Frances: I also have SKALA family members, as follows: Joseph SKALA (b ca 1875 in Bohemia) married Ruzena "Rose" Sustr/Schuster (1882 Melnik - 1963 Illinois) and their children Helen & Ernest SKALA. Does this match your family? Jeannine > > From: "Frances Hrdina" <ozfch@powerup.com.au> > Date: 2004/04/23 Fri AM 05:59:19 CDT > To: CZECH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CZ] Czech Village Books > > Hello Judy > > While I have infomation on my Sloup ancesters and have found some distant > cousins in Hvozdany. I also have Skala ancestors (Barbora Skala was my > maternal great grandmother from the same area and would be happy to know > more. > > I have little on my great grandfather Hrdina as I have no idea and so far > have been unable to locate where he was from and its a common name. > > However my paternal great grandmother Anna Viduna and family are from > Sevetin near CESKE BUDEJOVICE and relatives are still in this area. I am > presuing this line. > > Everybody was in Chicago. > > If you come across anyone who might be able to add information I would be > pleased to have it. > > Frances Hrdina > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Vondra" <vonward@txucom.net> > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:45 PM > Subject: [CZ] Czech Village Books > > > > Just a recap on what I'm doing and where I'm going: > > > > September 15, 2004 my cousin Linda Skalicky and I are going to the Old > > Country. > > We will visit the countryside, churches, mayor's offices ( where the books > > are sold) , etc. > > > > I will also be speaking at a Heritage Conference and meeting the > Ambassador. > > ; ) > > There will be lots of people at this Conference for which I will mention > > many if not all of our ( ya'lls) surnames. I will also have these emails > you > > have sent lying around for all to see. > > > > I will be talking to many many people in many counties/ villages. I'm not > > going shopping or sightseeing. I am going to talk, talk, talk. Somewhere > > along the way, if I happen to meet a man named Marek, Mikeska or > > Pustejovsky, I will think of this group and wish I had ya'lls information. > > This is why I have asked anybody interested to send me their info. I am > not > > sure of all the places we will be going but if I happen to be visiting > your > > village and 1. if they have a history book 2. I have the money, I will > pick > > you up a history book, maybe find something out for you, find somebody > with > > your last name or leave your info behind. > > > > While out for lunch today, we pulled out our map (bought over there) and > > started to highlight some of the places we are going. Some of the places > so > > far are: Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Krumlov, Zadervice, Beroun Broumy, > Rokcany, > > Paradubice, Vysoke Myto, Petrovice and Kuncice, etc. > > > > As far as what village books are available? I do know that for my 4 or 5 > > villages, there are books available now. I dont know yet of all the > > available villages. I would suggest contacting the mayor's office of your > > area. I dont remember the cost for the books I have bought. If they were > > under $100 they would be well worth it to me just to have the book of our > > village. You can look your village up on the internet and contact the > mayor > > that way or go to www.seznam.cz and search for your village and maybe even > > history books. > > > > I will be in contact to those of you who are interested in the books. As > far > > as the emails you sent today, they will be used on the trip. Thanks to all > > that sent their info. I love to find new hits, even if it is for somebody > > else. > > Thanks again, > > Jitka = Judy > > P.S. I'm also going to the Lichnov Museum dedicated to the Czechs that > moved > > to Texas. Possibly your emails can be left there if there were no other > > leads on your surname. So, keep those emails coming. > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > If you'd like to search our archives, please visit > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CZECH > > > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > If you'd like to search our archives, please visit > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CZECH > >

Hi No, I don't think so. Sorry My great grandmother Barbora Skala parents were Jan Sskala and Marie Hajkove both from Belcice. She was born in 1848 and her siblings as listed on her obit were Kar brother and Ruzena and Antonia sisters. Frances ----- Original Message ----- From: <billnjean@verizon.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 11:16 AM Subject: [CZ] Skala family members > Frances: > > I also have SKALA family members, as follows: > > Joseph SKALA (b ca 1875 in Bohemia) > married > Ruzena "Rose" Sustr/Schuster (1882 Melnik - 1963 Illinois) > > and their children Helen & Ernest SKALA. > > Does this match your family? > > Jeannine > > > > From: "Frances Hrdina" <ozfch@powerup.com.au> > > Date: 2004/04/23 Fri AM 05:59:19 CDT > > To: CZECH-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CZ] Czech Village Books > > > > Hello Judy > > > > While I have infomation on my Sloup ancesters and have found some distant > > cousins in Hvozdany. I also have Skala ancestors (Barbora Skala was my > > maternal great grandmother from the same area and would be happy to know > > more. > > > > I have little on my great grandfather Hrdina as I have no idea and so far > > have been unable to locate where he was from and its a common name. > > > > However my paternal great grandmother Anna Viduna and family are from > > Sevetin near CESKE BUDEJOVICE and relatives are still in this area. I am > > presuing this line. > > > > Everybody was in Chicago. > > > > If you come across anyone who might be able to add information I would be > > pleased to have it. > > > > Frances Hrdina > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Judy Vondra" <vonward@txucom.net> > > To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:45 PM > > Subject: [CZ] Czech Village Books > > > > > > > Just a recap on what I'm doing and where I'm going: > > > > > > September 15, 2004 my cousin Linda Skalicky and I are going to the Old > > > Country. > > > We will visit the countryside, churches, mayor's offices ( where the books > > > are sold) , etc. > > > > > > I will also be speaking at a Heritage Conference and meeting the > > Ambassador. > > > ; ) > > > There will be lots of people at this Conference for which I will mention > > > many if not all of our ( ya'lls) surnames. I will also have these emails > > you > > > have sent lying around for all to see. > > > > > > I will be talking to many many people in many counties/ villages. I'm not > > > going shopping or sightseeing. I am going to talk, talk, talk. Somewhere > > > along the way, if I happen to meet a man named Marek, Mikeska or > > > Pustejovsky, I will think of this group and wish I had ya'lls information. > > > This is why I have asked anybody interested to send me their info. I am > > not > > > sure of all the places we will be going but if I happen to be visiting > > your > > > village and 1. if they have a history book 2. I have the money, I will > > pick > > > you up a history book, maybe find something out for you, find somebody > > with > > > your last name or leave your info behind. > > > > > > While out for lunch today, we pulled out our map (bought over there) and > > > started to highlight some of the places we are going. Some of the places > > so > > > far are: Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Krumlov, Zadervice, Beroun Broumy, > > Rokcany, > > > Paradubice, Vysoke Myto, Petrovice and Kuncice, etc. > > > > > > As far as what village books are available? I do know that for my 4 or 5 > > > villages, there are books available now. I dont know yet of all the > > > available villages. I would suggest contacting the mayor's office of your > > > area. I dont remember the cost for the books I have bought. If they were > > > under $100 they would be well worth it to me just to have the book of our > > > village. You can look your village up on the internet and contact the > > mayor > > > that way or go to www.seznam.cz and search for your village and maybe even > > > history books. > > > > > > I will be in contact to those of you who are interested in the books. As > > far > > > as the emails you sent today, they will be used on the trip. Thanks to all > > > that sent their info. I love to find new hits, even if it is for somebody > > > else. > > > Thanks again, > > > Jitka = Judy > > > P.S. I'm also going to the Lichnov Museum dedicated to the Czechs that > > moved > > > to Texas. Possibly your emails can be left there if there were no other > > > leads on your surname. So, keep those emails coming. > > > > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > > If you'd like to search our archives, please visit > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CZECH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > If you'd like to search our archives, please visit > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CZECH > > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > Czech-L's webpage is at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elainetmaddox/index.htm >