The Texas Czech
Storyteller


Short Stories, Studies, References, Immigrant
Family Information and More
A Compilation and collection of information
pertaining to the Czech Immigrants in Texas. With emphasis on bringing
the history to life through accounts the families of the author,
original short stories, old photos, studies, reference lists, and more.
Keywords: Texas, Czech, Immigrants, Settlers, Culture, Genealogy,
Williamson County, Granger, Lavaca County, Moravia, Nueces County,
Robstown, Rektorik, Mrazek, Hrncir, Jalufka, Blahuta, Ermis, and
others.
Kdo chce s vlky býti, musí vlky výti!--If you
run with the wolves, then you must howl with the wolves! Remember who
your people are, keep and tell their stories to keep the fires of the
culture alive!
My jsme
moravanští lidé.


Czech-Moravians in Nueces
County
A Family History Research
Project
Czech-Moravian
Family History Project
Where
are the Czech-Moravians in Nueces County?
Czech
Settlers of Northwest Nueces County

A
Creed for the Texas Czechs

Immigrant families
The
Frantisek and Marianna (Hermis) Hermis Family
The
Tomas and Johanna Marek Mrazek Family
The
Frantisek and Marie Matous Rektorik Family
The
John and Louis Rektorik Families
The
Family of Frank L. and Clara Michna Ermis

Short Stories
A Story
of Two Families--Chapter One
A Story
of Two Families--Chapter Two
A
Story of Two Families--Chapter Three
A
Texas Czech Family Rides Out the 1919 Hurricane
A
Visit to the Praha Cemetery
A
Child in a Vegetable Garden
Sweet
Corn--A Story
Evil
Corn--Another Story about Corn
Na
rybi--A Story about Fishing
A Texas
Czech Family Rides out Hurricane Celia

Folk Costumes
(Kroje)
A
Photo Album of Folk Costumes (Kroje)
Czech
Internet Sites with Photos of Kroje
Components
of Folk Costumes (Kroje)

Czechoslovak Genealogical
Society International
2003 Houston, Texas,
Conference
Conference
Background Information

Land Settlement Patterns--A
Study of
The Impact on the Texas Czech
Settlers
Chapter
One--The Austin Empresario Land Grant
Chapter
Two--The German Immigrants
Chapter
Three--The Impact of the American Civil War
Chapter
Four--The Czech Settlers

Articles and Papers
The
Story of the Founding of Dubina, Fayette County, Texas
Gypsies
in Czech and Czechs in Texas
Czech
Settlers of Northwest Nueces County
Documenting
Czech Immigration Arrivals
Chronology
of Central European Colonization in Texas
Czechs
in Texas
Why
Did So Many Czechs Immigrate to Texas?

The Valachs
Who
are the Valachs of Vlasško?
We
are the Valachs!
Moving
with the Flocks
Radhošt'--In
the Metamorphosis of Time

The Texas Czech Valach DNA
Study
Are
Your Family Tree Roots in Exotic Soil?
Map of
Vlassko Area of Moravia
Questions
and Answers about the Valach DNA Study

Slavs in the Central Danubian
Region
Scientific Papers Presented soon
after the Creation of the Slovak Republic. Although theses
papers were written to address the history of the area of what is now
Slovakia, they also provide a Central European view of what happened in
the area of Great Moravia and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
Note: Because of the length of
the papers, these pages may be slow to open!
Origins
of the Slovaks--An Overview
The
Migration of Nations and the Arrival of the Slavs
The
Origins and Settlement Patterns of the Slavs--6th and 7th Century
The
Beginnings of the History of the Slovak Nation--8th -11th Century
Political
Structures in Slovakia--7th -11th Century
Slav
Origins--Habitat in the Early Middle Ages
Burial
Grounds--Knowledge about the Great Moravian Period
The
Archontology of Great Moravia and Serb Moravia--Sources
The
beginnings of the Aristocracy in the Area of Slovakia

Czech
and Slavic Folkways & Customs
by Petr Chudoba
Bread
and Salt--A Traditional Greeting
Masopust
or Carnival

A Texan in the Czech
Lands
by Leigh Darilek
Visiting
the Czech Mother Land
Exploring
the Churches of Prague

Circumstances Pertaining to Immigration
Feudalism
in the Austrian Empire
The
Situation of the Czech Peasants
Destination
Texas
Reasons
for Immigrating to Texas
The
Czech Immigration Process

Sokol
The
Origins of Sokol in the Czech Lands
The
Origins of Sokol in Texas
A
Search for Sokol Photos and Other Historical Items

Steam Ship Transportation to
Texas
Chapter
One--Steam Packets to the Republic
Chapter
Two--Steam Packets to Texas
Map of
Gulf Ports--1835 to 1885


Featured Web Site
The Painted Churches
of Texas

References, Resources, and a
Writing Guide
Words
and Translation of the Czech National Anthem
Background
Reading References
Publications
Available Through the Czech Heritage Society
Czech
Immigration Passenger Lists by Leo Baca
Moravian
(CR) Cemetery Books by Robert Roesner
Family
Information Resources
Guide
to Writing a Family History
Links to
the Texas Czechs on the Internet
Texas
Czechs Database: Czech Immigrant Index
Czech
Alphabet Pronunciation Guide
Čárkas
and Háčeks
Czech
and English Name Equivalents
Enabling
a Keyboard for Czech Characters
Czech
Days and Months

The Texas Czech Heritage and
Culture Center
About the
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center
TCHCC
Map and Directions
Photos of
the TCHCC
Visit the Texas Czech
Heritage and Cultural Center Home Page

Kolaches
What
is Kolache?
A
Kolache Recipe for a Novice
Memories
of Making Kolaches with my Grandmother
Winnowing
the Poppy Seed

Texas Czech Farms
Farming
with Mules
Rose
Nip Goat Photo Album
Cash
Crops in South Texas
Harvesting
Milo in South Texas
Harvesting
Cotton on Czech Farms in South Texas
The
Cotton Harvest--At the Gin
Disaster
Strikes While Harvesting Cotton

Texas Czech
Cemeteries
Cultural
Elements Found in Folk Cemeteries
Old
Grave Markers in Shiner
Old
Grave Markers in Sinton
Assumption
Cemetery, Praha, Texas
A
Need to Take Care of Our Own at the Praha Cemetery
The
Cemeteries of Granger, Texas
The
Old City Cemetery, La Grange
The
Old City Cemetery and Yellow Fever in La Grange, Texas
Holy
Cross Cemetery, Corpus Christi

Texas Towns with Czech
Connections
(by County)
Austin
Bastrop
Bee
Bell
Brazoria
Burleson
Calhoun
Colorado
Concho
Ellis
Falls
Fayette
Fort
Bend George
West Hill
Karnes
Lavaca
Lee
McLennan
Milam
Nueces
Runnels
Tom
Green Trinity
Waller
Washington
Wharton
County Williamson

Pertinent Historical
Markers
Austin
County
Bell County Brazos
County Calhoun
County
Colorado
County Fort
Bend County Fayette
County
Guadalupe
County Hill
County Lavaca
County
McLennan
County Milam
County Nueces
County
Victoria
County Waller
County


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Site last updated September 07,
2002