Museum
and Library
On March 5th, the Czech and Slovak Museum and Library of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
will began its thirteenth season .. with a new name, new vigor and exciting
plans for the future.
The new name, "Czech and Slovak", inspired by events in our native land and
adopted by the Museum's Board of Directors earlier this year, better reflects
the scope of the collection, which includes ~reasures from all three regions:
Bohemia, Moravia and SlovakLa.
Planning for this Museum and Library began'in lS/S, when farsighted members
of the Cedar Rapids Czech community founded the non-profit Czech Fine Arts
Foundation to preserve, restore and display artifacts and crafts of the three
regions. and to present the rich and colorful heritage of these peoples.
Three years later the first displays were unveiled in a small, three room
frame house in the heart of the city's Czech Village.
Community support was
enthusiastic,
and in 1981 the expanded collection moved to its present
location, a concrete block building on the west shore of the Cedar River.
In 1985 a two room house owned by a typical Czech immigrant family was
moved to the museum and restored to its 1880-90 period.
Since opening, more than 55,000 visitors have toured the Huseum, over 75%
from outside the area.
They corne from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and more
than 65 different countries.
As the Huseum's reputation has spread, so has its collection.
Many
precious artifacts have been donated locally, and from across the
country ..festival costumes (kroje) from Colorado and North Carolina, books and
garnets from California, a cast iron lamb from Florida, dolls from Illinois to
name a few.
The oldest item is a Czech bible printed in 1587.
One of its newest is a
3-ft. high vase made especially for the Huseum by a retiring artist in Madra,
Slovakia.
Entirely hand-crafted.
it pays tribute to the wine industry of the
region.
The collection presently includes more than 40 festival costumes, from
every area of the country.
These are completely authentic ..they have not been
assembled from disparate parts. The oldest item of apparel is a ladies cap of
gold wire embroidery encrusted with garnets.
It is over 300 years old.
The oldest documented kroj was finished in 1813.
Owned by the wife of the
manager of a fish farm, it is decorated with intricately cut fish scales and
seed beads.
The owners sent it to the United States, "to all the Czechs in
the free world" in the final days of World War II to save it from destruction.
The displays of glassware, ceramics and linens are equally comprehensive.
Dolls (more than 50), intricately carved wooden pipes, farm tools and graphics
are all included.
Traditions are celebrated as well. On the two Saturdays before Easter, ageold methods of decorating eggs are demonstrated
and seasonal activities are
shared.
Early in December, SV.Mikulas appears with an angel and devil, to
reward or "punish" children.
Three trees are decorated: one with straw
ornaments, another with blown glass ornaments, and the third in the immigrant
home with Victorian decorations.
Other festivals include: Houby (Mushroom)
Days, the Saturday and Sunday after Mothers Day; Ethnic Festival, the Saturday
and Sunday of Memorial Day; Fall Festival, the Saturday and Sunday after Labor
Day.
(Continued on page 46)
Spring
1991
Vol.
3 No, 2
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The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society presents:
The 2nd Cultural/Genealogical
Conference
on
October 18 and 19, 1991
Location:
Earle Brown Conference Center,
University of Minnesota,
St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota
Handicap accessible
Convenient Parking
Time:
Registration - 8:00 a.m.
Sessions - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Some of the Planned Sessions Include:
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Historical Czechoslovak: Records Available Though the Latter Day Saints
Family History Center
Slovak Genealogical Research Tips
Advanced Czechoslovak: Genealogy
Understanding Your Ancestors Through Their Music
Czechoslovakia's Archives
Historical Migrations of Germanic Peoples into Czechoslovakia
Also included are workshops on beginning genealogy, beginning Kroje, (folk
costumes), Helene Cincebeaux's Kroje exhibit, Open House at the Minnesota
Genealogical Society Library and the Immigration History Research Center, Host
Reception at the Historic CSPS Hall, and a featured performance by the
Czechoslovakian Folk Dance Group of St. Paul.
Co-sponsors of this event are: Czechoslovak Society of America, Immigration History Research Center,
and Sokol Minnesota.
For further information and registration materials, write after July 1, 1991 to:
The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 16225
St. Paul, Minnesota 55116
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CESKA
OPERA
FOUNDATION
In my article, "While Digging For Roots," I stressed the importance of
preservation of Czech fraternal history, and a group in Haugen, Wisconsin
certainly deserves commendation for their efforts!
Haugen is a very small town, located just northeast of
MinneapolisjSt.Paul,
right above Rice Lake.
In Haugen is an old white frame
structure once belonging to Lodge Star #100, Z.C.B.J., formed on December 31,
1900.
In 1910, the lodge bought from a farmer's lodge it's hall (although
there is some dispute about actual date).
In 1913 a stage was added, beneath
which was a bar and kitchen.
That same year, the lodge bought second hand
drops and scenery, and subsequently plays were produced and it was decided
that moving pictures were to be shown. The hall was a gathering place for
Czechs: Memorial Day celebrations were held there; a summer school was held;
plays were presented; state conventions were convened; every aspect of Haugen
life was contained in this building, including marriages and funerals.
A
library containing over 400 Czech books was in demand; however, with the
advent of television, readership declined and the books were donated to the
Serpan Memorial Library in Omaha, NE.
By 1959, members of the lodge had either died off, or had moved on, and
interest declined and the building fell into disrepair. At a village board
meeting, after heated argument, the hall was sold to the village of Haugen for
one dollar.
In 1975 it was discovered that no agreement on the transfer had
ever been recorded; consequently, on September 20, 1975, the officers of the
lodge and the village signed a quit claim agreement to make legal the
transfer.
Ce sk s
_ 0 pera c o n t , on p. 49
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THAN~ YOU MEMBERS
FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
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Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
This city has a Museum of History and
Culture Research Library contains
Jackson counties family genealogies,
maps, directories, county histories
and newspapers. Write: Jackson County
Historical Society, PO Box 1245,
Maquoketa, IA 52062, ph. (319) 6525020. ALSO: Maquoketa Public Library
has microfilm copies of the US census
for Jackson County from 1850, as well
as other records. Maquoketa Public
Library, 126 S. Second, Maquoketa, IA
52060 ph. (319)652-3874
Mary Ann Coleman, Rock Falls,IL
Spring 1991
Vol. 3 No.2
La.ddie's
Na.ked
Geese
This is a story as told by a man named Laddie:
Once upon a time in the village of Habri in the kingdom of Bohemia, very
far away, lived the family Zelinger.
Now, as everyone knows, people in
Bohemia were called Bohemians, and these Bohemians worked very hard to provide
food and sustenance for their King.
Because of internal strife throughout
their country, it was commanded that all who lived in Habri speak German;
consequently, the Zelingers were forced to add a second L to their name,
making it ZeIlinger; however, everyone knew that the family grew cabbage, or
"zeli," to support the royal family, so they dutifully added the L to
ZeIlinger, but not to "zeli."
The family was proud of it's garden of cabbages and kept many white geese
on hand to seek out and eat the many small weeds that grew among the cabbages.
At the same time, the Zellingers (or Zelingers) loved Makova Buchta, or poppy
seed cake, so they grew poppies in a small private plot on their land. When
the poppy pods were ripe, the women of the family harvested the wondrous,
small black seeds that made the cakes so delicious.
So eager were they to mix
the cake batter, the ZeIlinger women gave little thought to the poppy leaves,
the poppy stems, and the partially filled poppy pods
and threw them
over the fence.
As everyone knows, geese are greedy and, upon seeing what they thought
was an especially delectable meal, they set upon the poppy parts and gobbled
them down until they were stuffed.
Later in the afternoon, Mother ZeIlinger became puzzled.
She did not hear
the familiar honking of her geese, so she went into the yard and, to her
amazement, found all her gaggle lying on the ground.
"Dh dear," she
exclaimed, "What has happened to all my lovely geese?
What killed them? What
am I to do? Since I don't know what caused their deaths, we simply cannot eat
them."
So with economy in mind, Mother ZeIlinger decided to pluck the corpses
clean of their feathers to use in her pillows and feather beds. And once
stripped, the birds were stacked in a heap for disposal the next day.
During a night of troubled sleep due to the loss of the geese, the
Zellingers tossed and turned while the winds blew outside.
A terrible storm
came up, releasing torrents of cold, hard rain, but finally this subsided and
until dawn the family slept.
With the dawn came a horrible racket in the cabbage patch. What could it
be? It sounded like geese!!
And sure enough, when all the Zellingers, or
shall we call them Zelingers, looked out, there was a sight to behold ....their
flock of naked geese eagerly picking out their breakfast of weeds after
spending a night of drug-induced sleep while being stripped of their
beautiful, soft, white feathers. The rain had revived them!!
From that day on, the Zellingers (with two L's and not one) kept their
poultry separated from their poppy patch.
Contributed by John Marvin, Madison, WI
Spring 1991
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AMERICAN
AMERICAN CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIETY, INC.
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CZECHOSLOVAk
SOCIETY
March,
"IATlO"IAl AOVlSOflY BOARD
Dear Friend of Czechoslovakia:
HON TOM LANTOS
U.S. Congr8S1mon.
COhfornlo
HON
POBE'!
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U ~ .: ,:>ngr8SSI'T":'.;n,
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CloiAAtiS
We presently are conducting programs in the areas of
business
and trade, public health and environment,
education, social and cultural affairs, and sports and
recreation.
We also are assisting the new staff at the
Embassy of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
in
conducting
events and making contacts with American
organizations and individuals.
A. vANl1(
rorrT~' U S ::'~r.gress:nor.
Or.te
OH:CERS
ROBEI1T
We are pleased to introduce the American Czechoslovak
Society ("ACS") and to invite your inquiries.
ACS is a
non-profit,
non-political
organization
formed
in
Washington, D.C. in February 1990.
Its purposes are to
help reestablish the historic ties of friendship between
the United states and the newly free Czechoslovakia and
to assist the Czechs and Slovaks in overcoming forty
years of totalitarian rule.
SIMON
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seooro.
HOr.
1991
OiREC!ORS
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MSCE
sres.ceot
JAN M'!'Sl!VtC. MSC E
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;>:eslo8n!
Of equal importance, we regularly publish a newsletter,
the ACS NEWS, which contains current information on ACS
activities
and on developments
affecting the United
States and Czechoslovakia.
ROBERT IN ClOU5EK
'lice ~reslaen'
~ARI ~ "OTAVA ESQ
seeretc-v
f:'JI1:>~ A':S News
RIC.~'.D
ZEMAN
r-ecsorer
GEORGE P ,EVENDIS.
legal Counsel
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MICHAL ",,"THill
Accae!"'!'Hc
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AffOlrs
ELIZABETH
Q08INSON.
Bus!!"':ess &: r~ooe
CHARLES P WAJlR
&: ErYVIror:rnenf
HeolTt!
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ACS has taken on a big job, and to succeed we need the
support of all Americans who care about Czechoslovakia
and the Czech and Slovak peoples.
We made a big
difference in 1990, and are looking forward to doing even
more in 1991 and beyond.
Our projects, among others,
include a comprehensive business database of Czech and
Slovak enterprises for use by U.S. investors,advice
and
assistance to hospitals and to newly established environmental organizations
in Czechoslovakia,
and academic
exchanges.
LARRY HART
PUOIIC Relations
lUCIA MARUSKA lEVENDIS
Cultural
AtrOlrs
OllVHI GUNOVSKY
SPO~S &. aecrecnon
We need your help and your membership.
For membership
information and a complimentary copy of the ACS NEWS,
please drop a note to ACS at the address below. We look
forward
to
hearing
from you,
and
we
thank
the
Czechoslovak Genealogical Society for helping us reach
you.
Please write today.
Sincerely,
r
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J;&l t.' X ,.lviL--.
Robert W. Doubek
Vice President
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U.S.A.
LIBRARY
NEWS
CGS has recently acquired 13 rolls
of microfilm for the BRATRSKY VESTNIKFRATERNAL HERALD 1898-1946 and 15
rolls of microfilm for ORGAN BRATRSTVA
CSPS (Czech Slovak Protective Societv)
CSA (Czechs Slovaks of funerica) 15
Sept. 1891-15 Dec. 1946.
If anyone
has copies of a later date that you no
longer need, we will be more than
happy to take them off your hands.
May I add the names of the
volunteers who write book reviews for
the Nase Rodina: Dave Stepan, Allan
Cavell, Dolores Jorgenson and Pat
Reynolds, along with Henrietta Hansen,
who has been at it for some time now.
We now have 5 volunteers.
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LIBRARY
PURCHASES
(1-1-91 to 2-28-91)
PURCHASES:
Fayette County (Texas) History
(currently in production)
LIBRARY
The CGS Library, a part of the
Minnesota Genealogical Society (Our
parent organization) Library is
located at 1101 Fort Rd. (West 7th
St.) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Regular
hours are 10:00 am-4:00 pm Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday, and 6:30 pm9:30 pm Tuesday and Thursday_ Call
(612) 222-6929 to make sure the
library is open. Representatives of
CGS will be working in the library
the evening of the second Thursday of
every month. If you need help, would
like to talk to other CGS members, or
would like to help in the library,
this is a good time.
AND
DONATIONS
Mama.Tata,Ja
Jiri Grusa.
History of Rawlins County, Kansas
Compiled by the Rawlins County History
committee.
Published by the Rawlins
County Genealogical Society, Atwood,
Kansas 1988 2 volumes.
Cesky Jazyk by Dr.Jaroslav Jelinek
Csc. et al 3 books Grades 2-4.
Czech grammar books/Czech language
books
a Eda Ceska abeceda by
Czech speller.
ABC's
Nas Svet by Eva Veberova ..pre-school
Czech language book
Strucna Miuvnice Ceska by Bohuslav
Havranek et aI, Czech grammar/Czech
language book
Pracnovni Listy K Prvouce by Dr. Karel
Tupy et al Czech study guide ..word
recognition/Czech
language.
Cesky Jazyk by Dr. Vlastimil Styblik,
Csc. et al 4 books
Grades 5-8 Czech
grammar books/Czech language books
Citanka by Dr. Vladimira Gebhartova
al 3 books Grades 2-4 Czech
reader/Czech language books
CGS
et
Slabikar by Irena Fabianova et al ..
Czech speller/Czech language
Czechoslovakia Gazetteer on
microfiche. (2 sets of 15 fiche each)
Lucille
Literarni Vychova by Ph Dr. Vladimir
Forst Csc. et al 2 books
Grade 5 & 6
Czech literature books/Czech language
books.
Chair,
Radtke
Library
Micka
Committee
Maly Ctenar by Irena Fabianova et al
Young reader book/Czech language book
Spring 1991
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BOOK
DONATIONS:
Nase Dejiny V Datech by Jarmilla
Koudelkova.
Czechoslovak history
an abbreviated text.
in
Muzea A Galerie V CSR A-Z na cesty by
Vaclav Pubal, edit. Czechoslovak
Museums and Art Galleries.
Ceske A Moravske Lidove Kroje by Jan
Jevicky.
Bohemia and Moravia folk
costumes.
The above three books were
donated by Dr. Milan Coupek of Brno,
Czechoslovakia
Praha Objektivem Casu ..Prague through
the Time Object ..glass
Praha, Meeting of the River and the
Town by Vera Berkova.
The above 2
books were donated by Jiri Kruk of
Prague, Czechoslovakia.
BRATRSKY VESTNIK (Western Fraternal)
529 names of Minnesotans from issues
of 1898-1923, June, July, Oct, Nov and
Dec. 1925; Jan 1926; 1927-1932; Apr,
June and Dec. 1935. Names are taken
primarily from obituaries.
These
issues are printed in Czech.
Compiled
and donated by Karleen Chott Sheppard.
Haban-Sevcik Family Book by Elizabeth
B. Haban.
Donated by Elizabeth B. and
Frank Haban.
Czechoslovak Post Report May 1980
Background notes- Czechoslovakia May
1981 CIA map of Czechoslovakia May
1974 Area Handbook for Czechoslovakia
1972 by co-authors, Eugene K. Keefe et
al. Library of Congress Catalog No.
77-185481. The above 4 items donated
by Marilyn Wolff John
Chicago and Cook County Sources: A
Genealogical and Historical Guide by
Loretto Dennis Szucs. Donated by
Ancestry Publishing
PO Box 476
Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-0476
TYROLEAN ELEGIES
Karel Havlicek-Borovsky
30 pp
Na~e Rodina
(1821-1856)
In 1852, at the age of 31, Karel
Havlicek was deported by the Austrian
government from his native Bohemia to
the village of Brixen in the Tyrol, an
area of southwest Austria and
northeast Italy. During his 3 years
in exile, he contracted tuberculosis,
and shortly after his return to
Bohemia in 1855, died on July 29,
1856. THE TYROLEAN ELEGIES is a short
series of poems which depict "in a
half-humoristic, half-satirical mood
Havlicek's deportation to his
involuntary exile in Brixen.
Karel Havlicek was born in Bohemia in
the village of Borova, near
Pribyslava, on October 31, 1821. He
studied philosophy and theology at the
University of Prague, but was
dismissed for his radical and advanced
views.
He then studied Slavonic
languages, especially Russian and
Polish, and resided in Russia from
1843 to 1844. Upon his return to
Bohemia he was the editor of several
newspapers which, under his
leadership, became well-known critical
and literary reviews, as well as
representatives of a politically
awakened Czech nation.
Havlicek's
satirical political writings earned
him his deportation by the Austrian
government.
This short book contains a 3 page
biographical sketch and the nine
sections of Havlicek's poem, both in
Czech and English.
In the
introduction, Dr. John J. Reichman
states "although on the surface there
appears a light spirit of mockery and
bravado, upon more intent listening we
are able to discern some striking
undertones of a sad and at times even
Book
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R.EVIEWS
Reviews
Spring 1991
cont,
Vol. 3 No.2
on
p.
4S
ON
THE
SHELF
CGS
Cl.t
Encyklopedia
Slovensko by Hlavna Redakcia.
6 volumes of a Slovak Encyclopedia
et ~l
This is Slovakia by Francis Hrusovsky
The pages in this book reveals its country, its past,
its longing for the kind of life it deserves.
its present
fate,
and
Lidove Umeni by Jitka Stankova
Treasures of Folk Art in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia including embroidery,
woodcarving,
painting on glass and wood and painted Easter eggs.
MAPS
MulIers
Boheme
Map of
Moravia
German
German
History
Atlas dela Boheme-1720
(includes 19 maps & 6 works of art)
et Lusace 1686
Silesia 1561
1630
Settlement areas in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia
Settlement areas in Slovakia and the Carpathian-Ukraine
of Yankton
The History
Early
County,
of Gonzales
Pioneer
Families
South
County,
Dakota
Texas
of Decatur
of Czechs
(Bohemians)
Bohemians
Prominent
in Manitowac
A History of Fox River Grove,
Donated by Judith R. Lovaas
by Gonzales
County,
Czechs of Douglas and Pope Counties
Donated by Jerry Martinek
A History
by Yankton
Kansas.
Co. Historical
County
Society
Historical
Lillian
Society
Shimmick
by Jerry Martinek.
in Nebraska
County
Illinois
Transcription
of St. John's Cemetery,
Jackman.
Donated by Dorothy Jackman
by Rose Rosicky
History
by Edward
Opatry
by Camille
Dusek
et al.
County,
North
Dakota
by Dorothy
Standard Atlas of Dodge County 1902; Saunders County
Colfax County 1917, Nebraska by George A. Ogle
1907;
Cuming
County
Omaha
City Directory
Index to Dodge County
Genealogical
Society.
Spring
1991
Vol.
Mortuary
Death
and Washington
3 No.2
Morton
(Wisconsin)
List 1891-1892-1893
County
Histories
Nate Rodina
by Margie
by Eastern
Sobotka
Nebraska
Page
39
1908;
THE
ON
SHELF
a.t
CGS
Slovaks in Canada by Joseph M. Kirschbaum LL.D. ,Ph.D
History and analysis of the life of the Slovak Canadians, beginning w i t h the
first settlers in the West during the 1880's to the political refugees who
fled their native
Jand at the end of the 2nd World ~ar.
The Transfer of the Sudetenland Germans by Radomir
A study of Czech-German
relations 1933-1962
Hrady A Zamky Na Ho rave by Jaromir
Castles and Chateaus in Moravia
Neumann
T ~. __ ....•
l..Juc...Q.
and Paul Prohop.
Narodni Kulturni Pamatky by Vit Paloch
National Cultural Monuments in Czechoslovakia
Slovensko-Angl
Slovak-English
icky Sl.ovni k by Julia Vi ILkcvs ka , e t; al
dictionary
Cestina Pro Cizince by Milan Sara, et al
Czech for English speaking students, Czech/English
Guide
to Czechoslovakia
by Simon
language
and grammar
book
Hayman
A History of the Hapsburg Empire 1526-1918 by Robert A. Kann
Author describes, surveys and discusses the major historical aspects of the
Hapsburg Empire-- Political, Diplomatic,
institutional,
socioeconomic
and
cultural.
Vzorkovnica Vysiviek by Alzbeta
Czechoslovakian
stitchery fully
Lichnerova
illustrated.
Carpathian Village People by Mitro Jurchisin.
4 copies donated by Mrs. Gary Hedman.
A listing
Minnesota from 1880's to 1947.
immigrants
to Minneapolis,
The Bohemian Flats by The Workers of the Writers Program of the WPA in the
State of Minnesota.
Donated by Karleen Sheppard.
A history of the area of }1inneapolis and its
neighborhoods
located below the Mississippi River bluffs on which the West
Bank Campus of the University of }1innesota is now located.
Historical
Aspects
of the Immigration
Problem
Tremi Dily Sveta by Bohumil Sojka
Donated by Paul Makousky.
Reminiscences
by Edith
of world
war
Abbott
I
Anthracite Coal Communities by Peter Roberts
The object of this volume is to give the facts relative to the social and
moral life of the Anthracite mine employees.
These coal fields include about
100,000 Slavs and their descendants.
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Spring
1991
Vol.
3 No.2
April 5-7
April 26-28
April 28
May 18-19
May 26-27
June 8-9
June 8
June 14-15
June 15-16
July 26-28
July 26-28
Aug 4
AUG 11
Aug15-17
Sept. 7-8
Sept. 15
Sept. 21
State College,
Slavic Folk Fest, Penn State Univ.
Saint Paul,
Festival of Nations Civic Center
Pasadena,
Southern California Genealogical Jamboree
Cedar Rapids,
Houby Days, Czech Village
Astoria,
Czechoslovak Festival
Verdigree,
Ko1ache Days
Hillsboro,
Cesky Den
Eau Claire,
Gene-a-rama
Czechoslovakian Community Festival
Phillips,
Kolace Days
Montgomery,
Owatonna,
Litomysl
Czech and Polish Day
Silver Lake,
Sokol Camp Booya, Sokol Camp
Pine City,
FGS Conference
Fort Wayne,
Czech Days
Cedar Rapids,
Czechoslovak Day, Highland Park
Saint Paul,
Dozinky
New Prague,
5th annual Gene-o-rama sponsored by the Wisconsin Genealogical
June 14-15 Eau Claire Civic Center Inn and Ray Wachs Center.
Contact: Betty Plummer
403 Franklin St. Stanley, WI 54768
PA
MN
CA
IA
NY
NE
WI
WI
WI
MN
MN
MN
MN
IN
IA
MN
HN
Council,
Inc.
9th annual Cesky Den, Saturday, June 8, at the Firemans Park, Hillsboro, WI.
Program starts at 9:00 a.m., Friday, June 7, with a 20 piece band from Bohemia
performing.
CGS will have a sales booth.
Park is located at Highways #33 and
#82 at west edge of town.
8th annual Phillips Czechoslovakian Community Festival Saturday and Sunday,
June 15-16, at the Phillips High School, Phillips, WI. Doors open at 10:00
a.m. A presentation will be given by John Harvin.
CGS will have a sales
booth.
22nd annual Genealogical Jamboree hosted by the Southern California
Genealogical Society, Inc., Sunday, April 28, 1991, 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Held at
the Pasadena Center, 300 East Greene St., Pasadena, CA. Jamboree 1991 theme
is "Branching Out".
CGS president Hark Bigaouette will be manning our booth,
but help is needed from members in the local area.
Call Hark at (612)426-1222
or stop in early Sunday to help with sales of CGS resource materials.
August 15-17. The 1991 FGS Conference sponsored by the Federation of
Genealogical Societies and the Allen County Public Library held at Grand Wayne
Center, 120 West Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Write: 1991 FGS
Conference
Attn: Curt Witcher, Conference Chair
900 Webster St. PO Box 2270
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
Spring 1991
Vol. 3 No.2
Na~e Rodina
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BOOK
REVIEWS
Surname Location Reference Booklet Annual Report No.3
April 1989
by Joseph Hornack
5223 Eastview Dr
Independence,
Ohio 44131
This reference material is mainly for people of Slovakia.
It was compiled
by Joseph Hornack following information received from people answering an ad
he had placed (the booklet didn't say where).
The gist of the ad stated that
for the village, name and county, along with $3.00 he would provide an
information service for one's Slovak surname.
Besides the many names he has listed in this reference, he included the
state or province from which the information originated, the roots location
and the Slovakian County.
He has also included pages of coats-of-arms,
maps,
historical data, county populations,
etc.
He makes the comment that county
names are as important as locations.
For the past 160 years the Slovak people
have been under three administrative
division titles: the Zupy/Stolice
(county), Kraj (region), and Okres (district).
Of the three, only the
counties have stayed the same, numbering 20, with boundaries intact today.
Another interesting page gives hotel locations by district in Czechoslovakia.
Included are prices, distances to airports, elevations above sea-level,
telephone numbers and other pertinent information.
Specifically this
information is for Slovakian people, but of general interest to all.
Reviewed by Henrietta Hansen
WALSH HERITAGE Walsh County, North Dakota
Published by Walsh County Historical Society
Vol. 1 & 2 Edited by Gunder V. Berg, Valley City, ND and Mrs. Myrtle Balkie,
Grafton, ND
Vol. 3 & 4 Printed by Associated Printers Grafton, ND
You people who are struggling with personal family trees, scarce or hard to
find materials, etc., take a cue from the historians of Walsh County, North
Dakota.
They have compiled four hefty volumes!
A committee of nine people named by the County Historical Society worked
for over eight years with the help of many others.
Many of the first pioneers
were gone, so material was collected from family members, biographies,
official records and preserved copies of newspapers.
Special mention should be
made of the many and varied photographs of the people and their activities.
It seems the four volumes were compiled in stages.
Volumes one and two
bear the copyright date 1976; volumes three and four are copyrighted in 1981.
No matter, the entire county is covered regarding private families,
businesses,
schools, churches and activities not otherwise listed.
Where
biographies could not be found, the people are at least listed by name in each
township.
Volumes three and four show township plat maps with each owner's
name listed.
Tribute is given to the Historical Society officers and volunteer workers
both in pictures and script.
All four books are well bound and sturdy.
The
photographs are clearly printed and are well chosen.
The format of the
histories is by township, so I'm sure no one has been omitted.
If there are
any omissions to be commented on, it seems a few more maps could have been
included.
Otherwise the anecdotal material is well written; focuses on people
and their activities,
sometimes passed over as of no consequence.
Congrats to
Walsh County people for all their efforts!!
Read, See and Enjoy!!
Reviewed by Henrietta Hansen
Page 42
Nate Rodina
Spring
1991
Vol.
3 No.2
The Czechoslovak
Archives in 1990 from
fro
n
t
p age
With the return of Czechoslovakia to the free world, more and
more Americans are visiting the archives to do their own ancestry
research. In the Presov archive I met four Americans in as many days,
each with a Slovak relative or friend to help translate the records and
convey wishes to the archive personnel. The Presov archivist told me they
had 15 and 20 American visitors some days during the summer.
My own research was for twenty different clients, perhaps fifty
separate family lines, a total of some thirty work days. The commissions
ranged from two hours to five days work. Most clients commissioned one
day's work with leeway for another half to full day, just in case. I noticed
an increase in my own efficiency this year. Most days resulted in
something like 15 or 20 relevant transcriptions in three or four
generations. A number of factors slow the pace: The archives' 6Y2 (not
8) open hours; filling out call slips and waiting for books to arrive; tracing
a family from parish to parish, calling for new sets of registers;
determining which new parish is involved based on the Latin, Hungarian
or German name found in later records; bad handwriting and faded ink;
months or years when no baptisms or marriages were recorded.
l-
The Czech Lands were densely populated and men often married
women from neighboring villages, so I sometimes had to consult three or
four sets of registers to follow a single family line. A set of Czech parish
registers might go back to the 1590s and have thirty volumes of records
and sometimes several index volumes. Most Slovak parish records run to
10 volumes, typically covering the years 1720 to 1895 or so, and few are
indexed.
This year's study was more expensive. The Czech archives charge 40
crowns ($1.25 to $1.60 depending on the exchange rate) per volume
ordered and my biggest bill for a single day's study was 440 crowns
(about $15.00). The Slovak archives charge only 10 crowns per volume,
when they remember to charge at all.
The Czechoslovak archive system is one of the best in the world.
Almost all the pre-1900 parish registers of all denominations are in one
of the 13 regional archives. The condition of these volumes is generally
good. I especially enjoyed handling the small leather-bound registers,
measuring a foot long and about 4 inches wide, of the pre-1700 period.
The parish registers are the most valuable source of family information,
but I try to look at any available census records as well. Each archive
has a different selection of materials -- in Kosice the 1857 census·, in
Levoca the 1869 census (almost complete), land records, patents of
nobility, and enumerations of serfs; in Tfebori, plat maps, tax rolls, land
records, and much more.
Czech
Spring 1991
Vol. 3 No.2
Archives
Nase Rodina
cont.
on p.44
.Page 43
The Czechoslovak Archives in 1990 con
t .
fro m
p.
Xerox copies of individual records can now be obtained fairly easily,
the quality varying considerably. The Levoca Archive microfilmed an
entire set of parish records for me, along with some plat maps and
patents of nobility. It's expensive, but sometimes worth it.
The records are in different languages, depending on the time
period and place. In Slovakia, most Roman Catholic records are in Latin
up to about 1865, in Hungarian after that. Some earlier records are in
German or Slovak. The Greek Catholic registers mostly follow that
pattern, but some of the earliest are in Slovak and many are in the
CyriIIic alphabet for a short period after 1850. Lutheran records before
1860 (and even after that in some cases) are often in Slovak or German.
Records in the Czech Lands are a different matter. None, of course, are
in Hungarian since the Czech Lands were part of Austria, not Hungary.
Almost all the records are in Czech, with certain periods before 1800 in
Latin. If the community was German, you'll find a mixture of German
and Latin. Up to about 1860, German and Czech records were written
in svabacli (similar to German Fraktur). If you want to use these records
yourself, be sure to get lots of practice with this script -- the archivists are
not always available to help and a few don't read the svabach.
The clergymen who created the records used abbreviations freely,
especially in Latin. A marriage record, for instance, may show the bride's
or groom's name with D. or P.D., short for Dominus and Perillustris
Dominus 'master, most illustrious master', when a member of the landed
gentry. The epithets puella 'girl' or virgo 'maiden' for brides and iuvenis
'young man' designated unmarried parties in a marriage. Some pastors in
a few records showed the bride as deflorata 'no longer a maiden'. That
mystified me for a time: How did the good father know? The puzzle
came clear, however, when I saw one couple who, according to the
pastor's note, were transgressores contra ~ praecepta sacra 'transgressors
against the sixth holy commandment'. The bride was soon to be a mother.
The archives have good libraries of useful reference works and
dictionaries, Latin, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, German. But none of them
give English equivalents, of course; typically it's Latin-Czech' or
Hungarian-Slovak. Marginal comments, for instance a dispensation for
third or fourth degree of consanguinity, can simply be copied out
verbatim and translated at home. One problem is reading the handwriting; a word is sometimes obvious if you know the language, but
completely undecipherable when you don't. The next difficulty is finding
a good Hungarian-English or Slovak-English dictionary in the States. But
before the age of typewriters most people learned to write very legibly,
so bad handwriting isn't as much a problem as faded ink and yellowed,
flaking paper. The older the paper the better; well-made rag paper does
not deteriorate in good storage conditions. Paper made after the 1860s
is the worse; many registers of that period are yellowing b~dly.
Czech
Page. 44
Nase Rodina
A~chives
cont.
Spring
1991
on
p.
45
Vol. 3 No.2
43
!
I
The Czechoslovak Archives in 1990
Working in Tfeboii and Levoca, both walled towns dating to the
1200s, is an inspiring experience.
The Tfebofi Archive is in the
Renaissance
Schwarzenburg
Palace and the study room has rich oak
panelling, damask-covered walls, a beautiful ceramic stove, and 15-foot
ceilings. (By the way, for a comfortable, clean bed and breakfast at
reasonable rates in Treboii, contact Vladlmir Pikl, 9. Kveten 140, 37901
Treboil, tel. 333-3016.)
The Levoca Archive is in Turzov Dom, another Renaissance
building dating to the 1500s. It is directly across the street from St.
Jacob's Cathedral, a thirteenth-century
Gothic masterpiece.
A personal sidelight: Through a mutual acquaintance I met a fourth
cousin, an M.D. who heads the kidney dialysis department at the hospital
in Poprad, Slovakia. \Ve are descended from Franz Krupitzer, our third
great-grandfather,
born in 1783 in Medzev. Pavol dumbfounded
me by
relating a story told in his family, that my great-grandfather
is
remembered
as a blacksmith of great strength.
With the changing political and economic situation in Czechoslovakia,
next year's research trip should see even greater differences than were
apparent this year. I'm looking forward to it already.
I
Lakewood,
27 November
1990
1 The world still needs a complete dictionary of Medieval and Post-Medieval
Latin. The
Czechs ar~ writing one which is scheduled for completion in 2005:Slovnik stiedovckove
Latiny v Ceskych zemich,
Book
Reviews
con t
.
from
p.
38
desperate feeling."
Although is a
very short work, it is worth reading
for the satirical spirit which
undoubtedly
represented the underlying
feeling of the Czech people under
Austrian rule.
Reviewed by Allen Cavell
NEWS
NOTES
Douglas County, Minnesota
A name index of pictures in 3 Kodak
Carousels of Czechs in the Douglas
County, Minnesota area.
The Douglas
County Historical Society, Alexandria,
Minnesota is open 8:00am-4:30pm
for
anyone wishing to view them or write
to CGS to see if your names are on the
list.
Spring
1991
Vol.
3 No.2
Czechos1bvakian
Research
Both Catholic and Protestant
records, some dating back to 1620, are
kept in archives in Czechoslovakia.
Civil registration did not begin until
1918 and was compulsory only for nonchurch members, at a district office.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Archivni Sprava Prague 6, Trida
Obrabcumuu 133 OR Slovenska Archivini
Sprava, Bratas1ava, Vajanskeho,
Nabrezi 8. You may also wish to write
regarding availability
of microfilmed
records to:
East European Specialist
Genealogical Library
35 N. West Temple St.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
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SPRING
QUARTERLY
MEETING
VfTAME VAS (Welcome)
(Continued from page 31)
The Museum is open Tuesdays through
Saturdays from March 5th through
December 21, and Saturdays only during
the other weeks.
Hours are 9:30 AM to
4:00 PM. Guided tours are given during
regular hours, or by special
arrangement.
A nominal admission is
charged.
Many unique items are
available in the Museum gift shop or
by mail: decorated Easter eggs, dolls,
feather pastry baster, ceramica and
publications.
To further the work of
the Museum you may join the Czech Fine
Arts Foundation.
A one year
membership
is only $7.50.
It entitles
you to vote for the Board of
Directors, and receive a quarterly
newsletter.
For more information,
write Patti Hikiji, Executive Director
Czech and Slovak Museum & Library
PO
Box 5398
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-5398
or (312) 362-8500.
The Czechoslovak
Genealogical
Society will hold its Spring quarterly
meeting at the Southdale Branch of the
Hennepin County Library, 7000 York Ave
S., Edina, MN, on Saturday, April 20,
1991 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
This
will be in the meeting rooms on the
upper level.
Our speaker will be Ivan Dubovicky,
a member of the research staff of the
Department of Ethnology and Folklore
at Charles University at Prague,
Czechoslovakia.
He received his Ph.D.
in Ethnology from Charles University
and is presently doing research at the
University of Minnesota's
Immigration
History Research Center as a Fulbright
Scholar.
Ivan will speak on: "Social
Structures and Backgrounds of our
ancestors, period 1848-1918".
His
previous talks have been extremely
interesting and we look forward to our
April 20th meeting .
./
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Nase Rodina
Spring
1991
Vol.
3 No.2
What is there after
statistics?
the
vital
Now that you have filled out your
family group sheet, done a five
generation ancestral chart and perhaps
even a three generation descending
chart for appropriate branches of your
family, what do you do with the other
bits and pieces of information?
It's
true, the land information, family
illnesses, etc, can go on the back of
the appropriate family group sheet or
there is a place on your computer
program to fill that in.
But what
about Grandpa's story of his near
death with a team of runaway horses?
Father's war stories?, or your own
memories of when you were young?
I~ve you considered a third person
narrative family story?
The vital
statistics of family group sheets are
the necessary skeleton that holds
together the family. The stories and
incidents provide the continuity and
flesh of the family.
A family is formed when a couple
are married and with the addition of
children and descending generations
last until the surviving spouse has
died. By this time the children have
formed their own families and the
stories overlap.
These family stories
can be looked at as long chapters in a
larger family book or broken down into
individual booklets gathered together
into a notebook.
How do you go about assembling this
narrative?
Look for documents and
pictures that can be reproduced onto
the pages of your book and assemble
them in chronological
order.
A
notebook with clear vinyl pocket pages
helps to keep items visible and
movable.
If you don't want to put the
originals in this working notebook,
then photocopies will remind you of
what is available with notes on the
backside as to where the orioinals
b
are.
Incidents and family stories can
be written on file index card with the
date at the top so they can be filed
in the proper order.
in preparation
for writing your story, make a list of
people you need to consult to verify a
story or date.
Land records will give
you a close approximation
as to when a
family moved.
Ask these same people
about any old family photographs
that
might be added to the book (which they
can purchase when completed).
At this
point, you don·t need the original
photograph.
A photocopy will do with
the name of the owner on the back
side, or you may request the loan of
the picture so you can have a negative
and print made for your own records.
In that case, treat the picture as you
would "hot coals"!!
Take the picture
to a good commercial laboratory and
then immediately return it to the
owner.
Oral tape interviews help to
reinforce memories of incidents and
add another dimension to a family
story.
In future issues of the Nase Rodina
there will be expanded "how to"
articles on this project.
In the
meantime, start organizing and
collecting! !!!
Dolores Jorgenson
German Towns in Slovakia
&
Upper Hungary
A Genealogical Gazetteer
3rd Edition, Enlarged
• German, Hungarian, Slovak town names
• Historical background of each town
• Guide to Czechoslovak archive research
• Addresses of Czechoslovak archives
• Complete maps of Slovakia
• The most complete listing of reference
books, maps, gazetteers, and sources
Pre-publication price (till May 31):
$14.00 postpaid
The Family Historian
12961 Lake Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107 USA
Spring
1991
Vol.
3 No.2
Na~e Rodina
Page 47
Genealogicky A Heraldicky Klub
CGS has entered into an exchange
association with the Genealogicky
A.Heraldicky
Klub of Brno.
This is a
club of about 200 members with a two
part interest.
The first part
concerns itself with heraldry and
genealogy of former and recent
nobility and well known persons, while
the second part involves personal
genealogies of their own or related
families.
All the members are led
together with their common interest in
the history of Moravia and with the
common effort in documentation
and
preservation
of the cultural heritage
of this region.
We will be receiving their monthly
newsletter and we will send them ours.
Their group will assist with basic
genealogy need concerning southern
Moravia (specific requests still must
be routed through the archives)
whereas they will be looking for help
in the case of persons or families
that have emigrated to the United
States.
They are also interested in books
dealing with genealogy, heraldry,
history and geography for their
libraries.
They are also willing to
help anyone visiting in their area.
We will forward any queries, requests
for their newsletter,
or contributions
to their library.
Send any
correspondence
marked Brno Genealogy
to CGS
PO Box 16225
St. Paul, MN
55116
CORRECTION
Genealogical Unlimited,
Inc.
Toll free order line 1-800-666-4363
Open 10:00am-4:00pm
(MT) Mon thru Fri.
~
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1918 Alien Registration
Files
If your ancestor did not become
naturalized until after 1918 and lived
in Minnesota prior to that, you will
find an excellent source of
information in the 1918 Alien
Registration
file located in the
Minnesota Historical Society archives
at 1500 Mississippi
St.
Saint Paul,
MN.
The alien had to answer 35
questions, among these were his date
of birth, birthplace, port of entry
into the United States, date of
arrival into the U.S., occupation,
names and ages of living children,
marital status, serial number for the
draft if registered.
If first papers
for naturalization
were taken out, if
not, why not.
Questions were asked
about personal and real property.
Minnesota is the only state that
registered aliens at that time.
TRANSLATING HELP! !!
A translator program is available
for downloading from the Compuserve
Information System.
The file name is:
CZECHT.EXE, and it will work on IBM-PC
clones for translations from Czech to
English.
It does NOT translate from
English to Czech.
If you do not have
access to Compuserve, a copy of the
program is available from: Charles
Sommerhauser
9116 Southview Lane
St.
Louis, MO 63123-6440.
Send a
diskette, either 5.25", 360K or 3.5"
720K and 52 cents for postage, along
with your mailing address.
The program is Shareware, that is,
if you like it, you are supposed to
pay for it.
The fee for continued use
of the program is a $15.00 donation to
the Czechoslovak Genealogical
Society.
Their address is in the documentation
file on the disk.
Spring
1991
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3 No.2
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OPERA
FOUNDATION
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from
p. 33
Early in 1982 it was discovered that the 1975 agreement had also never
been recorded, so once again the agreement was finally recorded with the
Register of Deeds.
One of the main reasons for determining ownership of the
building was so that the lodge could be legally demolished because of it's
condition.
But in July, a group of concerned members of ZCBJ met with the
board, determined to save the historic building.
From seed sewn at this
meeting, explorations began on arts grants and other financial support;
meetings were held in homes to educate and excite non-interested Czechs and
non-Czechs; a call went out for memorabilia a s'soc i a t ed with the hall and it's
community history.
In September, 1983, a core group of dedicated Czechs approached the
village board once more to request it to turn over the building to them, and
the request was granted.
Subsequently, the first donation for preservation
was submitted by a resident in the amount of $100.00 .... and this seed of hope'
bore fruit.
By the summer of 1984, nomination material was sent to authorities
for a hearing, and on April 11, 1985, the ZCBJ Hall was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Because excitement in the project included nonlodge parties, a decision was made to form a non-profit corporation to run the
organization, and in 1984 a name was decided upon to best represent the
preservation group...
The Ceska Opera Foundation, Inc. The name was chosen,
not necessarily because there would ever be an opera there (although, in time,
there was), but because all theaters from that era were called opera houses,
and it was most certainly "Ceska."
In ensuing months, architects were
contacted to suggest how best to proceed, and fundraisers were planned.
By
April the corporation had 126 members, spearheaded by fiery president, Dorothy
Pichner.
Workers labored hard and long to meet federal safety requirements,
involving putting in a new floor, adding supports to structurally weakened old
beams, painting and refurbishing both interior and exterior.
Today, the old ZCBJ lodge hall stands proud and commanding in Haugen, and
plans are in progress to once again restore it's place in the area as a center
for Czech plays and variety shows. Painted curtains and backdrops depicting a
Czech castle, the Bohemian forest, and interior of a Czech cottage stand ready
to frame upcoming productions of old plays ... boxes of which have been
relocated.
Interest and involvement is infectious, so once again, I urge
anyone wishing to know more about the Haugen project to contact: Robert H.V.
Heinze, Ceske Opera Foundation, Inc., 320 West Third St., PO Box 211, Haugen,
WI 54841. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
The foundation
has recently compiled a listing of all Czech plays available.
Write for price
quotations.
(Many thanks to Bob Heinze for historical data for this article; to
members of the foundation for their willingness to share their pr~de.
I know
I cannot mention everyone who has contributed to this project with love and
monies, so I thank you with this article ...you KNOW who you are.)
John H. Marvin
Madison. WI
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QUERIES
DZUGAN
Seeking info on G-parents Michael Dzugan, arrived from Aus/Hun ca. 1890's. d. Oct. 1909 as result
KALOVCSAK of injuries in steel mill in Duquesne, PA. Also his sister Anna Dzugan. Michael m.about 1897,
Maria/Mary Kaqlovcsak (b.June 1880, possibly Zemplin) and lived in Trenton, NJ. Daughter Miriam/
KOCSEP]AN Mary b. 1905 in Trenton. Mary remarried to George Wahley in 1911.
KOCHERRY Andras Kocserhan(Kocherry/Kocheran) arr. 1901, m. G-mother Theresa Pope Oct. 1906 in Homestead,
KOCHERAN PA. Need origin on G-mother Pope b. 1887, d. 1980 in Arlington, VA.
POPE
contact: John J. Dugan 138 Norman Dr Pittsburgh, PA 15236-1434
KRBEC
KERBEC
HOJDA
CAMFERLA
CAHFRLA
KALENSKY
Seek any info on the Krbec family. Bartholomew (my g-grandfather) and his son George (my grandfather). Immigrated to the US from Praporist Domozile, Bohemia in 1880. Have not been able to
locate town on any maps. Bartholomew's m. 1872 Mary Hojda. George m. 1899 Anna Camferla/Camfrla
from Moravia. All lived in Chicago and are in 1900 and 1910 Federal Census. George's son
Charles, (my father) b. 21 June 1909 in Chicago, m. 25 Hay 1940 Rose Kalensky. Her parents,
Joseph and Mary immigrated in 1909 from Daruva, Slovonia, Yugoslavia and were married in Chicago
24 June 1909. Would like to share info with anyone searching similar surnames.
Contact: Charles A. Krbec Jr. 7955 S Kolin Ave Chicago, IL 60652-2220
SEIBERT Seek info on ancestors and descendents of William and Anna (Keser) Seibert of Pike Co., IL. The
1860 and 1880 census records of Pike Co. list William, b. 2 February 1826 in Bohemia and Anna b. 25
KESER
April 1832 in Pilsen, Bohemia. William listed in 1850 census in st. Louis, MO residing with Hetzel
family. William and Anna had nine children, the first 3 b. 1852-1858 in MO and the last 6 b. 18591873 in IL. Their youngest, Lulu, m. 24 August 1892 to David Lawson Williams in Pike Co., IL.
William, Anna and a number of their children are buried in Blue River Cem., Detroit, Pike Co., IL.
Contact: Ralph Cabana 81 Providence Ave S Portland, ME 04106
MAIER
BLASEL
Seek siblings and info on ancestry of Andreas Maier b. 22 Dec 1822 in Maria Kulm, Bohemia [now
Chulm n ohri or Chulm sv Mari, CZ, a town southwest of Karlovy Vary, between Sokolov and Cheb
(Eger)] Andreas, the son of Simon Maier and Magdelena Blasel, came to WI ca 1850; died 1 August
1896, Milwaukee, WI. He was married 22 June 1854 in Milwaukee, WI to Catherina Schneider b.
Schwickartshausen, Germany. Contact: Roger E. Krempel 629 Stover Fort Collins, CO 80524-3124
MACH
HOLUBAR
Seek info on Anna and Mary Holubar, daughters of Frank and Anna (Mach) Holubar, b. Ainsworth, NE
in the late 1880's. Last heard of in Boyd Co., HE in 1893. Anna" (Mach) Holubar was the daughter
of Jan and Rozara (Bulusek) Mach of Prague, HE.
Contact: Irma M. Wilt 8102 Hascall st Omaha, NE 68124
JILEK
MUZlKA
MACHNIK
BLAZEK
MEDLIN
CHALUPSKA
KRUNIER
Researching the following families from the Strakonice area of Bohemia, CZ. Jan Jilek, (son of
Mathias Jilek and Magdelena Muzika of Bezdekov and Hubenow) b. ca 1791 and m. in 1816 to Maria
Machnik (daughter of Vojtech Machnik and Anna Blazek of Bezdekov and Sedlikovice) b. 1795.
Jan Medlin, baker or miller from Bezdekov, married Marie Chalupska (daughter of Pavel Chalupsky
and Anna Krunier/Krumer of Hajsky). Jan b. ca. 1802.
Contact: Thelma Long Box 3562 Melfort, Saskatchewan, canada SOE lAO
SZENKULICS
ARVENAK
PISKOVA
CERVENAK
Seeking any info on descendants of John Szenkulics b. 1885 in Jalora, Slovakia. Married to
Anastasia Arvenak (daughter of Helen Piskova and Vasil Cervenak) b. 1892 Roztoha. They
immigrated to Corning NY in 1913. John's sister Mary married Alex Romada and settled in Bath, NY.
Also interested in info regarding Slovak life in Jalora, Roztoha and in Corning, NY.
Contact: Diane Senkulics 186 Old Niskayuna Rd Latham, NY 12110
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KOUTKY
KAUTZKY
Need the name of wife of Joseph Koutky and if they had other children besides Rudolf Franz Koutky/
Kautzky, born April 16, 1868 in Kladno, Bohemia. vias Joseph a miner? viherewas he born and I'lhen?
Did he have brothers? What were their names? contact: Audrey Kautzky Kastris 9418 Delancy Dr
vienna, VA 22182 (703) 281-9238
CHERVENKA Want parents and siblings of Josef and Barbarba Hotz C(h)ervenka, who arrived N.Y.C. on December
CERVENKA 21, 1888, on the ship Polaria, with 4 children. They came from Weisskirken, Bohemia. Stopped in
Prague to visit family, and embarked from Hamburg, Germany. Hay have visited relatives in
Chicago, before settling in Walsh Co., ND. Later moved to Canada and then to Idaho.
Contact: Ethel H. Kinsley 9715 SW Lakeside Dr Tigard, OR 97224
MAHLER
Seeking info on Charles and Frieda (Strnad) Hahler, their parents or other relatives. Charles was
STRNAD born Jan. 10, 1870 in Bohemia, came to the US around 1885 at the age of 15. d. Jan.23,1945 in
HORRAWITZ Milwaukee, WI. Frieda was born Sept. 13, 1882 in Austria to Abraham and Anna (,Korrawitz)Strnad.
Frieda died in Milwaukee, WI. Sept. 14, 1930. They had three daughters: Ann (Miller) b.1909, Cora
b. 1911 d. 1956: Phyllis (Wester) b. Sept II, 1922.
KEPEL
Also seeking info on John Keppel of Bohemia, his daughter Antonie Kepel Vachuda, her husband
VACHUDA William Vachuda and their daughter Marie. Antonie may have been born in Bohemia ca. 1879, William
in Austria, ca 1877; and Marie in Budevicich, CZ in 1901. Antonie and Marie arrived in NY in 1907
and later settled in the st. Louis area. William also lived in the st. Louis area, however
records of his arrival in the US have not been located. Rumor has it that William may have been a
member of high rank in the Kaiser1s court and his sister was a "Lady of the court".
Contact: Gary and Jan Wester 15610 92nd Ave Florissant, MO 63034
ZSUPCSAN Seeking info on relatives of my grandfather, Andras Zsupcsan/Zupchan, b. 1853 and my grandmother,
TAKACS Haria Takacs, b. 1855. They were married in 1875 in Szepsi Abauj Torna county, Hungary (now
Koldava nad Bodvou Slovakia). They immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio in 1881. Karia/s married
sisters in Cleveland were: Katherine Svirha and Theresa Lutheran.
Contact: Charles Carome 317 E Kohler st Sun Prairie, WI 53590
SLAMA
Seek info on Jan Slama family who came to US in 1879 from Tri Studne, Nove Mesta, Moravia. First
wife: Josephine Kunc died in Moravia. Second wife: Josephine Havlik. Children: Joseph,
Josephine (Prokop), Anna (Burda), Marie (Havlik-Soukup), Vincie(Rohla-Hoznour), Frances (Burian),
all born in Moravia, and Frank b. Wilber, Saline Co., Nebraska.
Contact: Mrs. Beth Ingoldsby 220 E 20th Grand Island, HE 68801-2449
Seek descendents of Daniel and Anna (Adasek) Bachorik of Kjava, Hungary. Four known children:
ADASEK
BACHORIK Daniel, d. age 12; Anna, Susannah, Kristina, and Katrina. Anna, Susannah and Kristina immigrated
to NY state early 1900's. Kristina m. Paul Sadlon and they returned to Hungary. He is said to run
a flour mill and was killed during the war.
KLANOVA Also seeking descendents of Anthony and Theresa Klanova Beran of Velci and cenkove; Jacob and
BERAN
Barbara Lebedova Karasek of Ohrazenice; Franticek and Katerina Karasek Beran, who resided in Velci
LEBEDOVA in 1888. The family was of Catholic religion and attended st. Ni~holas Church in Jince.
KARASEK Also seeking information/maps regarding towns of pre-1914 Bohemia: Velci, Cenkove, Ohrazenice and
Jince. contact: Carolyn Beran RR 1 Box 586 Ilion, NY 13357
SOBOTKA
SPINAR
KOLOUCH
KADLEC
BALABAN
Seek info on the following surnames in Sazava, CZ. area: Sobotka, Spinar, Kolouch, Kadlec and
Balaban. Frank Sobotka and Antonie Spinar m. 17 January 1901, Wilber Saline Co. NE. All of their
ancestors were from the Sazava area.
Contact: Andree Hoeman 6529 65th st Columbus, NE 68601
J
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SKOPIK
BESEDA
MAREK
HARES
CINEK
WWII
BESEDA
GREENER
FLECK
STEIDEL
HERTL
LIEPOLD
WINKLER
HUETTL
MAGEL
SAEKLIN
WAGNER
Researching Frank Skopik (b. 20 Oct. 1840, d. 11 Hay 1931) arrived in USA through Galveston either
by himself or with another family in approx. 1855-1860.
Searching for parents of Vince Beseda (b. 1 Nov.1869, d. 11 Hay 1923) Vince lived in Frenstat, TX
and Abbott, TX. Would like his parents names. The family immigrated to US in 1872. Would also
like the maiden name of Vince's first wife.
Researching Frank Marek (b. 14 Feb. 1855, d. 22 Jan. 1918) arrived in Galveston, TX (when?),
(alone?) (or with family?) Would like to know his parent's names.
Researching Theresa Mares Marek, d. approx. 1890-1895· in Texas.
Any info on Frank Cinek from Hermanice, Lanskroun Co., CZ. b. ca. 1830-1838.
Would like to correspond with any who may have served with my uncles during WW II: S/Sgt John
Frank Beseda (579th Bomb Sqdn- 392nd Bomb Group 36th Infantry, was a POW) and Sgt. Sylvester
Henry Greener (Anti-tank Co. 180th Infantry).
Contact: Doris Beseda 5713 64th st Lubbock, TX 79424
Wish to exchange information on the following families Fleck, steidel, Hertl, Liepold/Leopold,
and Winkler from Triebendorf/Trebarov, CZ and Huettl/Huttl, Hagel/Hagerl, saecklin and Wagner from
Rosshaupt/Rozvadov, CZ. who settled in Mankato and Heron Lake, MH. Also will appreciate any
history of these two Czech locations.
Contact: Louise Leonard Bradshaw 1722 Brogan Dr San Antonio, TX 78232
(512) 494-2122
KMETZ
Interested in corresponding with others researching Kmetz, Kmec and Zigarlovic families or anyone
KHEC
with any information on the families. My grandfather Michael Kmetz b. 25 sept 1875(?), d. 6 Nov
ZIGARLOVIC 1929 in Newark, NJ was married twice. First marriage had two sons, Hichael and George. Second
marriage to Mary Zigarlovicova (my grandmother) b. 5 Apr 1881 in stara Lubovna, CZ d. 19 Feb 1971
in Newark, NJ. Their six children were all born in Newark, NJ.
Contact: Mary Ann Kmetz Balbach 214 Athens st Hartwell, GA 30643 (404) 376-4351
YOURA
JOURA
HEVSA
PAOLZA
My grandmother told me she came about 1860 with her father, William and mother Josephine (Youra/
Joura) and two sisters, Mary and Anna. The mother caught cholera and was buried at sea.
My other grandfather (great) came with wife Anna Paolza and my grandfather Frank about 1840,
settled in st. Louis, MO. Went to st. John Nepomuk Church.
Contact: Rita Barlows 3220 North Dakota st st. Louis, MO 63111
HESSOUN
HESOUN
KURKE
Looking for any info on this name: Joseph Hessoun and wife, Rozalia Kurka Hessoun and infant Anna,
settled in Cleveland, OH about 1868-1869. Family emigrated from Bohemia, was Catholic.
Contact: Rita Reichardt 325 SPark Rd La Grange, IL 60525 (708) 352-3374
KIBITZOVA Would like to contact living descendants of my mother Marie Anna Kibitzova, b. 3 Sept 1903 in
DOUBRAVA Plzn, CZ. Parents were: Jan Edward Kibitz b. ca.1865-70, Plzn, CZ area (He was a furrier) and
Anna Doubrava b. ca. 1865-70 in or around Rokycany, Bohemia, CZ. She had sisters living in the
Plzn area. Their names were: Jarmila, Tonya/Antonie, Helene, Hilada and a brother Jan Kibitz.
Anyone knowing of any of these names contact:
Mary Ann Coleman 221 Emmons Ave Rock Falls, IL 61071
CHOTEK
Seeking info on the Chotek family that was a member of the feudal aristocracy in Prague. Any info
on the lineage, the family crest, and the location of the family castle would be greatly
appreciated. It is my understanding that Prince Chotek died in his 80's in the 1940's. If you
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know of an english translation of HRABATA CHOTKOVE by Joseph Ledr, Kutna Hora 1886. That resource
would also be appreciated. Any valid information will be rewarded with a donation to CGS.
Contact: Lowell Routley, Ph D. 2570 Asbury Rd Dubuque, IA 52001
KUBES
NOSEK
REMES
LEXA
KOTRICH
POMIJE
My grandfather John (Jan) Kubes (b. 1861) came to New Prague, HN with his parents: Wenceslaus (b.
1822) and Anna (b. 1827) Kubes from Ponedraz, northeast of Ceske Budejovice, Bohemia, in 1866. He
m. Katherine Nosek (b. 1867) whose parents, Matej (b. 1821) and Alzebeta (Lexa?) (b. 1835) Nosek
were born in Bohemia. Katherine had two brothers: Joseph and Matias/ and two sisters: Anna Kotrich
and Mary pomije. John Kubes was a charter member of Katolicky Delnik and treasurer over 35 years
and an officer of Bohemian Farmers Insurance Co. He may have had an aunt/ Anna Kubes (B. 1827) who
was born in Ponedraz and married Matej Remes (b. 1831) at Bosilec/ Bohemia in 1858.
Contact: Gene Kubes 92 Exeter PI st. Paul/ HN 55104
ZACEK Would like to share info on the family of Josef and Barbora Zacek of Cicero/ IL. Josef (b. 12 Oct.
DVORAK 1854) in Stare Hutes near Kaliste/ Bohemia/ m. June/July 1890 to Barbora Zacek (same maiden name)
OPAT
(b. 3 Sept. 1869 in Humpolec/ Bohemia. Her mother/s maiden name was Dvorak. Josef and Barbora's
DeBrestain three sons were: Frank (wife, Helen)/ James (wife/ Anna) and Joseph (wife, Stephanie) who all
SILHAVY worked at Western Electric Co. in Cicero/ IL. Other Zacek relatives were: Anna Opat of Milwaukee,
KOPIC
WI/ Marie DeBrestian, Lillian Silhavy and Frank Kopic Jr./ son of Josef's sister Josephine(Zacek)
and Frank Kopic.
VILIM
Also seek info on the family of Frantisek Vilim (b. 1821) in Bohemia and died 4 April 1885 in
SHALIK Chicago, m. to Marie Shalik (b.1821 in Bohemia) and d. 18 July 1896 in Chicago. other members of
ROSSNAR the Vilim family are: Andrew Vilim m. Catherine Rossnar whose children are: Agnes (b. Green Bay/
SAVER WI), Charles (b. 1880's), Amelia/ Andrew and Josephine. Agnes married Joseph Saver/ Chicago, IL.
KIESBERG A Charles Vilim (b. 10 July 1862) married Marie Margaret Kiesberg and their children were: Robert,
Herbert. Walter/ and Frederick (d. WWII at age 18) and daughter Gertrude, all of Chicago, later
Brookfield/ IL. Charles' brothers were: Joseph.Ib. 1860)(a ausician) , and John/ who possibly
moved to California. Contact: Shirley Farano 140 Lorraine Dr Lake Zurich/ IL 60047
Member Don Janak, Tuscon, AR would like to know about the "Congregation of Bohemian Freethinkers". His
request for information to the organization: Bohemian Free Thinking School Society 2707 Kenilworth Ave
Berwyn/ IL 60402 has gone unanswered. Would anyone like to write an article and inform the membership on
this subject?
Kember Robert Gromm is interested in Czechs in early California, particularly those that went to look for
gold. Any clues can be sent to: Robert Gromm PO Box 447 Bethel Island/ CA 94511
ANCESTRY
Research in Czechoslovakia
(Next research trip: April-May 1991)
Czech-English Translations
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Free estimates.
Duncan Gardiner, Ph.D.
Certified Genealogist
12961 Lake Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107 USA
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Spring 1991
Vol. 3 No.2
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Calender of Events in Czechoslovakia
After Vital Statistics
p47
Al ien Registrations
p48
Book Reviews
p38,42
Ceske Opera Foundation
p33
Calender of Events
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CZ Calender of Events
pS6
CGS Conference
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Czech Archives
Front Page
Czech Research .. ;
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Donations
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Geneal9gicky AHeraldicky Klubp48
Here and There
p34
Laddies Naked Geese
p35
Library News
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Presidents Message
p30
Queries
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Spring 1991 Meeting
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Vitame Vas
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"Kutnohorskf-gro~" Dance Cornpe t i r i.on
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Choir Song Festival
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Days of Czech and Slovak Films
Praha
Film Review
Bratislava
A Dvora\ Music Fe s t iva I
Pi:ibram
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The Pod l uz i Region Songs and Ds nc e s
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Strat'nice International Folklore Festival
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"Region without shadows" Folklore Fest
Krurnvlf
"Pod K~enovice m.j6" Folklore Review
Krenovice
The town of Cesky Dub 700th Foundation Anniversarv
Celebration
Cesk§ Dub
SummEr courses of CZEch languages for foreigners
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Old Bohemian Counrrv Fair
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Jesenlk Country Fai~ on the occasion of the Miners
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