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GenFolks Database

A searchable online database of over 43.000 people with ties to Austin County is located on our GenFolks website. The information in the GenFolks database is maintained on a more frequent basis than the webpages on this website and may contain more details about a person. About GenFolks.

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Mar 2025

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) would be most grateful if you would put the TCGS 4/12/25 Speaker Event in Caldwell on the website(s) you manage. Please see event information below and the Event flyer and Registration Form attached.

Texas Czech Genealogical Society – “Czech Family Origins”
April 12, 2025 8:00 AM Registration and Refreshments
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Speakers Program, Catered Lunch,
Czech Gift Shop, and Silent Auction

Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center, 103 Texas Hwy. 21 West, Caldwell, TX 77836 https://google/maps/SXikBLkG6mo
Speakers: T.J. Slansky - "Researching the Opava and Brno Archives in the Czech Republic"; Tomas Pansky - "Czech Republic "Unplugged"; and Clint Williams - "Discovering Your Czech Roots Through Oral Histories".

Registration fee INCLUDES catered lunch; kolaches, coffee & orange juice refreshments

PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE: Postmarked on/before 04/01/25 TCGS Members-$40; Non-Members-$45; Postmarked After 04/01/25 TCGS Members-$45; Non-Members-$50; At the door (All) - $60.

Detailed information and registration forms are on the TCGS website at https://www.txczgs.org under “Events” https://txczgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38. To register by credit card please go to txczgs.square.site OR mail check made payable to TCGS and send with Registration form to: Kimary Marble, 14106 Pawnee Trails Dr., Cypress, TX 77429. For further information, Kimary can be reached at 832-906-0986 and at kimary12@gmail.com. Cancellations are accepted up to a week prior to event.
Everyone is welcome. Membership in Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) is not required to attend. TCGS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

• Updated the descriptions of the notable towns in Austin County with a lot of help from Copilot AI and ChatGPT. I welcome additional information to add to the pages.

Feb 2025

• Another batch of fresh updates for Military Veterans from Carolyn Zaskoda containing previously missing birth / death dates and more
• Added a section for James Herring Internment List (not complete)

Jan 2025

• Added a webpage for Prairie Lea Cemetery
• A new Maiden Names of Austin County section has been added
• The Old Three Hundred (300) pages have been upgraded with a new appearance
• The Notable People pages have been upgraded with a new appearance
• A new Website Search Page has been added with searches powered by Google

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Dec 2024

• The Early Marriages pages have been upgraded with a new appearance
• The Early Church pages have been upgraded with a new appearance
• The Obituary pages have been upgraded with a new appearance
• The Schools pages have been upgraded with a new appearance

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The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) invites you, your members and patrons to attend the January 25, 2025 in person event “From the Czech Lands to Texas” at the Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center. We would be most grateful if you would share and display the following information and attached flyers with your members and patrons and send them to your distribution lists as well as include on your website and/or newsletters. You do not have to be a TCGS member or of Czech heritage to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Texas Czech Genealogical Society – “From the Czech Lands to Texas”
January 25, 2025 8:00 AM Registration & Refreshments; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Program
Caldwell Civic Center, 103 Hwy. 21 W., Caldwell, TX 77836
Speakers: Dr. John Blair - Researching Your Czech Ancestors' Military Service with an Emphasis on WWI; Dr. Stan Vitha - How the Czech Kolaches Conquered the World, or at Least Texas; T.J. Slansky - Researching the Opava and Brno Archives in the Czech Republic; and Dr. Mike Middleton - Award Winning Professional Accordionist Performing Many Favorites.
Registration includes kolache and coffee or juice, a catered lunch, silent auction and sales tables. Detailed information and registration forms are attached and on the TCGS website at https://www.txczgs.org  under “Events” https://txczgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38 .

To register by credit card please go to: https://txczgs.squaresite/product/registration/122  OR mail check made payable to TCGS and send with Registration form to: Kimary Marble, 14106 Pawnee Trails Dr., Cypress, TX 77429. For further information, Kimary can be reached at 832-906-0986 and at kimary12@gmail.com.

If postmarked on/before January 14, 2025 TCGS members $40.00 and non-TCGS members $45.00; if post-marked after January 14, 2025 TCGS members $45.00 and non-TCGS members $50.00; and at the door (All) - $60.00.

You do not have to be a TCGS member or of Czech heritage to attend. Everyone is welcome. The Texas Czech Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Nov 2024

• The Military pages have been updated (just in time for Veterans Day).
• The Death Certificate pages have been upgraded with a new appearance.

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Sep 2024

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) invites you, your members and patrons to attend the November 2, 2024 in person event "A Salute to Our Veterans Past and Present" at the Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center. We would be most grateful if you would share and display the following information and attached flyers with others and send to your distribution lists as well as include on your website. You do not have to be a TCGS member or of Czech heritage to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday, November 2, 2024 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (registration begins at 8:00 AM)

Caldwell Civic Center, 103 W. Texas Highway 21, Caldwell, TX 77836.

The following speakers will make presentations: Colonel Thomas J. (Jerry) Curtis - Seven and a Half Year in Captivity in North Vietnam; Joe Rychlik - Recalling Military Experiences; Patrick Janis - U.S. Navy Lt. Arthur F. Anders: The Czech Texan Who Was the Hero of the First U.S. Battle of WWII; Kimary and Garry Marble - How Are We Related to Veterans? and C. David Stasny, JD - Estate Planning: Trusts, and Medical Powers of Attorney, and the Challenges of Preserving Family Land.

Registration includes kolache and coffee or juice and a catered lunch, silent auction and sales tables with our newest 2024 Christmas Ornaments. Detailed information and registration forms files are attached below and on the TCGS website at https://www.txczgs.org under “Events” https://txczgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38 .

To register by credit card please go to: https://txczgs.square.site/product/registration/122 OR Mail check made payable to TCGS and send with Registration form to: Kimary Marble, 14106 Pawnee Trails Dr., Cypress, TX 77429. For further information, Kimary can be reached at 832-906-0986 and at kimary12@gmail.com.

If postmarked on/before October 25, 2024 TCGS members $40.00 and non-TCGS members $45.00; if post-marked after October 25, 2024 TCGS members $45.00 and non-TCGS members $50.00; and at the door (All) - $60.00.

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Please advise, with much appreciation,

Sara Barton, TCGS Publicity Chair
PO Box 329, Round Top TX 78954
sarabarton@att.net; 979-249-3020 w/recorder

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Jun 2024

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) invites you to attend the August 10, 2024 in person event From the Cradle to the Grave and Everything in Between at the Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center. You do not have to be a TCGS member or of Czech heritage to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (registration begins at 8:00 AM), Caldwell Civic Center,103 W. Texas Highway 21, Caldwell, TX 77836.

The following speakers will make presentations: Tommy Ryan and Patsy Simek - Orphan Train Riders to Burleson County; Dreanna Belden - The Portal to Texas History; A Powerful Tool for History and Genealogy; Ken Wiltz - History of the Funeral Industry and Changes to Come and Henry Mayo – Searching Texas Land Records, the History of Brazos and Caldwell Counties in Texas.

Registration includes kolache and coffee or juice and a catered lunch, silent auction and sales tables with our newest 2024 Christmas Ornaments.

To register by credit card go to: https://txczgs.square.site or mail registration form (see enclosed form or on the TCGS website at www.txczgs.org) and mail check made out to TCGS to Susan Crutchfield, 507 West St., Sealy, Tx 77474. If postmarked on/before July 26, 2024 TCGS members $40.00 and non-TCGS members $45.00; if post-marked after July 26, 2024 TCGS members $45.00 and non-TCGS members $50.00; and at the door (All) - $60.00. The Texas Czech Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

The TCGS most recent book, Czech Churches is available for purchase (see attached flyer). The contents of the Czech Churches book include 451 pages with 47 index pages and 59 articles, including photographs on the History of Texas Czech Churches; The History of the Czech-Moravian Brethren, Czech Lands to Texas; The Catholic Church and the Czechs in Texas and Experiences of the Early Czech Protestants in Texas.

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Apr 2024

• The Sealy Cemetery records are the most complete and accurate they have ever been. A huge effort by Carolyn Zaskoda for the information,
• The Immaculate Conception Cemetery Sealy)  has been updated from Carolyn Zascoda's records.

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1836-1930 County Formation Maps
Shows the Texas county remapping each 10 years
 https://www.txgenweb.org/research/county_formation_maps.htm