Memories of 1856 Written by F. Marák Originally Published in Czech 7 October 1951 in Věstník Continued from part one. At first, I didn’t do anything about it except laugh, but as every corner was “full”, the laughter left me. Regardless of whether I wanted to or not, I had to carry the chamber pot up…
Category: translation
Using [Square] Brackets (and parenthesis) in Transcriptions (and Translations[!])
I’ve been working on a transcription project with my friend, and today while trying to find an objective explanation for why I was choosing square brackets [ ] in some places and parenthesis ( ) in others, I ran into a genealogy standard that goes completely against all my reasoning and logic having to do…
Víra, Naděja, a Láska – Faith, Hope, and Charity
Here are two poems from Josef Al. Svoboda’s 1893 book: Svoboda, Josef Al, Víra, Naděja, a Láska. Modlitební kniha pro vzdělané dívky katolické. [Faith, Hope, and Charity. Prayer Book for the Education of Catholic Girls.] (Královske Vinohrady: A. J. Cellerina a syna, 1893). Věnování. Zde svatá >víra<! Jež jste obtíženi, a jimž tak těžko v klamech světa…
Fraissen
On one half of the register, the cause of death appears as “Fraissen” with two s’s. On the other half, the word appears as “Fraisen” with one s. This 2011 post on the German-Bohemian ancestry forum speculates that it could mean epileptic seizures, measles, or just some vague description that the parish priest or clerk…