I was doing some research for my own Frenštát ancestors. Here is a link to this 26 April 1784 birth. A very quick glance with my tired eyes, and at first I saw, “Johann Chodurin.” I should have noticed three things: 1. There is a third little nožičky – what looks like a final “n” is…
Author: Kate Challis
Church Record Sunday: Holešov, 1650’s Pythagorean Theorem
This goes on for several pages. I wonder what the story is behind this. I also wonder about the person keeping these records. Perhaps being a clergyman was not his original dream… Loading…
Church Record Sunday: Drahonice, 1883, “Ohhhhh…byslov…!”
Can you pinpoint this place on a map? I’ll admit, it took me a long time. Loading…
Why Czech Matters: Part I
If it seems I’ve fallen off the face of the earth (or…blogosphere), there are a few good reasons why. First, I went to this crazy huge conference called RootsTech. It was awesome. And after being gone for a week, my email inbox was like…a mountain. There were so many things to do when I got…
Church Record Sunday: Frenštát 1770, “If You’re Happy and You Know It…”
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10 Steps for Using FamilySearch Consultant Planner
Most people with Czech heritage do not use FamilySearch Family Tree to organize their genealogy. There are lots of varied, logical reasons for why people might use other platforms (which wasn’t the point of this post, so don’t let me get sidetracked!), and truthfully, I deeply understand and agree with a lot of these reasons….
Church Record Sunday: Časlav, 1835: “I must confess…”
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We CAN Remember!
Last month I posted the death certificate of Anton Smihal, which said, “Can Not Remember” when listing the name of his mother. I was very happy to be able to connect the living descendant of this family to their Czechs in the old country a few days later, and of course I started writing a…
Church Record Sunday: Frenštát 1838, Vergiftung
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I cesta může být cíl
September, 1965 Willard, Utah The present trend in our church and in the country seems to be, “Where did I come from” and genealogy is being stressed as a most important part of our church and family activity. This is rather hard on my generation, as we have only started to have time to look…