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Month: February 2014

Who is the father?

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Kate Challis

Here is an interesting death record! Transcription:Juliana, (secundum haproles ejus esl ex nem sup-tial demonstrant) dceraJana Špačka, domkáře vMiším a manželky jehoAnny rozené Jan Pustě-jovský, sedlák v Miším.matka od delší doby opu-stivší manžela žije v konku-binatí s Jiřím Kolibou, sedlá-kem v Miším, její umrtní lí-stek s povi v tím výše jmenovaného Špačke co otce dítěteuváděl…

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Why did I renew my ancestry.com subscription?!

Posted on 11 February 2014 by Kate Challis

I love ancestry.com. It has many records that familysearch.org does not yet have. When it comes to Czech genealogy, it’s usually the passenger lists that I find the most useful, in particular their Hamburg Passenger Lists from 1850-1934. Their search algorithm and indexes are different – at least somewhat. This can be good and bad, but…

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Church Record Sunday: Example of Baptism for Stillborn child in Czech Parish Records

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Kate Challis

Here is a church record with an example of a child who was baptized before they were born. Mariain uteromatris [deo?]nomine bap-tizata,mrtvorozená A translation would be: Maria Baptized in the name of God [?]  [while] in the mother’s womb. Stillborn.

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Jewish birth records in Mniší 1839-1856

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Kate Challis

There have been Jews in the Czech lands for millenia. Unfortunately, throughout those millenia, they have been persecuted to various extents by those who ruled the land. This subject is fascinating and could (and has) fill up volumes of books. It isn’t what I’m posting about today. From the 17th century forward, when the Catholics…

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135 Years Ago Today…

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Kate Challis

Look at what I found on the Texas State Historical Association website today: February 06 1879 On this day in 1879, the first issue of the Texan, the first Czech newspaper in Texas, appeared. Though the periodical, published by E. J. Glueckman, lasted little more than a decade, it reflected the rich influence of the Czech culture…

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What my Texas Ancestors must have thought of my Polygamous Ancestors

Posted on 6 February 2014 by Kate Challis

I apologize to all my blog readers for diverting to the subject of polygamy so often these past few posts. It has been on my mind. Today I finished reading “Saints” by Orson Scott Card and decided I wanted to discover just exactly how many of my ancestors were polygamists. To do this, I went…

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Wordless Wednesday: Picture Postcard to Bedrich Michna

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Kate Challis
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Origin of the House Numbering System in Czech Lands

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Kate Challis

Lukáš Svoboda wrote another excellent post on his blog that explains the true motive for numbering houses in 1770 . It is in Czech, but you can easily open it in the chrome browser, right click, and select “Translate to English.” Or copy and paste the text and dump it into google translate. In short:…

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Historical Fiction: the genre of choice for the genealogist

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Kate Challis

It was bound to happen sometime this year. I forgot to post on my blog yesterday. I should have these posts scheduled in advance, and in fact that is my end goal. But it just hasn’t happened. I’ve been listening to an audio book called “Saints” by Orson Scott Card. I love it. It is…

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They Came In Groups

Posted on 3 February 2014 by Kate Challis

If you are interested in Texas Czech genealogy, you should “czech” out Robert Janak’s “Janaks Texas-Czech Articles and Photos” website. It is excellent, in particular the articles section. Here was a useful post that he wrote called: “Dubina, Hostyn and Ammannsville. The Geographic Origin of Three Czech Communities in Fayette County, Texas.” Janak used tombstone…

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