by Pavel Jareš
The very first written and provable remark relating Cetoraz
was made in 1307, although the village was there before then.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Cetoraz and How We Connected - a Dedication
In 2003 I had the
good fortune to visit Cetoraz, Czech Republic, the ancestral home of our line
of the Vacek family. I traveled with my
daughter, Marla and her husband John Broadfoot.
We didn’t have any contacts lined up there. We just sort of winged it. I knew Cetoraz was the ancestral home so we
drove in and started looking around.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Names part 2 - Surnames
My surname, last name, is
Vacek. Why Vacek and not something
else? Where did it come from? And when?
Names part 1 - Given Names
Why is my first name "Larry"? When I was younger, I would have preferred "Mighty Warrior" or "The Red Avenger". As I have grown older, I now prefer " He Who Knows All" or "Most Venerated One". But I am Larry. Blame it on tradition; Czech tradition.
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