The Victoria Advocate - http://TheVictoriaAdvocate.com MARY L. JANAK - HALLETTSVILLE Friday, August 4, 2006 HALLETTSVILLE - Mary L. Janak, 94, of...
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nangotoo
Aug 4, 2006 3:21 pm
Wow! Those are some expensive hotels! Are they all that expensive in Prague? Your trip sounds wonderful, though. Nan Actually, I have just returned from the...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 4, 2006 6:23 pm
Nan, I am certainly no expert, but most of the really nice Prague hotels are expensive. However, have you tried to get a nice "hotel" room in New York,...
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miladyolga@...
Aug 4, 2006 6:58 pm
I am looking for information on Fojtik's. I do need to plan a trip to Gonzales and see what I can find. Debra...
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miladyolga@...
Aug 4, 2006 6:58 pm
Thanks for the tips. I didn't know that Yoakum was in both counties. Good information. Thanks, Debra...
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nangotoo
Aug 5, 2006 5:33 am
The picture is beautiful, Madelyn. :-) Thanks for sharing that so we can see. Would you mind sharing some more of your travel experiences? Some of us...
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nangotoo
Aug 5, 2006 5:55 am
I have an idea that all of us can get involved with here and maybe have some fun. Come all all of you lurkers, too, and join in. The more we have, the more we...
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nangotoo
Aug 5, 2006 6:09 am
Just to let you know if you don't know, Gonzales Co. has lots of info online for genealogy in their county. They are one of the best counties I've ever seen...
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nangotoo
Aug 5, 2006 6:15 am
I found out the hard way years ago because much of my mom's paternal family live in and around Yoakum and in both DeWitt and Lavaca counties. Its confusing to...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 5, 2006 7:36 am
Nan, this one is for you. The day after the Strnadel reunion, my mom wanted us to go to the hometown of our Huvar ancestors... Albrechtice. She even told us...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 5, 2006 8:25 am
Nan, Maybe this will work. This picture has been compressed. This is a picture of my Huvar relative, Drahomir Strnadel and my mom, Lorraine Strnadel Rod...
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nangotoo
Aug 5, 2006 8:26 am
Wow, what a wonderful story! I'm glad you finally got to the right town and found a friend. And I thought I had a problem with Yoakum being in two counties....
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nangotoo
Aug 5, 2006 9:21 am
It worked, Madelyn. Your mom is still so young-looking! The first thing that came to my mind, though, is the cemetery is so nice, neat and modern. I guess I...
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miladyolga@...
Aug 5, 2006 11:53 am
THANKS SO MUCH..... Debra...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 5, 2006 1:27 pm
Nan, I tried unsuccessfully last night to send you more pics of the cemetery. All of their cemeteries are like this. Beautiful. Each family maintains their...
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John L. Mikeska
jlmikeska
Aug 5, 2006 2:01 pm
Madelyn, photo came out perfect, and right size, IMHO. Good job~ Love to see the red tile roofs of the CR again. <G> Sir John...
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Diane Baldwin
dtb2319
Aug 5, 2006 2:23 pm
Madelyn, thanks so much for posting pictures! I wish others would post such nice pictures. Yes, our cemeteries should be kept as beautiful as these. So many...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 5, 2006 6:37 pm
John, I messed with the photos for hours last night until 3 am. I discovered that I could not directly attach a photo to my email to the group. The file was...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 5, 2006 6:54 pm
Jack, I remember you... that was the trip in 1998 ... the reunion was in that hotel on the hill... those two musket-carrying "musketeers" put on the "thirty...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 5, 2006 7:00 pm
Jack, David is on the left and Drahomir is on the right. They are trying on hats and shirts from Ed Strnadel's spraying business in El Campo. Madelyn...
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granny pat
pthejl
Aug 5, 2006 7:24 pm
You may want to consider staying in some of the "pensions"; in Prague (and elsewhere). We were there during the month of May in 2001, and we stayed at the Husuv...
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Greg and Louisa Stone
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Aug 6, 2006 3:40 am
... have some fun. Come all all of you lurkers, too, and join in. The more we have, the more we will learn. :-) I don't know why I didn't think of it...
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Greg & Louisa Stone
greg_and_lou...
Aug 6, 2006 3:42 am
... ================================================== Nan, Your idea is great and I would definitely like to hear other TexasCzechs' stories about their...
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Shirley Polk
polk_shirley
Aug 6, 2006 3:42 am
Yes, Bernard, I agree with you. He probably isn't from Bohemia. I read somewhere that a lot of times people said they were from Bohemia then bacause they...
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nangotoo
Aug 6, 2006 6:19 am
Thanks for your suggestions, Pat. I just printed out your email, too, for future help. Come on everyone who has been there...join in. Share your stories and...
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nangotoo
Aug 6, 2006 7:43 am
Greg and Louisa, I can't resist follow up questions (which I'm hoping that others will do, too) following these accounts of trips to CZ . What is it that is...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 6, 2006 8:28 am
Having read Greg and Louisa Stone's saga, which included a ride on the "train," I decided to extole the virtues of travel by car. On the 1993 trip, four of us...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 6, 2006 8:33 am
Boy am I sleepy. I sent the wrong picture... this one really shows how much luggage we were able to get in that car. I did not intend to show you how unhappy...
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MADELYN DUSEK
mmdusek
Aug 6, 2006 8:43 am
If you get this twice.. I apologize... I am having trouble sending it. Madelyn ... From: MADELYN DUSEK To: TexasCzechs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06,...
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nangotoo
Aug 6, 2006 9:54 am
I enjoyed your picture album very much, Greg and Louisa. There are very few pictures online of Moravia. Such a beautiful green color in their landscape. Nan ...
