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