by Pavel Jareš
The very first written and provable remark relating Cetoraz
was made in 1307, although the village was there before then.
American Vaceks connecting with our Czech heritage. A collection of observations by me, Larry Vacek, and our Czech cousin, Pavel Jareš.
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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