Here is Franciszka Corvin-Krasińska, whose diary I just read. It was fascinating. Somebody should make it into a movie. I liked that she did a good job of describing her surroundings, as well as foreshadowing (which is crazy, because she had not yet lived her story!) She also was an admirable, brave woman, and I…
Month: October 2016
Top Signs You’re a Hardcore Genealogist (who is a native English speaker with a niche interest in Czech research)
Inspired by my friend’s post here, who was inspired by familysearch’s post here… You are excited when you learn that your ancestors came from a small city, rather than a tiny village, because there are more records to look at. 1225 pages in a land register, woohoo! Yesss! You curse the clerk who, though he…
Were my ancestors virgins when they were married?
I’m working on a transcription of a Czech marriage contract from 1794. Here is the paragraph: Ve jménu nejsvětěšjí trojice, Amen.Dnes níže psaného dne a roku staly se smlouvy svatební stalé, a v ničemž neporušitedelné, mezi dobře zachovalým mládencem panem Francem Michnou vlastním synem P: France Michny městianína Frankštadseho jakožto ženichem strany jednej, a dobře zachoval[o]u…
“The Shiner Song”
Every Texas Czech knows the Shiner song, even us “dry” folks. You can read about it here, here, here, here, or here. So when I saw this sign at the restaurant we went to last night, of course, I had to get a photo. See that star? Yeah, that’s right in the heart of Texas “Česko”, very close to where…