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Texas Czechs Adopted Orphan Train Riders
Tonight I discovered that my 3rd great uncle adopted two children who were born in New York. This probably means the children were from an orphan train. My 3rd great uncle and his wife were Czech immigrants from Vítkovice who farmed in Fayette and Fort Bend counties. There are 10 years age difference between their…
Wordless Wednesday: Emma Chovanec
Beautiful Savior, or Schönster Herr Jesu
I noticed a few weeks ago that one of my favorite songs in the LDS Children’s Songbook is actually a Silesian folk song. According to the songbook, the words are supposedly from the 12th century by an anonymous composer, though this blog says, “it is better to associate the hymn with followers of John Hus,” which…
2014 APG Professional Management Conference
I was able to listen to 1 and 3/4 lectures of the 2014 APG Professional Management Conference this morning as I drove to Costco, shopped, checked out, drove to Walmart, shopped, drove home, and cooked lunch for my family. Judy G. Russell AKA “The Legal Genealogist” was an awesome presenter. I thought she did a great…
Iowa Genealogical Society Hiring a Part-time Executive Director
The Iowa Genealogical Society is looking to hire a part-time Executive Director. The salary will be $20,000-25,000. The job description is as follows: “This person will work with board members and current staff to implement the Strategic Plan developed in 2012. The plan is a good one, outlining committees and goals which would bring in…
Wordless Wednesday: Victor Frederick Vasicek 1926-2003
Mozart lived closer to my ancestors than I do to my parents
My kids have been listening to “Mozart’s Magic Fantasy: A Journey Through the Magic Flute.” I keep finding songs from it stuck in my head. “Pa-pa-pa-papageno!” and the Aria of the Queen of the Night. Which my kids ask me to perform for them, and I gladly oblige. Haha. I began reading Mozart’s wikipedia page. The film…
Surname Saturday Kreczmarská, Kreczmarski
In my previous post about my fourth great grandmother, Anna Kreczmarska, I linked to the surname density map kdejsme.cz for the surname Krečmar. This variant spelling is not found anywhere close to Ostrava. However, a friend pointed me in the direction of a different surname spelling variation: Kreczmarská and Kreczmarski. In an email correspondence with Carolyn…
Follow Friday: Michele Simmons Lewis
Today I’m going to link you to one of my favorite bloggers in the genealogy world: Michele Simmons Lewis author of ancestoring.blogspot.com. While not a Czech researcher, her insights into genealogy research apply to all geographical areas of interest. She took a short blogging hiatus (phew! Good to know I wasn’t the only one!) these past…